Written answers
				Wednesday, 5 February 2025
  				
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
				 
  - Departmental Data 
 310. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of requests to his Department that have granted for various matters (details supplied); the number of such requests that have...
- Departmental Funding 
 311. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a start date has been agreed for the commencement of remedial works on Cairn T at the Loughcrew heritage site near Oldcastle, County...
- Flood Risk Management 
 314. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW will take in charge an embankment that protects a property from flooding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
- An Garda Síochána 
 315. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if An Garda Síochána is still using a building (details supplied) or whether it has instead been transferred to another...
- Tree Remediation 
 316. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when tree cutting along a river (details supplied) will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2443/25]
- An Garda Síochána 
 317. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on plans for a Garda station at Clongriffin, north Dublin; when it is expected this Garda station will be complete; and if...
- Flood Relief Schemes 
 318. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the Graiguenamanagh and Thomastown flood relief schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2536/25]
- Departmental Schemes 
 319. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if eligibility for the individual property protection scheme for east Cork will be extended to include property owners who narrowly...
- Departmental Staff 
 321. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the general operative band 3 (Rural) panels, details supplied, if there are plans to open a new panel; if that is the case, if...
- Departmental Schemes 
 322. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm the Department, agency or authority that can deem a property to be in a location where there is a risk of flooding;...
- Freedom of Information 
 323. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are any plans that housing organisations which are listed on the approved housing bodies register be prescribed as bodies which...
- Departmental Schemes 
 324. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to examine the case of a property in County Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2711/25]
- Ministerial Responsibilities 
 325. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will publish the Ministerial brief he received following the recent formation of the Government. [2766/25]
- Departmental Funding 
 326. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount raised in revenue from third parties taking a leased fixing on a Garda communications mast in 2024 and to date in 2025, by...
- Public Sector Staff 
 329. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public sector workers in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare, per sector (details supplied), in tabular...
- Ministerial Staff 
 330. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a schedule of special advisors attached to him, as of 29 January 2025; and the official grade and or title held by that...
- Public Sector Pensions 
 331. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a list of all public sector occupational pensions that are invested rather than operating on the pay-as-you-go; and if he...
- Office of Public Works 
 332. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to respond to the request by an organisation (details supplied) to have the remains of the five executed Invincibles exhumed form the...
- Departmental Reports 
 333. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will publish, when completed, the full report by the ecological consultant, as appointed on 5 June 2024 to carry out a high-level...
- Office of Public Works 
 334. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to detail all of the construction projects currently tendered by the OPW throughout the State and to break down the cost and quantities...
- Departmental Projects 
 335. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform how long the wall on the Hill of Tara has been under construction, the quantities involved and the cost to date. [3112/25]
- EU Funding 
 344. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps Ireland will take, and argue for at EU level, in simplifying access to EU funds over the coming period; and if he will make a...
- Office of Public Works 
 346. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the breakdown of the OPW’s total staff complement by its six business units, project management services, property management...
- Coast Guard Service 
 347. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to detail the size in square metres of the new Mayo Coast Guard station being built in Westport; the details of the bill of quantities...
- Departmental Contracts 
 348. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department, or any body under its aegis, currently outsources cleaning services and-or service officer or security officer roles...
- Ministerial Staff 
 350. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an updated copy of the "Instructions to HR Managers on the Staffing of Ministerial Office" produced for the incoming...
- Departmental Expenditure 
 352. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total value of the annual mileage claims for each Minister of State assigned to his Department in 2023 and 2024 respectively; to...
- Departmental Staff 
 353. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to list the composition of his private office, inclusive of the grade and increment of each civil servant assigned to their office;...
- Flood Relief Schemes 
 355. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is aware that over seven years since the devastating floods at Burnfoot, County Donegal, in August 2017 planning permission has...
- Flood Risk Management 
 356. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform what plans, schemes or supports he and the Office of Public Works have to ensure that the flooding that took place in Tallow, County...
