School Transport

1539. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 484 of 10 June and 485 of 15 July 2025, if school transport will be available in the next academic year for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27177/26]

1540. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if school transport will be provided in the next academic year for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27186/26]

447. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date he expects the portal for school bus transport to open and the closing date, as the timeframe is short; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22386/26]

464. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on whether it is acceptable that children with significant additional needs, including autism and moderate intellectual disabilities, are being asked to travel to schools located in different counties, in some cases requiring journeys of over an hour each way by bus; the maximum travel distances considered appropria…

498. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she expects the school transport scheme to be revised to scrap the nearest school criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21750/26]

500. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school bus service will be expanded (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21775/26]

545. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students in the Roscommon-Galway constituency who have been refused school transport in the current academic year; and the criteria applied in those cases, in tabular form. [22335/26]

546. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if additional capacity can be put in place for school transport for a school (details supplied) growing in numbers given they previously had more school transport capacity than they have now to meet needs in the school community. [22354/26]

822. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if specialised transport is available for students hoping to attend a facility (details supplied) in Thurles; if transport will be made available to an individual; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21874/26]

281. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures in place to ensure continuity of transport for students with additional needs when a sanctioned bus escort is absent; whether a relief or substitute panel for bus escorts is being developed to prevent disruption to school attendance and family routines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21044/26]

299. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to change the regulations regarding persons aged 70 and over, driving vehicles providing a public service such as school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21324/26]

598. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if transport has been arranged for a vulnerable student in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19724/26]

599. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the review of the upper age limit of 70 years-of-age for school bus drivers; the outcome of the Road Safety Authority's examination of age limits for large vehicle drivers; and the expected timeline for decisions arising from the Department of Transport's taskforce on driver recruitment and retention, given the ong…

601. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school buses that have been part of the Bus Éireann fleet for each of the last five years. [20891/26]

602. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average age of school buses that have been part of the Bus Éireann fleet for each of the last five years. [20892/26]

603. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average age of the oldest decile of school buses that have been part of the Bus Éireann fleet for each of the last five years. [20893/26]

604. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average age of school buses in each county or region that have been part of the Bus Éireann fleet for each of the last five years. [20894/26]

605. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of bus mechanics that have been employed to work on school buses for each of the last five years. [20895/26]

658. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the school transport scheme review, and when any recommended changes will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18719/26]

698. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to respond to correspondence (details supplied) in relation to access to school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18846/26]

715. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if financial assistance is available to parents who are required to make long journeys following on from the cessation of a bus service (details supplied) in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18953/26]

767. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a county-by-county breakdown of the number of children availing of the school transport scheme for primary, secondary and special schools, in tabular form. [19332/26]

772. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a decision will be made for a school transport application for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19355/26]

782. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to children in the Tullamore/Killina pilot online schools admission system who are being accepted to school in Killina but advised that they will have to charter a private bus due to the nearest school rule; if the Minister will consider eliminating the 'nearest school' rule for schools in the Tulla…

820. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider providing transport funding for schools who qualify for a championship (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19740/26]