Thomas Gould (Cork North-Central, Sinn Fein)
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1288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children who applied for a concessionary ticket for school transport in Cork; and the number who received such a ticket; in tabular form. [44154/25]

Michael Moynihan (Cork North-West, Fianna Fail)
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The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth.

Bus Éireann is responsible for the planning and timetabling of school transport routes. Bus Éireann endeavours, within available resources, to ensure that each eligible child has a reasonable level of school transport service in the context of the Scheme nationally.

As the closing dates for applications and payments for the 2025/2026 school year have now passed Bus Éireann are in the process of finalising routes. The issuing of tickets has commenced and this will continue over July and August. Families who are unsuccessful in obtaining a seat will be notified via email and a refund will issue. As this work is ongoing for the 2025/2026 school year, the information requested by the Deputy is currently not available.