230. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the correspondence (details supplied); if ticket for the child will be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49537/25]
Topics / School Transport
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSchool Transport
1,013 questions from 118 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
1,013
questions
1,006 written, 7 oral
118
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked
Questions per month
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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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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
242. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that at least 12-children accepted into a school (details supplied) have been unable to attend school this term due to the absence of a transport provider; the immediate steps her Department will take to guarantee school transport for these children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49523/25]
243. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has contingency measures in place for children with additional needs when a bus provider withdraws from a route or retires; the reason such measures have not been applied in the case of students attending a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49524/25]
244. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports available to families currently being advised to use taxis at a cost of approximately €80 per day in the absence of school transport such as the case in a school (details supplied); if her Department will cover the full cost of such transport until a permanent solution is found; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49…
245. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will review the current school transport tendering process to ensure continuity of service for children with special educational needs; the changes which are being considered to avoid repeated disruption to vulnerable students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49526/25]
433. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will address the concerns raised by parents regarding the school bus transport service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49079/25]
444. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are plans to update the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47585/25]
454. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of the number of applications for school transport in counties Westmeath and Longford for the 2025-2026 academic year; the number of pupils who were issued a bus ticket under the scheme; and the number of pupils who were refused a place. [47728/25]
455. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of the number of applications for school transport in the 2025-2026 academic year; the number of pupils who were issued a bus ticket under the scheme; and the number of pupils who were refused a place, per county, in tabular form. [47729/25]
458. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school bus ticket can be issued to a pupil (details supplied). [47781/25]
479. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process in place to ensure bus services will be in place prior to the commencement of the school term for students, particularly for children with special needs; the reason in so many instances school bus places were not available on time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48084/25]
489. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on imbalances in the tendering system for transport in County Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48159/25]
490. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the imbalances in the tendering system (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48166/25]
518. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider the development of a pilot school bus scheme linking Ferns, County Wexford with Bunclody County Wexford, in view of the fact this is a traditional school route and the majority of children from this area attend school in Bunclody; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48331/25]
520. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the final number of tickets issued under the school transport scheme, by category, and by county, for each of the school years from 2015-2016 to 2024-2025. [48333/25]
536. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for school transport for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48608/25]
540. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the interim arrangements in place to financially compensate parents impacted by the lack of school bus services at the start of this school year; when interim arrangements will come into effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48635/25]
542. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current policy on the eligibility of persons aged 70 years and over to drive school transport buses; her plans to revise this policy to allow persons aged 70 years and over to continue to work as school bus drivers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48645/25]
546. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding school transport for children travelling from a location (details supplied). [48697/25]
547. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans for children whose school transport have been cancelled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48699/25]
549. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine the case for approving school transport for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48702/25]
550. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school transport application for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed in view of the medical needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48742/25]
568. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on school transport for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48891/25]
577. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a school bus ticket (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49052/25]
578. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a school pick-up (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49059/25]