School Transport

220. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education how the school bus route in the Castlecomer/Muckalee, County Kilkenny area which has been established for a long period of time has suddenly been changed without any notice to parents (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16401/25]

223. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education to commit to ensuring that all buses in the school transport schemes for primary schools provide a bus escort to ensure the safety, supervision, and well-being of young children during their journey to and from school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16434/25]

275. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 5 February 2025, if he has engaged with the Minister of Education and Bus Éireann on the Programme for Government commitment regarding removing the exclusion of driver aged over 70 years from the school transport scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15044/25]

367. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if a place on a school bus route will be provided for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15045/25]

371. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education if Bus Éireann will issue school bus tickets for the existing school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15072/25]

380. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education when school transport will be made available to two students (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15098/25]

381. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Education if she will make changes to the school transport rules which will allow students doing a PLC course in their local secondary school to access school transport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15099/25]

420. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education when she will implement the recommendations of the school transport review concerning lowering the minimum distance limits in relation to the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15648/25]

430. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the length of time it takes to process an application for a special transport grant; how many special transport grants applications have been received in the last five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15754/25]

436. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the status of a person's application for a school transport remote area grant (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15812/25]

242. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education for an update on plans to reform the school transport system, particularly the eligibility criteria regarding nearest school; the likely timeframe for the implementation of changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14831/25]

259. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education her plans to address the shortage of school transport services, particularly in rural and remote areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14913/25]

69. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education if she will consider removing the nearest school criteria so that pupils are not locked out of school transport for attending other schools that better meet their needs but are not their closest school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14327/25]

74. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education to confirm if a school (details supplied) in County Mayo is deemed the second nearest school for a family in relation to the school transport scheme. [14349/25]

75. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education to outline the current criteria for school transport applications for both primary and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14359/25]

84. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question 343 of 18 February 2025, to list the 14 pilot projects underway for 2025 and any findings thus far; to outline how future pilots will be chosen; if there is opportunity for input into this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14491/25]

355. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education the reason children (details supplied) have to be driven 1 km to be picked up by the school bus on an unsafe road; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13542/25]

358. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education when she will implement the recommendations of the school transport review concerning lowering the minimum distance limits in relation to the school transport scheme; if she will look at the case of a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13586/25]

392. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the number of children carried on school buses entirely comprising 'concessionary' tickets due to the change in school transport scheme policy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13941/25]

393. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the changes that were made to the school transport scheme in the 2024-2025 school year, including arising from the school transport review; the changes planned for the 2025-2026 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13942/25]

397. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) in County Mayo is deemed the second-nearest school for a family in relation to the school transport scheme. [13990/25]

422. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education for a review of the contracts for taxi drivers with Bus Éireann providing transport for children in special education, due to the age limit of 70 years of age restricting the number of drivers who can provide the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14188/25]

301. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 127 of 26 February 2025, if it is possible to subsidise a bus on a route where there is a lack of transport currently (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12997/25]

314. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education if her Department plans on expanding the school bus routes currently serving Dublin Fingal west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13095/25]

576. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on the demand from school transport escorts for fair pay and conditions, to reflect the importance of their work for young people with disabilities and their families. [10877/25]