School Transport

585. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the location of a school bus pick up point will be reviewed as it is on a turn with little or no parking for parents (details supplied). [49166/25]

407. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport if the new taskforce for school transport will examine investing in the purchase of an adequate number of school buses; if training will be provided for bus drivers for the school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47032/25]

755. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will review a concessionary ticket application for school transport in the case of a family (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44526/25]

756. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review a concessionary ticket application for school transport for a child (details provided) on medical grounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44527/25]

761. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the new distance regulations for Bus Éireann school bus catchment areas, 2km/1km, will be updated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44609/25]

768. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth his plans to reduce the pick-up zone distance under the school transport scheme from 3.2 km to 2 km and eventually to 1 km; if a detailed timeframe will be provided on when these changes will be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44690/25]

788. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address the ongoing issues regarding school transport provision in the areas of Whitechurch, Blarney, and Upper Glanmire; the immediate measures being taken to ensure that children attending schools (details supplied) can access school bus places for the 2025-2026 academic year given that a number of families in these a…

795. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the next phase of the implementation of the School Transport Review; if further pilots are planned; if her Department will prioritise schools, routes and areas with known ongoing capacity and eligibility issues for any further pilot schemes or expansion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45089/25]

803. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if another bus will be established in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45268/25]

816. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for replacement of the nearest school rule; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45416/25]

817. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the financial and other supports available for transport to and from school for students who due to student place shortages could not register for their nearest school and consequently attend another school, in circumstances where there is no space available on their bus route for concessionary tickets; and if she will make a st…

831. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that children who previously held seats on a school bus are not unfairly displaced under the random allocation process on school transport, given the significant hardship this causes families with no alternative means of transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45598/25]

839. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider providing transport for children attending a school (details supplied), given that the relocation of the school from Citywest to Newcastle is causing transport issues for families and in light of full subscription in local schools to Citywest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45752/25]

849. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a replacement school bus transport escort has not been provided to a child (details supplied) given the lengthy period of absence of the current escort; if a new escort will be provided at the earliest opportunity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45829/25]

850. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the body that has overall responsibility for the operation of the school transport scheme; the role of her Department and the role of Bus Éireann in the delivery of the scheme; if she will report on the adequacy of capacity and the number of eligible children who were unable to secure a seat for the current school year; and if she …

851. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the commitment in the Programme for Government to carry out an independent assessment on the feasibility of removing the exclusion of drivers aged over 70 from the school transport scheme; the current status of this assessment; the expected timeline for its completion; and if interim measures wil…

852. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider reviewing Bus Éireann’s allocation process for concessionary tickets, in particular if she will consider prioritising existing service users; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45878/25]

853. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update in relation to the pilot school transport scheme, in particular in relation to the evaluation of 14 pilot projects undertaken in the 2024-2025 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45879/25]

854. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update in relation to the pilot school transport scheme, the details of the schools which have been identified as pilot projects for the 2025-2026 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45880/25]

855. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider including a school (details supplied) in the school transport scheme pilot projects for 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45881/25]

857. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason Kerry families were only given 11 days' notice that their children will not receive school bus seats in 2025 despite the fact that they booked and paid for their bus tickets in April (details supplied); if she will secure alternative transport for these students ASAP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4…

874. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to engage with Bus Éireann over the lack of school buses, on approved bus routes from Ferns to Bunclody County Wexford, which are leaving children with no way to get to school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45952/25]

875. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who have been refused a school bus ticket for the 2025-2026 academic year due to a lack of available spaces, per county, in tabular form. [45959/25]

876. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that school transport options are being refused to children attending schools that have relocated for the reason that there are other schools deemed closer; if she considers it fair policy to expect parents to transfer their children from one school to another because of decisions by her Department to relocate scho…

877. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school bus service will be considered for an area following the relocation of a school (details supplied). [45961/25]