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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: My Department's Home Tuition Grant Schemes provide funding towards the provision of a compensatory educational service for children who, for a number of specific reasons, are unable to attend school. The aim of the Department is to meet the needs of families and to ensure every child is allocated a suitable school placement. The preferred approach is that children are educated in school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Strategies (17 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an appropriate education is a priority for this Government. It is also a key priority for me, my Department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers. Where children with more complex needs...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an appropriate education is a priority for this Government. It is also a key priority for me, my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers. Where children with more complex needs...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: As you may be aware the provision of clinical therapy services is within the remit of the HSE and HSE funded agencies. However, as you mentioned the Education Plan 2025, confirms government commitment to and approval of the establishment of the Education Therapy Service (ETS). It is anticipated that the ETS will commence in 45 special schools at a later stage in the 2025/26 school year....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth. The pupils referred to by the Deputy are both eligible under the terms of the above scheme. The School Transport Section of my Department has sanctioned Bus Éireann to establish a new service to cater for them. The Local Office will contact the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I propose to take PQs 540 and 548 together. Unfortunately, Bus Éireann has reported difficulties in specific locations with a small number of contracted services, where it has not yet been possible to provide vehicles and/or drivers. These difficulties have arisen in some cases due to lack of driver or contractor availability, or where either zero bids were received for a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth. The retirement age for school bus drivers has been set by Bus Éireann at 70 years of age, which also applies to all Bus Éireann road passenger services. The policy and criteria also apply to drivers nominated by private operators who operate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth. Bus Éireann has advised that the Special Educational Needs service referred to by the Deputy is not currently operating as this service was handed back by the contractor. This service is now back in the procurement process and once a contractor is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Unfortunately, Bus Éireann has reported difficulties in specific locations with a small number of contracted services, where it has not yet been possible to provide vehicles and/or drivers. It is important to note that these services have not been cancelled. The families will be contacted directly in relation to the commencement of their service as soon as vehicles have been sourced,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth. Bus Éireann has advised that a late application for school transport for this pupil was received on 5 September 2025 for the 25/26 school year. The pupil in question is not eligible for transport as he is attending his fourth nearest Post Primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth. Bus Éireann has advised that a late application for school transport for this pupil was received on 5 September 2025 for the 25/26 school year. The pupil in question is not eligible for transport as he is attending his fourth nearest Post Primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth. Under the terms of the School Transport Schemes children are eligible for transport at primary level where they reside not less than 3.2 kms from and are attending their nearest national school, and at post primary level where they reside not less than 4.8...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: This government is fully committed to supporting children with special educational needs to fulfil their full potential and the Programme for Government makes a number of commitments to deliver on this objective. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is the national agency with responsibility for the provision of special education places. This year the NCSE has sanctioned 407...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: This government is fully committed to supporting children with special educational needs to fulfil their full potential and the Programme for Government makes a number of commitments to deliver on this objective. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is, in the first instance, the primary body responsible for the matter the Deputy has raised. I have forwarded this issue to them...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Bus Éireann operates the school transport scheme on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth. The purpose of the scheme is to provide transport for children living remotely from their nearest school. Bus Éireann has advised that this family applied for school transport on the 23rd of July 2025. Bus Éireann has further advised that this pupil can be accommodated on an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth. Where practicable, and subject to considerations of cost and logistics, routes are planned to avoid an eligible child having to travel more than 3.2 kms to or from a pick-up/set down point or to have travel and waiting times in excess of 1.5 hours per day....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Bus Éireann operates the school transport scheme on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth. Bus Éireann has advised that the child referred to by the Deputy is eligible for transport and has been issued a ticket for the 2025/26 school year. Bus Éireann has further advised that this pupil can be accommodated on a pick-up point which is approximately 600 metres from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth. Under the terms of the School Transport Schemes children are eligible for transport at primary level where they reside not less than 3.2 kms from and are attending their nearest national school, and at post primary level where they reside not less than 4.8...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth. Routes are planned so that, as far as possible, no eligible child will have more than 3.2 kilometres to travel to a pick-up point. Children are generally expected to make their own way, or to be brought to convenient pick-up points along the main route. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Bus Éireann operates the school transport scheme on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth. The purpose of the scheme is to provide transport for children living remotely from their nearest school. Bus Éireann has advised that the pupil referred to by the Deputy is eligible for transport as he is attending his nearest Post Primary Centre. They advise that the pupil...