School Transport

761. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education for an update on plans to reform the school transport system, particularly the eligibility criteria and likely timeframe for the implementation of changes. [12639/25]

78. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if, following his work on securing a school bus (details supplied), he will commit to securing an increased service due to the rising number of students attending this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9940/25]

280. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if a review into the restriction on drivers aged over 70 from operating school transport is planned; if he has engaged with Bus Éireann in relation to easing this restriction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9714/25]

381. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if she will outline the findings of the establishment of the pilot scheme from the school transport scheme review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9378/25]

382. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if her Department will consider the abolishment of the ‘nearest school’ rule ahead of the 2025/26 school year; if her Department will consider the ‘central/closed school’ rule which allows busses to pick up children within their parish boundary rather than ‘nearest school’; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9379/25]

392. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if a review can be conducted and an update provided on the case of a person seeking a school bus place (details supplied). [9542/25]

405. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education the number of school-going children, primary and post primary, residing in south Kilkenny who currently avail of the school transport scheme; the number waiting to be offered a place on the school transport system; the numbers refused places on the school transport system for the school year 2024-2025; and if she will make a statemen…

406. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education the reason school-going children in south Kilkenny, who attend school in New Ross, are not informed until the end of August whether they have been approved for the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9770/25]

18. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if she will consider examining a joint scheme with the Minister for Transport for safety works outside of schools, to make them safe, to lessen the over-reliance on the local authorities in this regard and to be more proactive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5539/25]

39. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the school transport scheme in County Mayo; if the service from Derryfadda and Boleyglass to Crossmolina, which operated until 2021, will be reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8616/25]

45. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education if she intends to introduce changes to the school transport scheme in advance of the next school year. [5749/25]

52. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education the measures to improve access to school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8534/25]

59. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education for an update on her Department's report "School Transport 2030"; the number of pilot bus schemes now in operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8131/25]

81. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education if she will authorise a school bus service for children in the Rathcore area of County Meath attending second level schools in Trim, in accordance with the recommendations of the school bus review published last year. [8602/25]

243. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education the status of the planned phasing out of the nearest school rule for the school transport scheme; the timeline for the abolishment of the rule; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8845/25]

127. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education if she will provide information on the inactive bus transport service in Tubbercurry, County Sligo, which benefitted school students (details supplied); if the service can be reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8224/25]

128. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education if she will review a decision made against the provision of school transport to a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8225/25]

382. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the lack of sufficient school bus stops in Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8090/25]

411. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that pupils attending a school (details supplied) living in Naul and Swords cannot access school transport, and that Bus Éireann has exhausted all options for these pupils and they still have no school transport; if she has any plans to provide this additional route; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7565/2…

417. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education if there is remit in the school bus transport scheme to consider Educate Together schools as a form of ethos; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7624/25]

419. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education if her Department provides transportation funding for children with special education needs who have to travel to attend an early years education setting appropriate for their needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7629/25]

428. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education when residents in Newcastle, County Dublin, will be in a position to avail of the free school transport scheme, given the lack of a secondary school in the immediate vicinity. [7781/25]

437. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education if the provision of a school bus service will be considered for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7924/25]

442. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education the efforts that have been made to date to provide proper reliable school transport for students attending a school (details supplied) who are without school transport; when it is anticipated transport will be provided to these students; and if she will supply more details on the special transport interim grant. [7997/25]

221. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education when a child (details supplied) will receive school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7096/25]