School Transport

380. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a query regarding the provision of a school transport bus route (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51635/26]

381. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the provision of a school transport bus route (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51636/26]

181. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth the transport provisions provided to ensure that children who have been offered July provision can avail of the places offered. [50186/26]

182. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to transport issues impacting July provision at a Cork school (details supplied); and if a plan has been put in place to allow children attend in July. [50187/26]

339. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 820 of 4 November 2025, if officials from her Department will examine the situation referenced in person as this continues to be regarded by the users of the bus service as an unsafe practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49006/26]

351. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first and full-year cost of providing an additional 10,000 school transport places, starting in September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49121/26]

352. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated total cost associated to place a mainstream pupil on school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49122/26]

353. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who registered for a place on the school transport scheme; the number of places that would need to be delivered to cope with capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49123/26]

354. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who availed of the school transport scheme in 2025 and to date in 2026, in primary and secondary school respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49124/26]

179. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the safe routes to school scheme; when it is expected to reopen; the average timeline between application and implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47191/26]

345. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a decision will be made for a school transport application for a child (details supplied) to travel on SEN transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47299/26]

355. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she has been made aware of the issues relating to the provision of transport schemes for the Summer Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47389/26]

366. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date on which parents will be notified regarding whether their child has been allocated a school bus ticket under the school transport scheme. [47532/26]

367. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the appropriate contact information for Oireachtas Members who wish to engage directly with the Bus Éireann school transport section in Tipperary regarding issues raised by parents about school transport. [47533/26]

276. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that provision of school transport service in the Wexford/Wicklow area will be reviewed and addressed before the new academic year begins. [46443/26]

282. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is aware of difficulties with sourcing school transport for in-school July Provision; and the actions she has taken to resolve this. [46501/26]

105. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the funding deficit experienced by a school (details supplied) in the implementation of school transport services; and if she will meet with the school to resolve this issue. [46348/26]

320. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to the Safe Routes to School programme in 2026; the number of projects to be delivered in 2026 with this funding; the cost of increasing funding by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45672/26]

438. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider amending or extending the bus route for a school (details supplied) to include houses along the L8294, considering the lack of after school facilities for families in the area which leaves them facing difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45016/26]

450. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will waive the nearest school rule for the upcoming academic year for students attending schools in a catchment area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45108/26]

471. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the implementation of the school transport scheme review; and which recommendations have been implemented to date. [45455/26]

472. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for the full implementation of the school transport scheme review recommendations up to 2030; and if delays have occurred, the reasons for same. [45456/26]

473. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures arising from the school transport scheme review which were intended to increase flexibility for families in choosing schools; and if these measures have been implemented. [45457/26]

474. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the rules governing concessionary school transport, in particular the prohibition on increasing capacity where additional demand exists; and if changes are being considered. [45458/26]

475. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if Bus Éireann is permitted to reallocate existing transport resources, including vehicles from underutilised routes, where such changes would not result in additional cost to the State. [45459/26]