- An Garda Síochána 
 357. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the up-to-date position regarding the building of a new Garda divisional headquarters in Northern Cross, Dublin 17; and when this...
- Flood Relief Schemes 
 358. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he can detail the ongoing role of the Office of Public Works in relation to the Sandymount flood relief scheme now that a company...
- Public Sector Pensions 
 359. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to examine the case of pension arrears affecting a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3556/25]
- Departmental Staff 
 360. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures his Department is taking to encourage civil servants in his Department to take or avail of special leave or career breaks,...
- Artificial Intelligence 
 362. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether he intends to attend the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris on 10 and 11 February 2025; the level of Government...
- Trade Agreements 
 363. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for details on his discussions with other EU Member States which oppose the Mercosur deal; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Enterprise Policy 
 365. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the actions being taken by the IDA and Enterprise Ireland to support new businesses and jobs in County Meath. [2164/25]
- Departmental Meetings 
 366. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to urgently seek a meeting with the CEO and the board of management of a company (details supplied) and the I.D.A. to clarify the...
- Business Supports 
 367. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider accepting late applications to the Power Up scheme for an eligible business that missed the last deadline; and if...
- Artificial Intelligence 
 368. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the current and potential impact of artificial intelligence on the creative industries; the actions being taken by his...
- Departmental Policies 
 369. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans, if any, to update the critical skills list with the inclusion of hairdressing as meeting the criteria; and if he will make...
- Industrial Development 
 370. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of visits the IDA has carried out to Kildare towns and locations over the past five years; the locations and dates of...
- Departmental Data 
 371. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Enterprise Ireland-supported jobs in Kilkenny and Carlow, at the end of 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Employment Rights 
 372. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied), benefitting from State and semi-State contracts, has...
- Business Supports 
 373. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of a report (details supplied) highlighting the challenges faced by businesses in Tipperary due to severe storms, snow...
- Legislative Reviews 
 375. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider amending the legislation to extend the definition of ‘casual trading’ to include the provision of...
- Trade Agreements 
 376. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Ireland’s ratification of the CETA trade agreement now falls to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Industrial Development 
 377. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a detailed list of all the IDA grants given to a company (details supplied), from 2020 to date in 2025, including the sub heading...
- Ministerial Responsibilities 
 383. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will publish the ministerial brief he received following the recent formation of the Government. [2757/25]
- Business Supports 
 384. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reasons for the reclassification of certain business in relation to the power up scheme where businesses successfully received...
- EU Directives 
 386. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the transposition into Irish law of the Platform Work EU Directive; when this is likely to take place; and if he will...
- Departmental Meetings 
 388. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the CEO or other senior officials from major companies he spoke with during the recent World Economic Forum in Davos. [2891/25]
- Weather Events 
 389. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if financial assistance is available to businesses such as restaurants that lost perishable stock during storm Éowyn; and if he...
- Ministerial Staff 
 390. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a schedule of special advisers attached to him, as of 29 January 2025; and the official grade and or title held by that...
- Post Office Network 
 391. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason privately owned post offices are ineligible to receive his Department’s increased cost of business and Power Up...
- Weather Events 
 392. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if additional supports will be given to businesses that have had to close due to the effects of storm Éowyn; and if he will make...
- Departmental Contracts 
 393. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department, or any body under its aegis, currently outsources cleaning services and-or service officer or security officer...
- Oireachtas Members' Expenses 
 395. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total value of the annual mileage claims for each Minister of State assigned to his Department in 2023 and 2024, respectively; to...
- Departmental Staff 
 396. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to list the composition of his private office, inclusive of the grade and increment of each civil servant assigned to the office;...
- Departmental Bodies 
 397. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions an agency under his aegis (details supplied) plans to take in relation to a matter; and if he will make a statement on...
- Tourism Policy 
 398. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he supports the introduction or enforcement of levies such as a tourist tax as set out in the Dublin City Taskforce as a measure...
