Written answers
Thursday, 12 June 2025
Department of Education and Skills
- School Curriculum
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the recent publication of the new specification for the senior cycle engineering subject; and if she will... - Schools Building Projects
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills following her recent visit to a school (details supplied), if she will provide an updated timeline for the delivery of the permanent school... - School Funding
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will increase capitation payments for primary schools, taking into consideration increased costs over recent years and the particular... - School Transport
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the up-to-date position on her engagement to date with the Department of Transport and Bus Éireann to increasing the upper age limit of... - School Staff
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene to prevent a school (details supplied) from having its number of teachers reduced; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Transport
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications who have been paid on time of the total tickets for school transport ahead of the 2025-26 school year; the number of... - Schools Building Projects
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the Clonturk-Swords Road educational campus and capital programmes on site; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Educational Disadvantage
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how schools in DEIS and other schools at a disadvantage are equipped to provide the full range of leaving certificate courses for students; and... - Special Educational Needs
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will remove the cap on SNA allocations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30978/25] - School Funding
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will increase the capitation grant by €75 per pupil given the financial difficulties experienced by many primary... - Educational Disadvantage
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when additional primary and second level schools will be included in the DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31250/25] - Irish Language
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of counties that have stand-alone lán-Ghaeilge secondary schools; the counties that have none; the counties that have an... - Special Educational Needs
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the roll-out of new ASD classes in secondary schools. [30838/25] - School Enrolments
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the plan her Department has to introduce more new school in north Kildare given an increase in housing that is being introduced; and... - Irish Language
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what steps she is taking to increase the number of Gaelscoileanna in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31301/25] - Schools Building Projects
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the proposed new school building for an educational facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - School Accommodation
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a timeline for construction to begin on a site (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31317/25] - Education and Training Boards
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will use her discretion to prioritise increased funding for the UBU allocation to the Laois Offaly Education and Training Board, to... - Artificial Intelligence
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the development of any policies, guidelines and supports for second level educators in relation to the effective... - School Facilities
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has plans in place to ensure school facilities are utilised in communities outside of teaching hours; and if she will make a... - Special Educational Needs
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the concerns raised by schools that they are unable to plan for the coming academic year due to delays in allocation of resources by... - School Funding
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the emergency works application of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31248/25] - Education Policy
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide details of any intentions within her Department to re-engage with primary schools on the ‘keeping childhood... - Special Educational Needs
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline plans in relation to opening five new special schools for the 2025-26 school year; if these additional school places will be created... - School Transport
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills regarding the Department's decision to not provide school transport for students of a school to their temporary location (details supplied), to... - School Staff
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce pension parity for school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30983/25] - Special Educational Needs
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons a school (details supplied) in south Tipperary that had previously had a new special class sanctioned has had the class withdrawn... - Education Policy
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the STEM education policy statement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30704/25] - School Funding
126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide further funding for the ICT and minor works grants for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30081/25] - School Staff
127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of newly qualified primary school teachers employed in the State in each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on... - Irish Language
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider more flexibility on the Irish criteria for students in relation to at-risk schools that are on the border of a Gaeltacht... - School Transport
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 330 of 8 May 2025, if she will provide an update on her Department’s plan to publish a timeline for... - School Accommodation
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of roof repairs at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30789/25] - Schools Building Projects
131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe in which a permanent special school will be delivered in Monaghan. [31311/25] - School Transport
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action her Department is taking to increase the number of school bus drivers in view of ongoing recruitment challenges of bus drivers under... - School Funding
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how she intends to tackle soaring school running costs; if she will initiative a comprehensive review of school running costs and schools... - Special Educational Needs
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she is taking to ensure children with Down's syndrome have access to school places and supports appropriate for their particular... - School Transport
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the implementation of the review of the school transport scheme. [30837/25] - Special Educational Needs
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made on introducing a new common application system for children applying to special schools and classes; and if she will make a... - National Educational Psychological Service
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to expand the National Educational Psychological Service to support an increased number of assessments each year; and if she will make... - School Funding
