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]
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSchool Transport
1,013 questions from 118 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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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]
476. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the option for parental contributions towards extended or enhanced school transport services was removed; and if there are plans to reintroduce such flexibility. [45460/26]
477. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she acknowledges that the eligibility criteria under the school transport scheme may disproportionately affect rural families where alternative schools lack services such as afterschool care; and if a review is planned. [45461/26]
490. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 81 of 27 May 2026, the breakdown of the 40 new on time mainstream applications received, by school planning area or town (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45573/26]
495. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the first year and full-year estimated cost to cut school transport fees by 50%; the first year and full year estimated cost to abolition school transport fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45661/26]
511. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a route can be added to the pilot scheme for school transport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45764/26]
520. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of pupils, by category, primary, secondary, special school and so on, that were issued tickets under the school bus scheme for the 2025-2026 academic year; and the way in which that compares to each of the previous four years. [45876/26]
196. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if further consideration has been given to expanding the pilot school transport scheme to include a bus from Ferns to Bunclody, County Wexford; if it could be considered for the 2026-2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44775/26]
829. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to respond to correspondence regarding concerns raised by families in an area (details supplied) in relation to the lack of adequate school transport provision to a school; if she will request that Bus Éireann assess the feasibility of introducing a designated school transport route to serve these communities; and if she will make a statement on th…
837. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has assessed the impact of rising school transport demand in rural parts of Longford and Westmeath; and whether additional Bus Éireann school transport capacity is planned. [42299/26]
841. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if provision will be made for private bus operators working under contract for Bus Éireann to apply for the fuel allowance/support scheme, as the current online application system only appears to provide an option for hauliers; and if she will clarify how eligible private bus companies can apply for this support. [42313/26]
868. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 28 May 2026, to outline the number of applications received per county for the school transport scheme for the 2026-27 school year, in tabular form. [42775/26]
892. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration will be given to a mode of school transport for students in the Dunfierth/Johnstown Bridge area to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42940/26]
939. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the fuel support for school transport services who are ineligible to apply for road transporters support scheme; the timeline for when they will be able to avail of support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43707/26]
950. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to address the level of demand for a school transport service from the Ahawilk and Inniskean areas to a school (details supplied) where approximately 14 to 15 post-primary students have applied through the recent Bus Éireann portal but currently have no access to a transport service; and if she will make a statement…
951. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to reinstate the bus service for 20 primary school children in the Moanroe area who are currently without a school transport service to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43894/26]
965. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total expenditure on the school transport scheme in each of the past five years, 2021 to 2025 inclusive; the projected expenditure under the scheme for 2026 and 2027; the estimated additional cost for 2026 and 2027 arising from the recommendations contained in the recent review of the school transport scheme; the measures she intends to take to e…
101. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will consider retrospective payments of transport support grants approved for children attending special education schools, where families ordinarily would have qualified but were not made aware of supports available to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40727/26]
108. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to ensure sufficient school transport will be available in the mid and west Cork regions for the 2026-2027 school year; the data that has been assessed from the 2025-2026 school year on route expansions required to meet demand for 2026-2027 in these areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40067/26]
118. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications made for the school transport scheme for the 2026-2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40789/26]
121. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to set out in detail the total number of schools now participating in the pilot project under the reform of the school transport scheme since its implementation in the 2024-2025 school year; if there is a timeline for a national rollout of the revised school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40747/26]
136. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there will be new pilot school transport routes approved for the 2026-2027 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40739/26]