school transport

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<p>When applying for primary school places, children are normally prioritised in terms of siblings they may have at the same school before the hierarchy of dates of birth takes over. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire</p>

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'Vast, vast majority' of children get a school place, Department of Education says

Issues around school places arise when parents apply for multiple schools for their children rather than just the one they want, Dáil committee told

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<span lang="EN-US">Education Minister Norma Foley </span>said there were 'difficulties' in attracting people to become bus drivers, but this was due to Ireland’s full-employment status.</p>

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Government looking at allowing over 70s to drive school buses amid shortage of drivers

<p>Letter writer Anna Iskra proposes giving all primary school children school bus tickets, and giving secondary students tickets for the public bus system. File picture: BusEireann.ie</p>

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Letters to the Editor: There must be a better way to provide school bus tickets

File Photo A ROW BETWEEN Bus ireann and unions representing its workers is raging on this morning amid leaks about the companyÕ

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Children with special needs going without school transport

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Multiple schoolchildren in Co Cork left without school bus tickets a month into term

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Parents to face further school bus ticket 'chaos'

Parents call for fleet safety audit after Cork school bus driver injured

Bus carrying students broke down near Kinsale and it is believed driver received scald-type injuries while investigating overheating engine

Tue, 31 Jan, 2023

Families 'left in limbo' as they wait for school bus appeals

Cork has the highest number of appeals outstanding, with just 14 cases dealt with in November

Fri, 16 Dec, 2022

Government urged to clarify 'virtually unprecedented' supplementary estimates

Cabinet agreed to an additional €4.4bn to be spent across multiple departments

Thu, 17 Nov, 2022

Jess Casey: Soaring demand for school transport leaves thousands stranded

Families facing difficulty securing tickets for their children

Wed, 19 Oct, 2022

Girl with autism sues minister over alleged failure to provide school transport

The five-year-old says her parents have had to borrow a car in order to drive her to the nearest school with a suitable place which is 18kms away

Thu, 13 Oct, 2022

Cork students drive tractors to school amid bus controversy

Friends commute 34km in tractors to school in Fermoy each day

Thu, 22 Sep, 2022

School is back — but how do we get there? Parents 'frustrated' by lack of bus places

Waiving school transport fees was a welcome decision but it has “added fuel to the fire” when it comes to the fight for spaces

Fri, 26 Aug, 2022

Sinn Féin proposes overhaul of school transport to meet climate targets

The party has published a plan to allocate 17,000 extra places in the next academic year and to eliminate school bus fees in the longer term at a cost of €13.8m

Wed, 18 Aug, 2021

Refunds will be made to families impacted by school transport fees

The Department of Education has announced that payments will be issued at the end of the school year.

Fri, 24 Apr, 2020

School transport services are operating with 35% spare capacity, report finds

School transport services in 2015 were operating with a spare capacity of 35% and cost a total of €173m to provide — about €1 million per school day.

Wed, 25 Oct, 2017

60 special needs kids still need school transport

Around 60 children with special needs are waiting for transport to schools in Cork, three weeks after the start of term.

Fri, 22 Sep, 2017