139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department will make a decision on the provision of an emergency works grant to a school (details supplied) to enable it undertake... - Youth Services
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding to date this year for independent youth projects in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31113/25] - School Funding
141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on concerns in relation to ICT funding for 2025, as raised by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - School Curriculum
142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will pause the introduction of senior-cycle redevelopment for all tranche 2 subjects, not just English and accounting, in order to allow... - Education Policy
143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the most recent occasion her Department provided guidance, through Department circular, curriculum guidelines or any other method, to... - Youth Services
144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will prioritise Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board, ETB, for new UBU projects in 2025, given its status as the lowest-funded... - National Educational Psychological Service
145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how she plans to expand trauma-based therapy; if this will be focussed in DEIS and DEIS+ schools or otherwise; the extent to which these supports... - School Staff
146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her engagement with stakeholders, including trade unions, regarding pay and pension parity for school secretaries and caretakers, and... - Educational Disadvantage
147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process by which a school can appeal refusal of its application for DEIS status. [31312/25] - School Funding
148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the urgent need for investment in national schools in Donegal; if she will take action to provide the much-needed funding; and... - School Staff
149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will pay primary-school caretakers' wages directly rather than wages being paid by schools themselves. [30172/25] - Schools Building Projects
150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the up-to-date position on advancing a school building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31162/25] - Education Policy
151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail her plans to hold an education convention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30555/25] - Schools Building Projects
152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a meeting of all stakeholders will be organised to discuss the revised design options for the building projects taking place at a school... - School Facilities
153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the shortfall in availability of after-school places in the Dún Laoghaire area, including, but not... - School Patronage
154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 1018 of 29 April 2025, if her Department has considered the transition of an existing post-primary school... - Special Educational Needs
155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special classes in County Mayo; the number of autistic children currently awaiting a school place in County Mayo, in tabular form;... - School Facilities
156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her Department’s views on the need to provide a playing pitch for a school campus (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce a legal maximum class size for primary and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30981/25] - Special Educational Needs
158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the timelines and details for the roll-out of school-based therapies for special schools, schools with units and general mainstream... - School Staff
159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consultation is under way with regard to outstanding pay and conditions for school secretaries and ancillary staff; and if she will make a... - School Management
160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to reduce the workload and administrative burden on school principals; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Transport
161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans, if any, her Department has to increase the capacity nationwide of school transport currently available organised under her Department;... - School Enrolments
162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline any plans her Department has to deliver a new secondary school in Dublin 2,4 or 6; and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the roll-out of additional supports for students with additional needs ahead of the 2025 academic year; for a... - School Admissions
165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to ensure every child will have access to an appropriate school place in their local community this September. [30980/25] - Special Educational Needs
166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on schools’ SNA allocations for the 2025-26 school year; to outline the process involved in making... - Educational Disadvantage
167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the plans for DEIS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30554/25] - School Transport
168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will sanction the provision of a minibus to provide transport under the school transport scheme, to convey primary students from the... - Schools Building Projects
169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has given consideration to the request of a school (details supplied) to undertake a full rebuild of the school, as the current... - Special Educational Needs
170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in light of the critical shortage of speech and language therapists, SLTs, across Ireland, her Department will engage with CORU and other... - School Accommodation
172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the provision of modular accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Admissions
173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will guarantee that every child will have access to an appropriate school place in their local community this September. [30979/25] - Special Educational Needs
175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children with special educational needs without a place in a school, by county, in tabular form; the measures being taken to... - School Facilities
176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of her Department's review of outdoor play areas in schools; the supports available to schools to enhance sports facilities; and if... - Special Educational Needs
177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reconsider the issuing of Circular 0039/2025 regarding the forward planning for special education provision since many teachers who... - School Staff
178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will review the current provisions for teacher allocation to schools to avoid or minimise instances where the loss of a teacher... - Special Educational Needs
179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the current one-size-fits-all system whereby a minimum of six pupils are needed to establish a special education class and... - Education and Training Boards
180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when works on the LMETB headquarters will be completed in Drogheda town, given the building work commenced in 2017 with the contractors on site...
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