Results 381-400 of 1,477 for speaker:Grace Boland

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

Grace Boland: 913. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's strategy to address gender disparities in STEM subject uptake, particularly in physics and computer science, and the targets set for improvement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46243/25]

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

Grace Boland: 914. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if career guidance programmes in second-level schools place sufficient emphasis on encouraging female students to consider STEM, politics and economics subjects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46244/25]

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

Grace Boland: 915. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of any Transition Year or extracurricular initiatives aimed at increasing girls' exposure to and interest in STEM subjects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46245/25]

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

Grace Boland: 916. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's current approach to supporting students with dyslexia, including early identification, specialist interventions, teacher training, assistive technologies such as text-to-speech software and examination accommodations; if instruction in structured literacy methods for example, multisensory and systematic phonics is promoted;...

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

Grace Boland: 920. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the professional learning opportunities available to mainstream and special education teachers to develop competencies in structured literacy, dyslexia screening and intervention strategies; the number of postgraduate SNA-special educational needs training places that have been assigned in the current year; and if she will make a statement on...

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

Grace Boland: 917. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is considering the establishment of additional reading schools or specialist reading classes for children with severe dyslexia; the current number of such settings nationally; the changes since 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46247/25]

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

Grace Boland: 919. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way dyslexia-specific supports, such as additional reading schools or classes, fit within the implementation of the new Ireland's Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Literacy Strategy 2024-2033 for example, under "supporting diverse learners" pillar; her views on the alignment of these supports with identified strategy actions; and if she will...

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

Grace Boland: 921. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students currently served by reading schools or specialist classes for severe dyslexia, by region and, by local authority area; the projected future demand; the planned timeline for expanding such provision, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46251/25]

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

Grace Boland: 1012. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if special education needs classes for children with literacy and numeracy challenges are routinely staffed by fully qualified teachers with specific training in supporting children with additional educational needs; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47043/25]

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

Grace Boland: 1013. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and proportion of teachers currently assigned to special education needs classes who hold qualifications or additional training in special education, literacy difficulties including dyslexia or numeracy interventions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47044/25]

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

Grace Boland: 1014. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has assessed whether there are sufficient numbers of teachers with specialist training in special education needs to meet the demand in primary and post-primary schools, particularly in areas of high population growth such as Fingal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47045/25]

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

Grace Boland: 1015. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the professional development opportunities provided to teachers currently assigned to special education needs classes to ensure they are equipped with the skills to support children with literacy and numeracy challenges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47046/25]

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

Grace Boland: 1018. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department is taking to ensure consistency across schools in how special education needs classes are delivered, including minimum standards of teacher training, supports and access to specialist resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47049/25]

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

Grace Boland: 1016. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is considering expanding mandatory training modules on special education, literacy and numeracy interventions in teacher training programmes, so that all teachers entering the system have a baseline specialist knowledge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47047/25]

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

Grace Boland: 1017. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has examined outcomes for children in special education needs classes taught by teachers with specialist training compared to those either without such training or not qualified teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47048/25]

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

Grace Boland: 1020. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the eligibility requirement is for pupils with dyslexia to access technology supports at primary and post primary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47109/25]

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

Grace Boland: 1021. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of recent data indicating a rise in illicit drug use, particularly among young people; the plans her Department has to enhance drug education and prevention programmes in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47118/25]

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

Grace Boland: 1022. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline any planned or ongoing collaborations her Department has with An Garda Síochána, Department of Health, HSE, or community groups to deliver targeted awareness campaigns highlighting the detrimental physical, mental, and social impacts of drug use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47119/25]

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

Grace Boland: 1023. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available in schools and through the education system to assist families who discover that a young person is in debt to a criminal organisation, including counselling, guidance, and links to external supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47120/25]

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

Grace Boland: 1024. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline any confidential reporting or safeguarding mechanisms in place within schools to support students and families affected by criminal gang debt and related intimidation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47121/25]