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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 518 and 519 together. The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth. There is a facility within the Special Educational Needs Transport Scheme for the appointment of a school transport escort where a child’s care and safety needs while on school transport...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Further to my previous response to the Deputy, I can confirm that School Transport Section has been liaising with Bus Éireann in relation to the school transport applications of pupils for whom Rathcoole ETNS is their closest school but for whom applications were submitted after the deadline date. Bus Éireann has been requested to source a suitable service for these pupils and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is, in the first instance, the primary body responsible for the matter the Deputy has raised. Deputies are welcome to raise such queries with the NCSE directly through their dedicated Oireachtas query line at oireachtasqueries@ncse.ie. The NCSE advise my department that the school received the outcome of their special need assistant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 282, 283 and 285 together. 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. Special needs assistants (SNAs) play a central role in the successful inclusion of students with additional and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: It is important that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) review all aspects of support in schools to ensure that schools have the right supports in place. The NCSE incorporate a multi-tiered appraisal of student need, school deployment of existing SNA allocation and school practice during a SNA allocation review. The NCSE Relate programme launched in February 2025 is a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The Department of Education and Youth's Home Tuition Grant Scheme provides funding towards the provision of a compensatory educational service for children who, for a number of specific reasons, are unable to attend school. By its nature, it is intended to be a short term intervention. An application under the home tuition grant scheme for the child referred to by the Deputy was received by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: 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 for their attention and direct reply. Deputies are also welcome to raise such queries with the NCSE directly through their dedicated Oireachtas query line at oireachtasqueries@ncse.ie. Special needs assistants...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (2 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I wish to advise the Deputy that further to the parliamentary question listed above, Bus Éireann has confirmed that the service referred to by the Deputy commenced on the 27 August 2025. My department has requested that the Bus Éireann local office contact the family directly to confirm the GPS co-ordinates and pick up point. If the family has any further queries, they can...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is the statutory body responsible for the provision of special education and allocating supports for children with special educational needs. The NCSE has advised me that the school referred to by the Deputy applied for a special need assistant (SNA) allocation review during the last school year. A review of the care needs was completed and...

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate. Like the Minister, I congratulate all those who did their junior certificate this year. If I may be so bold, I want to particularly congratulate the students of Boherbue Comprehensive School, in which I have a particular interest. I congratulate Anna and all those who did so well. I wish them very well in the times ahead. It was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth. As part of the operation of the scheme, Bus Éireann manages the procurement tender process and contract management arrangements to include services provided by contractors under the School Transport Scheme. The competitive process is conducted in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 Oct 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 purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. In the current school year already almost 178,000...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth. As part of the operation of the scheme, Bus Éireann manages the procurement tender process and contract management arrangements to include services provided by contractors under the School Transport Scheme. The competitive process is conducted in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Oct 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. Special needs assistants (SNAs) play a central role in the successful inclusion of students with additional and significant care needs in schools by helping to ensure that these...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 Oct 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 purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. Under the terms of the School Transport Schemes,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Enabling children with additional 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 NCSE is, in the first instance, the primary body responsible for the matter the Deputy has raised. I will arrange for your query to be forwarded to the NCSE for their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 Oct 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 National Council for Special Education through its network of Special Education Needs Organisers (SENOs) acts in an advisory role to my Department on the suitability of placements for children with special educational needs. Eligibility is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 Oct 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Under the Assistive Technology Scheme, as set out in my department’s Circular 0010/2013, funding is provided to schools towards the cost of computers and specialist equipment, which are required for educational purposes. All equipment provided under this scheme supports children with more complex disabilities who, in order to access the school curriculum, require essential...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The purpose of the Department of Education and Youth’s Home Tuition Grant Scheme is to 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 Home Tuition Grant Scheme is governed by annual circulars which sets out the purpose, eligibility criteria and details of the scheme....