1454. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review a school transport application (details supplied) seeking the establishment of a new bus route in the Bawnboy area, County Cavan; if she will engage with Bus Éireann regarding the feasibility of providing a service given local demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25998/26]
Topics / School Transport
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSchool Transport
1,013 questions from 118 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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1,006 written, 7 oral
118
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 16 |
| February 2025 | 35 |
| March 2025 | 48 |
| April 2025 | 78 |
| May 2025 | 44 |
| June 2025 | 36 |
| July 2025 | 66 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 153 |
| October 2025 | 34 |
| November 2025 | 53 |
| December 2025 | 22 |
| January 2026 | 47 |
| February 2026 | 37 |
| March 2026 | 38 |
| April 2026 | 45 |
| May 2026 | 41 |
| June 2026 | 37 |
| July 2026 | 54 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 68 |
| October 2026 | 61 |
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1503. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the Bus Éireann school transport fee was increased by 100% (details supplied) in a cost-of-living crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26590/26]
1508. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average age of school buses that have been part of the Bus Éireann fleet in each of the past three years, in tabular form. [26678/26]
1510. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to not proceed with the school bus fees increase for 2026-2027 with the current financial pressure on families with the fuel crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26698/26]
1539. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 484 of 10 June and 485 of 15 July 2025, if school transport will be available in the next academic year for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27177/26]
1540. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if school transport will be provided in the next academic year for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27186/26]
447. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date he expects the portal for school bus transport to open and the closing date, as the timeframe is short; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22386/26]
464. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on whether it is acceptable that children with significant additional needs, including autism and moderate intellectual disabilities, are being asked to travel to schools located in different counties, in some cases requiring journeys of over an hour each way by bus; the maximum travel distances considered appropriate for children with…
498. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she expects the school transport scheme to be revised to scrap the nearest school criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21750/26]
500. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school bus service will be expanded (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21775/26]
545. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students in the Roscommon-Galway constituency who have been refused school transport in the current academic year; and the criteria applied in those cases, in tabular form. [22335/26]
546. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if additional capacity can be put in place for school transport for a school (details supplied) growing in numbers given they previously had more school transport capacity than they have now to meet needs in the school community. [22354/26]
822. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if specialised transport is available for students hoping to attend a facility (details supplied) in Thurles; if transport will be made available to an individual; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21874/26]
281. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures in place to ensure continuity of transport for students with additional needs when a sanctioned bus escort is absent; whether a relief or substitute panel for bus escorts is being developed to prevent disruption to school attendance and family routines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21044/26]
299. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to change the regulations regarding persons aged 70 and over, driving vehicles providing a public service such as school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21324/26]
598. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if transport has been arranged for a vulnerable student in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19724/26]
599. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the review of the upper age limit of 70 years-of-age for school bus drivers; the outcome of the Road Safety Authority's examination of age limits for large vehicle drivers; and the expected timeline for decisions arising from the Department of Transport's taskforce on driver recruitment and retention, given the ongoing shortages affec…
601. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school buses that have been part of the Bus Éireann fleet for each of the last five years. [20891/26]
602. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average age of school buses that have been part of the Bus Éireann fleet for each of the last five years. [20892/26]
603. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average age of the oldest decile of school buses that have been part of the Bus Éireann fleet for each of the last five years. [20893/26]
604. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average age of school buses in each county or region that have been part of the Bus Éireann fleet for each of the last five years. [20894/26]
605. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of bus mechanics that have been employed to work on school buses for each of the last five years. [20895/26]
658. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the school transport scheme review, and when any recommended changes will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18719/26]
698. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to respond to correspondence (details supplied) in relation to access to school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18846/26]
715. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if financial assistance is available to parents who are required to make long journeys following on from the cessation of a bus service (details supplied) in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18953/26]