Written answers
Thursday, 17 July 2025
Department of Education and Skills
- School Enrolments
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on her plans to address the projected population growth in Portmarnock; the projected impact this will have on school places;... - Special Educational Needs
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will bring forward a plan to support children with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39783/25] - Schools Building Projects
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will work with the DDLETB to fast track the application for a new building for a school (details supplied) which has faced... - School Accommodation
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the status of the extension to a school (details supplied); the timeline for the delivery of the extension; when the project is... - Youth Services
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the supports that are available for capital development for youth facilities from her Department; the plans she has to expand these;... - Special Educational Needs
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions she will take to ensure that every child has an appropriate school place with all necessary supports in their local area in September.... - Educational Disadvantage
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria for schools to qualify for DEIS status; the progress of a DEIS+ model; when this will be delivered; and if she will make a statement... - Special Educational Needs
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that adequate financial provision is made to enable the appointment of SNAs to all schools from September where such needs have... - School Enrolments
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children currently awaiting a place in a secondary school; her Department’s plans to ensure that every child who finished... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a review can be carried out on the process for assessing teaching allocations, given a number of primary schools in County Louth have been... - School Curriculum
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on plans to roll out senior cycle redevelopment in light of the rejection of the implementation plan by an organisation... - Schools Building Projects
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in providing a new school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39777/25] - Early Childhood Care and Education
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is any intention within the Department to progress the development of guidelines and additional supports for schools on supporting... - Youth Services
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is aware of financial constraints currently being experienced by independent youth projects in Dublin; if she will put in place... - Schools Refurbishment
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene to ensure that a school (details supplied) receive a decision on their emergency works grant application to enable the... - Teaching Qualifications
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is considering a strategic plan to attract qualified teachers, who have left the service to work abroad, back to the education service in... - Special Educational Needs
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has considered increasing the availability of Irish phonics resources to assist students with dyslexia studying Irish; and if... - Schools Building Projects
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on school building projects in Dublin mid-west (details supplied) and their projected completion dates. [40006/25] - Special Educational Needs
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications made for an additional SNA in counties Galway and Roscommon, where the application has been denied by the NCSE; and if... - Educational Disadvantage
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when schools will be added to the DEIS list; and when the next list of additional schools to the DEIS programme will be announced (details... - Special Educational Needs
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department’s plans to provide alternative models of learning for children who struggle with the larger conventional classroom model... - Schools Building Projects
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update of the timeline for the budget allocation and commencement of the new school building for a school (details... - School Accommodation
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide further clarity on the reason a school (details supplied) was not facilitated to open a new autism classroom; and if she will make a... - Special Educational Needs
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of speech and language therapists assigned to schools in Dublin for each year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make... - School Transport
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the up-to-date position on her Department’s evaluation of pilots run under the revised school transport scheme for 2025-2026; the next... - Special Educational Needs
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a list of schools in Mayo which are due to open autism classes in September 2025; the names of schools which were due to open autism... - School Patronage
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for reconfiguration numbers at the end of the 2025 academic year. [39684/25] - School Transport
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will announce the next pilot routes on the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39997/25] - School Accommodation
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the timeline for the budget allocation and commencement of a new two-storey extension comprising four classrooms, specialist rooms,... - Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills na céimeanna atá glactha aici chun déileáil leis an easpa téascleabhar as Gaeilge atá ar fáil do dhaltaí... - Educational Disadvantage
126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason two secondary schools in Tipperary town have no resources under the DEIS programme (details supplied) given they serve the same... - Special Educational Needs
127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to pause the reconfiguration of MGLD schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39685/25] - Education Policy
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions underway in primary schools to ensure that children have adequate digital literacy skills. [40002/25] - Child Abuse
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to acknowledge and provide restitution for survivors who experienced abuse in Irish schools under the guideline of ‘corporal... - School Transport
131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 330 of 8 May 2025, the position regarding the school transport pilot scheme; if the scheme will be extended... - Special Educational Needs
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action she is taking to increase the numbers of SNAs and special education teachers available to teach in schools; and if she will make a... - Education Schemes
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to ensure that children have access to summer provision and adequate supports during the summer months; and if she will... - School Staff
134. 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. [38943/25] - An Teanga Gaeilge
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an aontaíonn sí go bhfuil líon na ndaltaí atá ag fáil díolúintí ó staidéar a dhéanamh... - Special Educational Needs
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she is taking to increase ASD unit capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40140/25] - Sports Facilities
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 205 of 1 October 2024, if it is still the intention of her Department to make a green area available for... - Irish Language
139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider introducing a funding stream in her Department in order that all secondary school students would be entitled to have a free... - Special Educational Needs
141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Government will address the shortage of early intervention classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40139/25] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department have undertaken to reduce the pupil teacher ratio in an effort to maintain teaching posts while there is a temporary dip... - Special Educational Needs
145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department is taking to address the urgent issue of special needs assistant (SNA) resourcing in the Roscommon-Galway constituency,... - School Staff
146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she is taking to address the teacher supply crisis in advance of September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Special Educational Needs
147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children with additional needs who have yet to secure appropriate places in primary and secondary schools in the next academic... - Schools Building Projects
148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the up-to-date position on a design team been appointed to a new school project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Irish Language
149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children attending Gaelscoileanna and Gaelcholáistí, including in Gaeltacht areas, in each of the past three years; the... - Special Educational Needs
151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children from Dublin Bay north who were on a waiting list for a place in a special school in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023,... - Schools Building Projects
152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the long-awaited capital works at a school (details supplied). [40148/25] - Special Educational Needs
153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that all children who meet the criteria for a special needs class will get a place in a special needs class in September 2025;... - Irish Language
155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is concerned by reports that large numbers of students in post-primary schools are receiving exemptions for Irish; and if she will make a... - School Enrolments
156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the projected population growth in Donabate outpaces her Department’s delivery of new primary and secondary schools for the area; if... - Irish Language
157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding any initiatives that seek to increase the provision of Gaelscoileanna and Gaelcholáistí at a national level; her... - School Staff
158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the urgent steps being taken to ensure equality for school secretaries and caretakers; the details of her engagement to date with their trade... - School Transport
159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update in relation to the implementation of the terms of the school transport review to reduce distance criteria and expand... - Education Policy
161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure schools that are operating via Windows 10 are supported to upgrade all ICT infrastructure; and if she will make a statement... - Special Educational Needs
162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm that pupils with a diagnosis of dyslexia will be allowed additional time to complete their State exams in 2026; and if she... - Youth Services
163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work that has been undertaken since youth work came under her remit. [39686/25] - Artificial Intelligence
164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department is taking to combat the use of AI in assessments; the concerns her Department has; the steps she is taking to reduce its... - School Transport
165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has engaged with the Minister for Transport and the Road Safety Authority regarding allowing those over 70 years to drive for school... - School Staff
167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an overview of steps she is taking to ensure that school secretaries and care-takers receive better pay and conditions; and... - Special Educational Needs
168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a review of the number of special needs assistants will be carried out for a school (details supplied); to outline the recommended student-SNA... - Education Policy
169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will reassess the need for a secondary school for Newcastle given the population is growing faster than projected in the... - Schools Building Projects
170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a new primary school for Carrick on Shannon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38425/25] - State Examinations
171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the accommodations currently in place for visually impaired students sitting the Leaving Certificate examinations. [40001/25] - Departmental Policies
172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has engaged with an organisation (details supplied) regarding the treatment of abuse survivors and the need for a redress scheme for... - Special Educational Needs
173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the development of a school (details supplied); and to outline plans for its future growth. [40069/25]
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