Written answers
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
Department of Education and Skills
- Disabilities Assessments
393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children currently on a waiting list with the NCSE for an assessment of needs; the number of children on a waiting list from 2019... - School Transport
394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the feasibility study to allow for over 70s drivers to drive school buses, be complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Legislative Process
395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024 will progress and be implemented (details supplied); and if she will... - School Transport
396. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the decision to stop a school bus service (details supplied) will be reconsidered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25080/25] - Commissions of Investigation
397. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the establishment of a commission of investigation, as recommended in the Scoping Inquiry; and if she will make a... - National Educational Psychological Service
398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the number of NEPS psychologists employed in each NEPS local office throughout the country; the number of primary and secondary... - School Facilities
401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of both primary and secondary schools that provide unisex wheelchair accessible toilets for both students and staff, by county, in... - School Admissions
402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department will take to ensure that a child (details supplied) can access a suitable educational setting for the remainder of the... - Special Educational Needs
403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special education teachers allocated per school in DEIS and non-DEIS schools in 2024; the criteria used for these allocations, in... - Mental Health Policy
406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports currently available for student mental health in post-primary schools; if there are plans to increase school-based counselling... - Teacher Training
407. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional training for teachers on student mental health and trauma-informed approaches will be introduced under the next school wellbeing... - School Staff
408. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to increase permanent teaching posts to address the over-reliance on temporary contracts in certain schools; and if she will... - Schools Building Projects
409. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of school building projects in Dublin south central, including any projects delayed due to inflation or capital budget constraints, in... - School Accommodation
410. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the roll out of prefab replacement programmes for primary schools; the number of schools currently on the... - School Curriculum
411. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available to schools to implement the revised Junior Cycle digital literacy curriculum, including staff training and infrastructure... - School Funding
412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to fund the purchase of digital devices for students at risk of digital exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the... - Education Costs
413. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to reduce the cost of schoolbooks, uniforms and voluntary contributions for families in all schools; and if she will make a... - School Transport
414. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided for students attending a school (details supplied), and particularly for a school leaver who will attend... - State Examinations
415. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the trend in mathematics performance results (details supplied); the actions she will take to address these... - Educational Disadvantage
416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a new round of DEIS schools will be announced; the criteria for schools being selected as DEIS; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Facilities
417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to expand the summer programme to allow schools to apply for upgrade works to playgrounds, pitches and AstroTurf pitches that may... - School Transport
418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide funding to assist schools with the rising cost of bus transport, considering the benefit of schools availing of nearby swimming pools,... - Schools Building Projects
419. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed secondary school in a location (details supplied); what discussions her Department has had with the planning... - Special Educational Needs
421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the assistance available to a school (details supplied) to provide resources for children with additional needs in September 2025; and if she... - Health and Safety
422. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has an official stance in relation to the location of phone masts next to schools, with consideration being given to the... - Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
423. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an féidir léi a dheimhniú, sa chás go mbeidh tionscadail le déanamh amach anseo mar chuid den mheasúnú ar an... - Special Educational Needs
424. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills is she aware of delays in the processing of assistive technology grant forms by her Department; if she is aware of the impact that these delays... - School Staff
427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to retain qualified teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25285/25] - Educational Disadvantage
429. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an assessment of the outcomes resulting from the 2022 expansion of the DEIS programme, including the impact on literacy and... - School Funding
430. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for administration for the ICT grant to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25312/25] - School Transport
433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will approve the provision of a dedicated school transport service on a route (details supplied), considering the significant demand, the... - Special Educational Needs
434. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans the 2025 summer education programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25339/25] - Teaching Council of Ireland
442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a teaching council number (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25407/25] - Public Sector Pay
443. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether there are any plans to review the current teacher pay scale to ensure that the valuable teaching experience gained abroad is duly... - Schools Amalgamation
445. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the policies her Department applies to small schools and the point at which it is decided that one should close and amalgamate... - School Funding
447. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the situation whereby under circular 0080/2024, a new start up grant of €30,000 was approved to support the repurchasing of the... - School Transport
448. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to assure parents of a national school (details supplied) that they will have an operating school bus for the rest of the school term; and if she... - Third Level Education
449. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department is taking to support young family carers who find themselves penalised in university for missing academic deadlines or... - School Facilities
450. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of childcare and early years education centres which are being asked to move location, in order to facilitate special classes; and if... - School Funding
451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department can engage with a school (details supplied) with regard to its deficit for the 2023-2024 school year and to determine what... - Special Educational Needs
452. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether a school (details supplied) will be granted a new autism class for 2025-26. [25502/25] - School Funding
453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure the payment of an ICT and minor works grant to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Building Projects
454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on a stage 2(b) submission made to her Department in March for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement... - School Admissions
456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children nationally, and specifically in Dublin, who will not have a school place this coming September; and if she will make a... - Special Educational Needs
457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of school places required for special schools for September 2025, and the projected number of places that will be available, in... - School Staff
461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on a pay deal for school caretakers, similar to that achieved for school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on... - School Transport
462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a secondary school transport route will be implemented on R557 Lixnaw via Abbeydorney to service the secondary schools in Tralee, County... - Irish Language
463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her vision for Irish-medium education. [25599/25] - Special Educational Needs
466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of mild general learning disability classrooms in County Kildare attached to a mainstream school or otherwise; the number of children... - School Attendance
474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available to students who, for medical reasons, have accrued substantial absence; whether any additional supports exist; and if she... - School Staff
475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if urgent steps will be taken to address the continued lack of a proper pension scheme and the unequal terms and conditions under which school... - Education Policy
476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to review the current policy of her Department which does not allow for grade repetition unless there is an academic reason (details... - Teacher Training
477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is considering reducing the duration of the post-graduate Master's in Education from two years to one; and if she will make a... - School Staff
478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider regarding secretaries and caretakers, who work side by side with teachers and SNAs in this country daily, to receive the same... - School Funding
479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the ICT grant will be paid to primary schools this year. [25769/25] - School Staff
480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support giving public sector status to all secretaries and caretakers in schools giving them the same access to protections and... - Special Educational Needs
481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the status of an additional needs application from a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a... - Schools Building Projects
482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update in relation to a project at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25823/25] - Special Educational Needs
483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the circumstances surrounding the decision not to approve the application made by a school (details supplied) for the opening of a special class;... - School Accommodation
484. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for additional school accommodation for a post primary school, form ASA (details supplied); and if she will... - Special Educational Needs
485. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department plans to open a special class for boys in any of the primary schools in Moate; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Staff
486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to give public sector status for all secretaries and caretakers working in schools, to be given access to the same rights, the same... - School Transport
487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline, given the recognised shortage of school bus drivers, if she has any plans to extend the retirement age for school bus drivers past... - School Funding
488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the ICT grant for schools; and when it is going to be paid. [25868/25] - School Accommodation
489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the school works programme; and when it is going to be paid. [25869/25] - School Funding
490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce a calendar for school grants. [25870/25] - School Accommodation
491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department will provide an update on the shared campus agreement (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25881/25] - School Staff
492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on school secretaries and caretakers not receiving a State pension, given their wages are paid by her Department; and if she will make... - Special Educational Needs
493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the significant increase in new autism spectrum disorder classes anticipated in September 2025, whether her Department will consider... - Site Acquisitions
494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made indisposal of land near a school (details supplied) to the HSE for the construction of the north Clondalkin primary care... - School Staff
495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of implementing pension parity for school secretaries and caretakers. [25904/25] - School Transport
497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether she has had discussions regarding raising the retirement age for Bus Éireann school bus drivers to bring it into line with Local... - School Admissions
499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children resident in the Athy area who have not yet been offered a primary school place for the upcoming academic year 2025-2026;... - Special Educational Needs
505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any more special classes will be sanctioned for the academic year 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26045/25] - School Staff
507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a limit has been placed by her Department on the hours allotted to schools for teacher employment; the amount of hours sanctioned for the... - Schools Building Projects
508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a permanent building for a school (details supplied); the timeline for its delivery; and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of communication between her Department and the NCSE; if the NCSE reports to her Department on the demand for mild learning classes in...
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