- Redundancy Payments 
 399. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a company (details supplied) has notified him of redundancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3492/25]
- Departmental Schemes 
 400. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when approval will issue to local authorities to issue payments to the remainder of outstanding applications under the 2024 increased...
- Business Supports 
 401. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that are being offered to small businesses to promote local economic growth and job creation; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Policies 
 402. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if measures will be introduced to encourage consumers to shop locally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3605/25]
- Departmental Staff 
 403. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures his Department is taking to encourage civil servants in his Department to take or avail of special leave or career...
- School Accommodation 
 405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the emergency works application of a school (details supplied). [2167/25]
- School Staff 
 406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an SNA post for a school (details supplied) will be filled as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2181/25]
- Weather Events 
 407. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and post primary schools in north Offaly that were forced to close during the severe cold weather the country experienced...
- Special Educational Needs 
 408. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the third special class at a school (details supplied). [2190/25]
- School Accommodation 
 409. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the new school (details supplied) where children, staff and teachers are finding it difficult to continue using prefabs...
- School Admissions 
 410. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure a child (details supplied) has a secondary school place in September 2025. [2271/25]
- Special Educational Needs 
 411. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 292 of 15 October 2024, when a person (details supplied) will receive an assessment for dyslexia; the...
- Education Policy 
 412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her position on single-sex primary and post-primary schools; if she is taking steps to encourage single-sex schools to become co-educational...
- School Transport 
 413. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the planned phasing out of the ‘nearest school’ rule for the school transport scheme; a timeline for its...
- Child Protection 
 414. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether her attention has been drawn to the calls from organisations (details supplied) for an urgent review of the reporting mechanism for the...
- School Staff 
 415. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the position in relation to school caretakers; the timeframe for offers to be made to school caretakers; and if she will make a...
- School Accommodation 
 416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planned extension for a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; the projected timescale for construction to start; and if...
- Teacher Training 
 417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale behind the relocation of the Donegal Education Centre to Letterkenny. [2366/25]
- School Staff 
 418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills about the steps being taken to ensure that school secretaries receive equal treatment in accessing public service pension schemes. [2367/25]
- Schools Building Projects 
 419. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building project (details supplied); the timeline for progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2429/25]
- School Facilities 
 420. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement her Department has had regarding the transfer of a site (details supplied) in County Sligo; and the expected date of completion....
- Schools Building Projects 
 421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans being put in place for a new school (details supplied) in County Leitrim. [2433/25]
- School Admissions 
 423. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a suitable school place will be found for a child (details supplied). [2437/25]
- School Accommodation 
 424. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of planning applications there have been in relation to the new school building for a school (details supplied) since it was...
- School Transport 
 425. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if assistance or a grant can be given to provide transport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2444/25]
- School Funding 
 426. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the role of her Department in promoting the delivery of sport in primary and secondary schools as well as in further and higher...
- School Transport 
 427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine the cases of children (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2501/25]
- Schools Building Projects 
 428. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the location for the new special school in Nenagh has been decided on. [2504/25]
- School Equipment 
 429. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding stream available to a school (details supplied) to apply for an AED defibrillator, or if the Department of Health will provide one....
- Special Educational Needs 
 430. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will commit to collecting data on the educational outcomes for deaf and hard of hearing students. [2512/25]
- School Staff 
 432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department is taking to give retiring school secretaries access to public service pension schemes, and other leave schemes, in view...
- Special Educational Needs 
 434. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will reconsider the decision to refuse an ASD class at a school (details supplied) given that there is a waiting list for such...
- Education Policy 
 435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a policy for Irish in the education system from early childhood education to third level has been developed based on the Common European...
- School Facilities 
 436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the timeline for the delivery of the modular building required for the ASD special class at a school (details...
- School Transport 
 437. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a grant payment will issue to a school (details supplied) for bus escorts for the 2023/2024 school year; and if she will make a statement on...
