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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Sign Language (23 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Supporting the provision of appropriate education for children with additional needs is a key priority for the Department of Education and Youth . There is a long-standing existing provision in place to support children in mainstream settings where Irish Sign Language (ISL) is their primary language. The department sanctions an additional special needs assistant to schools, above their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disabilities Assessments (23 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 296 and 297 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. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is, in the first instance, the primary body responsible for the matter...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 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 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: School Staff (23 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. By the end of this year there will be close to 21,000 special educational teachers and over 23,000...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 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 procurement of services is part of the operations of Bus Éireann. The Deputy will be aware that the Department cannot comment on any individual tender competitions. Any queries an individual may have should be made to ESchoolTenders@buseireann.ie

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 314 and 317 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 315 and 316 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 to date for the 2025/26 school year, which is already almost 5% more than the total tickets issued for the full 2024/25 school year. Over 19,500 tickets...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 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. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 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: School Transport (23 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: 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 integration with public transport to ensure the best value for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 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: National Council for Special Education (23 Sep 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 (23 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: By the end of this year there will be close to 21,000 special educational teachers and over 23,000 special needs assistants (SNAs) in our mainstream classes, special classes and special schools. This will mean we will have over 44,000 teachers and SNAs working in our education system committed to supporting and nurturing children with special educational needs, enabling them to achieve their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 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. Over 148,000 mainstream tickets have issued to date 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 have arisen in a number of locations,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 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. Over 148,000 mainstream tickets have issued for the 2025/26 school year to date, which is already almost 5% more than the total tickets issued for the full 2024/25 school year. Over 6,300 mainstream tickets have issued for pupils attending schools in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (23 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I want to thank the Deputy for raising this matter. Officials in my Department are aware of this programme and the proposal as outlined in the details supplied and are currently considering the possibility of establishing a programme to utilise the expertise of the graduates. I will revert to the Deputy following these considerations.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 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 in recent weeks they issued tickets for school transport on bus services that had been secured for the 2025/26 school year. Unfortunately, a number of difficulties have arisen in having services in place for the start of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 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 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 226, 227 and 244 together. The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth. Both the Department and Bus Éireann are very conscious of the challenges faced by parents awaiting transport for students with special educational needs. Bus Éireann are required to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Sep 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 228 and 245 together. 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...