181. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth the transport provisions provided to ensure that children who have been offered July provision can avail of the places offered. [50186/26]

The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth.

School transport services for the Summer Programme 2026 may be available to pupils who normally avail of transport under School Transport Scheme for Children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) during the school year.

All schools who registered for the Summer Programme 2026 and who required SEN transport were asked to submit their details to the School Transport Section. These details are forwarded to Bus Éireann who will endeavour to arrange transport for those pupils. If a school transport service cannot be provided, the Department can offer families a Special Transport Grant (STG) for the days that their child attended school.

If a school has any queries in this regard, they can contact School Transport Section directly via the Customer Contact Form at https://cs.education.gov.ie/