Written answers
Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Department of Education and Skills
- School Admissions
381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline her proposals to ensure that every child without a suitable school place, and those due to start in primary or secondary... - School Transport
382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the lack of sufficient school bus stops in Kildare; and if she will make a... - School Accommodation
383. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills noting her intention for all children with additional needs to have a school place in September, for an update on the application by a school... - School Equipment
384. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is possible to review or appeal the application for a pupil (details supplied) to have assistive technology; and if she will make a... - School Management
385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will consider the proposal put forward by the board of management a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement... - Special Educational Needs
386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an appropriate school place in a special class will be provided for a child (details supplied). [7157/25] - School Admissions
388. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an appropriate school place will be provided for a child (details supplied). [7159/25] - Teaching Qualifications
389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the grant for newly qualified teachers only applies to those who qualified through the Professional Master of Education route and not... - School Staff
390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has been notified of any school using capitation funds for the hiring of private therapists for children in the school; if so,... - Departmental Expenditure
391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to publish a breakdown of the sources of expenditure for both primary level and second level schools, funded by capitation grants (capital works,... - School Facilities
392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of application by a school (details supplied) for the balance of funding for an upgrade to school facilities for subject based... - Teaching Qualifications
393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of an appeal for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7217/25] - Departmental Data
394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has any historical information on the old Church of Ireland school that was once at a location (details supplied). [7222/25] - Schools Building Projects
395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the provision of a new building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7257/25] - National Council for Special Education
396. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on the tendering for research on demand for special school and special class places by the National Council for Special Education, in... - Teaching Qualifications
397. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider providing Professional Masters of Education options for 3rd level drama, theatre and film studies graduates who wish to... - Special Educational Needs
398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 6 February 2025, if the number of notifications received by the NCSE from parents and guardians by... - Teaching Qualifications
399. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a graduate diploma course (details supplied) is not recognised by the Teaching Council; if any engagements are ongoing in relation to... - School Funding
400. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding funding to support online safety programmes for schools;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7384/25] - Schools Refurbishment
401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for grant aid for major capital works for a school (details supplied) which was originally submitted in March 2024... - School Funding
402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications under the minor works grant by Cork schools that were refused in each of the past five years. [7414/25] - Departmental Programmes
403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the reopening of the Summer Works Programme for schools. [7415/25] - Schools Refurbishment
404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools in Dublin 2, 4 and 6 that have a live application for funding under the emergency works scheme; the precise nature of the works in... - Schools Building Projects
405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools in Dublin 2, 4 and 6 that form part of her Department’s school building programme; the precise nature of the building project... - Departmental Consultations
406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a schedule of all external legal consultation that she engaged in, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the general nature of... - Special Educational Needs
407. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine the case for funding for a special class for a school (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7463/25] - Public Procurement Contracts
408. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide data on the final cost of public procurement tenders where her Department or agencies under the aegis of her Department acted as the... - School Admissions
410. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether she or the Minister of State with responsibility for Special Education and Inclusion will meet with a representative group of parents who... - School Transport
411. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that pupils attending a school (details supplied) living in Naul and Swords cannot access school transport, and that Bus... - School Admissions
412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a suitable school place will be offered to a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7581/25] - School Accommodation
413. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the delivery of SET rooms approved for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7620/25] - Schools Building Projects
414. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work her Department has undertaken to plan for a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - School Accommodation
415. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools can apply for funding to create and improve sensory rooms they create in their existing school buildings; and if she will make a... - Special Educational Needs
416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) has been sanctioned to open autism classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7623/25] - School Transport
417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is remit in the school bus transport scheme to consider Educate Together schools as a form of ethos; and if she will make a statement on... - Education Policy
418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work her Department has undertaken to provide a Gaelcholáiste in Swords to meet the needs of the community; and if she will make a... - School Transport
419. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department provides transportation funding for children with special education needs who have to travel to attend an early years education... - Education and Training Boards
420. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will instruct the City of Dublin Education and Training Board to develop and implement a remote working policy; and if she will make a... - School Facilities
421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support the effort of a primary school in County Clare (details supplied) to develop a school playground for the specific benefit of... - Education Welfare Service
423. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to respond to maters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7678/25] - Special Educational Needs
424. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the new special unit for autism in a school (details supplied) will be ready for opening given the building and staffing are in place; and... - Ministerial Responsibilities
425. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a digital copy of the Ministerial briefing document provided by her Department on taking office, along with copies of Ministerial briefs... - Special Educational Needs
426. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a child (details supplied) receives SNA support when he commences school in September 2025; and if she will make a... - Schools Building Projects
427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the school building programme with respect to two schools (details supplied); to provide a projected date for completion; and if... - School Transport
428. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when residents in Newcastle, County Dublin, will be in a position to avail of the free school transport scheme, given the lack of a secondary... - Education Policy
429. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what plans have been made for the delivery of a secondary school in Newcastle, County Dublin, given the growing population in the area which is... - School Accommodation
430. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what engagement has taken place with the community of a school (details supplied) especially with regard to facilitating its move to a new... - Schools Refurbishment
431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update regarding works on a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7816/25] - Education Policy
432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a national therapy service for schools will be rolled out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7844/25] - Special Educational Needs
433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she will implement in 2025 to ensure that there is appropriate access to therapies for children in special schools and in special... - Bus Éireann
434. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will urgently review the mandatory retirement age of 70 for Bus Éireann drivers, given the serious shortage of school bus drivers; if... - Departmental Data
435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a full list of all primary and secondary schools in Dublin bay south, including their full address and Eircode, in tabular... - Schools Building Projects
436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a new school (details supplied) will be completed and open for students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7919/25] - School Transport
437. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the provision of a school bus service will be considered for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7924/25] - Special Educational Needs
438. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the exact location of the new special school in Cork which is due to open in September 2025 for the 2025-2026 school year; and if she will make a... - School Transport
442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts that have been made to date to provide proper reliable school transport for students attending a school (details supplied) who are... - Special Educational Needs
443. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she intends on commencing the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if so, the timeline for commencement. [8000/25] - Schools Building Projects
444. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 365 of 18 February 2025, the Department funding streams available to a school in the early stages of... - Special Educational Needs
445. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on an application by a school in south Tipperary (details supplied) to open an ASD class in their school; the status of this... - Schools Building Projects
446. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on when a school (details supplied) will be included in the school capital buildings programme, considering their seriously... - Defective Building Materials
447. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the extent to which defective concrete blocks were used in the construction of school buildings across the State; the impact... - Departmental Data
449. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a list of all primary and secondary schools in the East Cork Constituency. [8067/25] - School Staff
450. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to reconsider the awarding of incremental credits to teachers who have been employed in schools outside the EU (details supplied) and address the... - EU Directives
451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on progress in fulfilling the obligations in Article 12 of the Energy Efficiency Directive 2023/1791 regarding a database for data... - School Accommodation
452. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will urgently intervene in a case of subject-specific classroom accommodation for a school in County Clare (details supplied); and if she... - Education Schemes
453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give urgent consideration to the inclusion of a school in a programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give urgent consideration to the expansion of a programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8150/25] - Schools Building Projects
455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when phase 2 of the construction of a school (details supplied) will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8156/25] - Education Policy
456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if work is being done to establish a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a child-centred, school-based service across occupational therapy, speech...
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