Written answers
Tuesday, 17 June 2025
Department of Education and Skills
- School Funding
372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of increasing the capitation grant at primary and secondary level by 5%; and if she will make a statement on the... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing the pupil teacher ratio by 1 point at primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31786/25] - Special Educational Needs
375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projected demand for school places in mainstream primary schools for pupils with special educational needs for the school year commencing... - Schools Building Projects
378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the development of a new site to accommodate a school (details supplied); when the new schools will be operational; and if she... - Special Educational Needs
379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ASD places available in primary schools in Ballincollig, County Cork for September 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a... - School Accommodation
382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31821/25] - Special Educational Needs
385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update in respect of the delivery of ASD classrooms at a school (details supplied); the date on which officials in the... - School Funding
387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding reduction in ICT grant funding allocated to school (details supplied); if she will address the concerns raised in... - Special Educational Needs
388. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to concerns raised by some school principals regarding proposed changes to the allocation of special schools... - Schools Building Projects
389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in Roscrea will move on to the next stage in the capital development plan. [31883/25] - Departmental Policies
390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered introducing a national policy on menstrual health education that includes conditions such as endometriosis and PCOS; and if... - School Accommodation
391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the progress of an application of a school (details enclosed) to renovate and extend their school campus; and if she will make a... - Bus Éireann
392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has a plan in place to bridge the shortfall of €90 million that was outlined at the presentation for school bus places by Bus... - Bus Services
393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school bus travelling to secondary schools (details supplied) will include new stops, given concerns regarding the safety of the current bus... - School Transport
394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider updating concessionary rules to align with the school transport scheme 2030, allowing students school choice rather than... - School Accommodation
395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a progress report on when the PE hall aspect of the development at a college (details supplied) will be completed; and if she will make a... - School Staff
396. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will stop all payslips being sent out to SNA’s and school staff as they can be received online and reassign the funds of sending... - Special Educational Needs
397. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in south Tipperary has not been allocated a single SNA despite a number of children with needs in the... - School Transport
398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport can be provided for a child (details supplied). [32005/25] - State Examinations
399. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will look to remove the question on “short story” Junior Cycle Higher Level English paper (details supplied) from the... - School Accommodation
400. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the urgent remedial action she will take to deal with the structural defects at a school (details supplied), given that two classrooms are... - School Management
401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a board of management will be reinstated at a school (details supplied). [32013/25] - Commissions of Investigation
402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the work of the commission into historical sexual abuse in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32048/25] - Further and Higher Education
403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reverse austerity measures made during the financial crash regarding FET learners payments, as many prospective students are not able... - Schools Building Projects
404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the proposed development works at a school (details supplied); the status of the application for additional... - State Examinations
405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when consideration will be given to making reasonable accommodation for students with dyslexia for State exams, such as the Junior and Leaving... - Teaching Qualifications
408. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the current qualification requirements for learning support teachers in Ireland (details supplied); if she has considered updating... - School Staff
409. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the current policy that denies incremental credit to post-primary teachers with experience in private schools outside the EU,... - Special Educational Needs
410. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure further SNA allocation is given to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32094/25] - School Accommodation
411. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on developments to be undertaken at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32096/25] - School Transport
412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills ; if she will review a school bus route to allow students to enrol in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Education Policy
413. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views of existing restrictions on teachers taking parental leave in individual days as can contribute to a lack of continuity between... - School Staff
414. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of an allowance for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32127/25] - Special Educational Needs
415. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an urgent update on the provision of a new modular SEN at a school (details supplied). [32131/25] - School Transport
416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will establish a school bus route for the 30 plus secondary school children living in the Nenagh/Silvermines area travelling to... - School Staff
417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she intends to introduce job-sharing arrangements for primary school principals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32135/25] - School Funding
420. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) which is not classified as a DEIS school can avail of European Structural and Investment Funds; the funding that... - Special Educational Needs
421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the availability of school places for children with special educational needs in east Galway; if her Department is aware of the... - School Staff
422. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SNAs employed in mainstream primary schools as of 30 September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32219/25] - State Examinations
423. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students completing their second level education Leaving Certificate examination in Gael Choláistí this year; and if she... - Special Educational Needs
424. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for an additional special education resource will be approved for a school (details supplied). [32234/25] - Departmental Properties
425. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update of the transfer of a plot of land in a school (details supplied) from her Department and the Dublin Education and Training Board to... - Schools Refurbishment
426. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of plans for renovations at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32254/25] - Special Educational Needs
427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of an ASD class in a supplementary request under ASA in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects
428. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the planning for a new school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32256/25] - School Admissions
429. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a case can be examined (details supplied) where a child does not have an appropriate school place for September; and if she will make a... - School Transport
430. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will consider correspondence (details supplied) around the school transport scheme grant; and if she will make a statement on... - School Funding
431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of capital and current funding her Department provided to a school (details supplied) in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular... - Special Educational Needs
432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school's (details supplied) SNA allocation will be reviewed in light of the fact that an increased allocation was recommended by the SENO;... - Schools Refurbishment
435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for emergency funding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32415/25] - School Funding
436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the funding available to schools for resources such as art therapy; if she will consider increasing supports for initiatives like... - Special Educational Needs
437. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which SNA allocations will happen for the 2025/2026 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32485/25] - School Accommodation
438. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of prefabs being used in primary and post primary schools across the State; the cost of these prefabs to the State, per county, in... - Departmental Websites
439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department’s website employs analytics tools (details supplied) that track website traffic using UTM parameters (for example,... - Schools Building Projects
440. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a school building project for a school (details supplied); to outline the timeline for this project; when the... - Special Educational Needs
441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a response will issue to a school (details supplied) that have been denied a SNA without any detail on the reason the decision was reached.... - School Accommodation
443. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) that was granted funding by her Department in December 2024 for additional space needed in September 2025, will... - Special Educational Needs
444. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when contact will be made with a school (details supplied) that has been looking for a reply from her Department since January. [32549/25] - School Accommodation
445. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the additional space promised for a school (details supplied) will be open by September 2025. [32550/25] - Departmental Data
446. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in Dublin 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12, in tabular form. [32564/25] - Special Educational Needs
447. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools providing summer education programme in the post code of Dublin 12. [32565/25] - Early School Leavers
448. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children that have left school before completing the Leaving Certificate or Leaving Certificate Applied, in the past five years, in... - Special Educational Needs
449. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the 1,600 additional SNA posts promised by her have been awarded. [32626/25] - Departmental Contracts
453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the costs incurred by her Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in 2024; the name of the... - School Funding
454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to increase the primary capitation grant by €75 per pupil to ensure schools can meet elevated running costs and reduce the burden on... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to reduce primary school class sizes to 19 pupils. [32655/25] - Education Policy
456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a new national small school’s project will be introduced. [32656/25] - Special Educational Needs
457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to introduce special educational needs coordinators to support students with a disability in transitioning through all educational settings.... - School Staff
458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider the allocation of an additional teacher to a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement... - School Accommodation
460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the plans to build SET classrooms during the summer holidays (details supplied). [32710/25] - School Funding
462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that capitation payments per secondary-school student are significantly higher than those per primary-school student; and if she will... - Early School Leavers
463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that left school during each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024 without completing the Leaving Certificate or Leaving... - Education Policy
464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on programmes to improve media literacy in primary and secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Patronage
465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will commit to increasing the number of multi-denominational schools; the progress that has been made since 2011; if she plans to survey... - Education Schemes
466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) was refused under the teacher refund scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32794/25] - Schools Building Projects
467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the proposed building programme for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32812/25] - Special Educational Needs
469. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for ASD classrooms within the approval process for a school (details supplied); the projected timeline for its... - Judicial Reviews
470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of judicial review cases her Department has defended in each of the past ten years; the number in relation to which proceedings are...
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