- Schools Building Projects 
 438. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans for a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2621/25]
- Special Educational Needs 
 440. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the lack of provisions at secondary-school level for deaf pupils (details supplied) will be urgently addressed; and if she will make a...
- Schools Building Projects 
 442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the permanent site plan for a school (details supplied), which was approved in 2020 and is due to expire in November 2025;   when...
- School Patronage 
 443. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which she will fulfil the pledge of achieving 400 multidenominational schools by 2030. [2656/25]
- Education Schemes 
 444. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which she will develop the national therapy service in education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2657/25]
- Schools Building Projects 
 445. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of school building projects in north Kildare as of end-January 2025, in tabular form. [2658/25]
- School Staff 
 446. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her plans to address the teacher recruitment and retention crisis. [2659/25]
- Weather Events 
 447. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how she plans for schools to recover the school days missed in the academic year 2024/2025 following adverse weather conditions; and if she will...
- Special Educational Needs 
 448. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a place in a local secondary school will be available for a child (details supplied) who requires a place in a mainstream school with SNA...
- Schools Building Projects 
 449. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the progress of a second modular building as a SEN base to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- School Inspections 
 450. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her position regarding the findings of any reports commissioned by, or otherwise furnished to, her or her Department regarding defects at a...
- Schools Building Projects 
 451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the development of a new school application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2729/25]
- Special Educational Needs 
 452. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to assist a school in south Kerry (details supplied) with the setting up of a special classroom for children with specific needs and autism; and...
- Ministerial Appointments 
 453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will publish the Ministerial brief she received following the recent formation of the Government. [2756/25]
- School Accommodation 
 455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on an application for additional accommodation by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2782/25]
- Schools Building Projects 
 456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on progress made since May 2024 regarding the development of the permanent buildings for a community college (details...
- School Enrolments 
 457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is working with secondary schools in Galway city to ensure that all students in sixth class will have a school place in September 2025;...
- Schools Building Projects 
 458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building project (details supplied); when the school will receive written confirmation of approved design; and if she...
- Education and Training Provision 
 459. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to open an education centre in County Cavan; if she will outline her considerations and plans in relation to same; and if she will...
- Special Educational Needs 
 460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the basis upon which special education hours are allocated to a school; the format of an assessment or pre-assessment; the training provided; and...
- School Costs 
 461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the mechanism by which schools are financially supported regarding costs associated with oil, electricity, and insurance; and if she will make a...
- School Equipment 
 462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding available to schools regarding the purchase and installation of solar panels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2816/25]
- School Staff 
 463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine the case of a person (details supplied) pending service history confirmation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2820/25]
- School Enrolments 
 466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that are being provided by her Department to national schools under the threat of closure due to low enrolment numbers. [2870/25]
- School Accommodation 
 467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports and guidance given to national schools in regards to the leasing of sections of their premises to pre-schools. [2871/25]
- Special Educational Needs 
 468. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current collaboration between the Department of Children, Disability and Equality and her Department in terms of signposting the level of...
- School Facilities 
 469. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be made available to carry out necessary works in a special school (details supplied) given the poor and unsafe conditions. [2876/25]
- Schools Building Projects 
 471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the proposed expansion works at a school (details supplied). [2906/25]
- School Transport 
 472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to meet with representatives of a school bus campaign (details supplied). [2908/25]
- Schools Administration 
 473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether she would consider the idea, as exists in social housing, of a mutual transfer facility for students with neurological challenges who...
- State Examinations 
 474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied with the current Junior Certificate grading system; if she would consider reviewing to bring in line with the Leaving...
- Departmental Policies 
 475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how she intends to ensure that the voices of students and young people will influence Department policy; what mechanisms are and will be put in...
- Public Sector Staff 
 476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of public sector workers in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare, per sector (details supplied), in tabular form; and if...
- Ministerial Staff 
 477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a schedule of special advisers attached to her, as of 29 January 2025; and the official grade and or title held by that special...
