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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: In September 2025, Rathcoole ETNS moved to modular accommodation on a site in Newcastle. The school was previously located in interim accommodation on a school campus site in Citywest, Dublin. Bus transport had been provided for the school to this location by the Planning and Building Unit as a private arrangement. The reason transport was provided to this interim accommodation site in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 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. 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 are such as to require the support of a School Transport...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 847 and 848 together. While the provision of clinical therapy supports to children is the responsibility of the HSE, it is this government’s ambition, and as outlined in the Programme for Government, to extend therapy supports within the education system, initially in special schools, and subsequently extending to schools with special classes and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 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. It is recognised that School Transport Escorts play a vital role in supporting children with Special Educational Needs in their journey to and from school. For this reason, there is a facility within the Special Educational Needs Transport Scheme for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 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. In the 2024/25 school year, over 173,000 children were transported daily in approximately 8,200 vehicles across 10,600 routes daily to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. These daily trips cover over 100 million kilometres. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The School Transport Scheme is a substantial national operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth. In the last academic year, over 173,000 children were transported daily using approximately 8,200 vehicles across 10,600 routes serving both primary and post-primary schools nationwide. Under the new Programme for Government, a commitment was made...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 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. In the 2024/25 school year, over 173,000 children were transported daily in approximately 8,200 vehicles across 10,600 routes daily to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. These daily trips cover over 100 million kilometres. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 853 and 854 together. The School Transport 2030 report was published in early 2024 following a comprehensive analysis and review of the scheme as it currently operates. The recommended changes to the future operation of the schemes include expansion of the current eligibility criteria, addressing current operational challenges and moving towards better...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: A number of School Transport pilot programmes began in the 2024/2025 school year, as part of the recommendations of Review 2030, a Review of the School Transport Scheme. Work is now underway to identify where more School Transport pilot programmes may be conducted. A number of approaches are being examined including ongoing collaboration with the Department of Transport, Bus Éireann...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 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 current terms of the School Transport Schemes, children are eligible for transport at primary level where they reside not less than 3.2 kilometres from and are attending their nearest national school, and at post primary level where they reside...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 866, 867 and 868 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 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. In the 2024/25 school year, over 173,000 children were transported daily in approximately 8,200 vehicles across 10,600 routes daily to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. These daily trips cover over 100 million kilometres. Under the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The information requested by the Deputy is not available in the manner requested, as numbers are still being finalised for the 2025/26 school year as Bus Éireann continue to process applications. To date over 146,869 mainstream pupil have received tickets for the 2025/26 school year. A total of 143,857 mainstream pupils received tickets for the 2024/25 school year. Bus Éireann...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 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 current terms of the School Transport Schemes, children are eligible for transport at primary level where they reside not less than 3.2 kilometres from and are attending their nearest national school, and at post primary level where they reside not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 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 current terms of the School Transport Schemes, children are eligible for transport at primary level where they reside not less than 3.2 kilometres from and are attending their nearest national school, and at post primary level where they reside not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 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). By the end of this year there will be close to 21,000 special educational teacher and over 23,000 special needs assistant (SNAs) posts in our mainstream classes,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The Assistive Technology Scheme supplements the overall funding provided to schools for digital technology and equipment. It supports children who require essential specialist equipment to access the school curriculum. Assistive technology is a critical enabler for students with special educational needs, allowing them to benefit fully from a modern, technology-focused education system. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 895 and 897 together. The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth. Over 148,000 mainstream tickets have issued for the 2025/26 school year, which is already almost 5% more than the total tickets issued for the full 2024/25 school year. Unfortunately, difficulties...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 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. In the 2024/25 school year, over 173,000 children were transported daily in approximately 8,200 vehicles across 10,600 routes daily to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. These daily trips cover over 100 million kilometres. Bus...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (8 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...