- Departmental Correspondence 
 478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3069/25]
- School Accommodation 
 479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to give the go-ahead for the provision of two modular classrooms which are urgently required for a school (details supplied); to address this...
- Schools Building Projects 
 481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has approved an extension to an existing school (details supplied), which is to meet the needs of children on the autism...
- School Curriculum 
 482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when information will be published about changes to senior cycle subjects, which can be used to help 5th year students pick their final year...
- Schools Building Projects 
 483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the new building for a school (details supplied), including overall student intake and the timings and phases for construction...
- Special Educational Needs 
 484. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for any details on the general location of an additional special school in Dublin north; the projected student intake; and if she will make a...
- Disadvantaged Status 
 488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans, if any, to consider a school (details supplied) for the DEIS programme, similar to the national school in the same area; and if she...
- Departmental Contracts 
 490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department, or any body under its aegis, currently outsources cleaning services and/or service officer/security officer roles to private...
- School Management 
 492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department can clarify when they first have records of a school (details supplied). [3228/25]
- Departmental Communications 
 493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will accept the invitation to visit a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3230/25]
- School Patronage 
 494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the planned national survey of parental preferences relating to school ethos, gender mix and education through English or Irish will be...
- Departmental Expenditure 
 496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total value of the annual mileage claims for each Ministers of State assigned to her Department in 2023 and 2024 respectively; to provide a...
- Ministerial Staff 
 497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to list the composition of her private office, inclusive of the grade and increment of each civil servant assigned to their office; whether they...
- School Accommodation 
 498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has any plans to expand Irish-medium second level school provision in Dublin Rathdown; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Teaching Council of Ireland 
 500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the severe supply shortage of teachers currently impacting primary and post primary education; the steps that...
- School Textbooks 
 501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to ensure that only strictly age-appropriate teaching material is communicated to pupils at primary level; if she is...
- Special Educational Needs 
 502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the location of each new special school to be established in 2025; the enrolment for each school and the waiting lists for each place; and if she...
- School Staff 
 503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the number of vacant teaching posts in primary and secondary schools in the Dublin south west constituency; how...
- Special Educational Needs 
 504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a list of schools in Kildare north that are on the waiting list for an ASD unit; and the length of these waiting lists. [3443/25]
- School Admissions 
 505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provision for new primary and second level school places in Kildare north, with reference to the rapidly expanding population [3447/25]
- Schools Building Projects 
 506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what plans, if any, her Department has for a new school building for a secondary school in Dublin 2, 4 or 6; and if she will make a statement on...
- School Curriculum 
 507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to reduce the number of exemptions from studying Irish at second level; the number of special assistant teachers that...
- Schools Building Projects 
 508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status on the new development at a school (details supplied); when it is due to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Education Policy 
 509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the school inclusion model; the name and number of schools involved; the progress to date and future plans for expansion; and if...
- School Accommodation 
 510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent and estimated cost of damage to school buildings across the State resulting from storm Éowyn; and if she will make a statement on...
- School Staff 
 512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way she plans to address the staffing crisis in secondary schools as identified in a survey (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Schools Building Projects 
 513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the indicative timeline for works on a new building at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3566/25]
- Disadvantaged Status 
 514. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to expand and improve the DEIS scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3567/25]
- Special Educational Needs 
 516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on plans to move children from the special care unit at a school (details supplied); to detail the healthcare and teaching staff...
- School Enrolments 
 517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of spaces available for incoming first year students in mainstream secondary schools within the school planning area of Ashbourne,...
- Special Educational Needs 
 523. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that are being taken to address the shortage of special needs assistants, particularly for students with autism; and if she will...
- School Accommodation 
 524. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if plans are in place to increase access to Gaelscoileanna in response to growing parental demand; and if she will make a statement on the...
- School Facilities 
 525. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional resources will be allocated to school-based mental health services to support students experiencing anxiety and depression; and if...
- Schools Building Projects 
 526. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 23 October 2024, to provide an update on the large-scale project for a school (details supplied)...
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