Written answers
Tuesday, 30 September 2025
Department of Education and Skills
- Residential Institutions
403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm that health supports for survivors under the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Act 2025 will be... - School Transport
407. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if two school bus tickets will be re-issued (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51107/25] - Departmental Projects
408. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the national small schools project will continue after 2026; if it will be extended to include more small rural schools that could greatly... - School Costs
409. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that a fashion competition (details supplied) is now charging schools a fee of €1,000 euro to enter, despite this being... - Schools Building Projects
410. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school building project (details supplied) for four classrooms and an SEN base is stalled at Stage 2B since January 2025 and... - School Transport
411. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will engage with Bus Éireann in relation to the lack of response and lack of specific case details following queries from Oireachtas... - School Curriculum
412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether funding will be made available to recognise programmes which teach fifth and sixth class primary school students on business and... - Special Educational Needs
413. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the provision of an autism class for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51159/25] - Artificial Intelligence
414. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on her Department's policy on the use of artificial intelligence in schools. [51181/25] - School Equipment
415. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total sum in ICT grants to primary and secondary schools respectively for each of the years 2020 to 2024; if all schools availed of these... - School Transport
416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on additional pilot school transport schemes for the 2025/2026 year; if it is envisaged that further services will be provided... - Special Educational Needs
427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated completion date for new special classes at schools (details supplied); and when the school will commence for children with... - National Council for Special Education
429. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to recently published SNA Guidelines by the National Council for Special Education (details... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
430. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the teacher student ratio and average class size in primary and secondary schools, by county, from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will... - Capitation Grants
431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will increase the primary capitation grant by €75 per pupil in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51266/25] - Budget 2026
432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reduce the average class size by two pupils in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51267/25] - School Facilities
433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce a new national small schools project as outlined in the Programme for Government in Budget 2026; and if she will make a... - Special Educational Needs
434. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce new special educational needs coordinators as outlined in the Programme for Government in Budget 2026; and if she will make... - School Transport
435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify when a child (details supplied) will receive their school transport for academic year 2025/2026 [51273/25] - Teaching Qualifications
436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Professional Masters in Education (Primary) is fully subscribed across current higher education providers; and if it is intended that the... - National Council for Special Education
437. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the stakeholders the NCSE consult with when creating the SNA review guidelines 2025/2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51307/25] - Special Educational Needs
439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the training that has taken place to allow schools to implement the SNA review guidelines for 2025/2026; and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects
442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the development of a new school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51329/25] - Workplace Relations Commission
444. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of talks commenced at the Workplace Relations Commission (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Data
445. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if she will provide the data storage supplier, in... - Health and Safety
446. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to urgently provide funding towards addressing a major health and safety issue in the vicinity of a school in County Kerry (details supplied);... - Departmental Policies
447. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to alter how special needs assistants can use their parental leave due to difficulties experienced by those educators (details... - School Transport
448. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 536 of 17 September 2025, if students can avail of an existing school bus route between Loughrea and... - Departmental Funding
449. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will increase the capitation grant for primary schools in Budget 2026, to ensure schools can meet basic operational costs without relying... - Departmental Policies
450. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider allowing primary school teachers who have been on the supplementary panel for an extended period to apply for the main... - Schools Building Projects
451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update in respect of the development of a site (details supplied) for school buildings; the amount allocated to the project to date; the... - Education and Training Provision
452. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give detailed consideration to the issues raised in correspondence regarding primary education (details supplied); and if she will... - Special Educational Needs
453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to parliamentary question 385 of 17 June 2025, for an update regarding the provision of ASD classrooms; the steps she has taken to... - Departmental Schemes
454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the updated NCSE guidelines 2025 to 2026 regarding, insufficient consultation which has taken place with schools, SNA’s... - Special Educational Needs
455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the SNA review process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51475/25] - Departmental Funding
456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total funding given by her Department to an organisation (details supplied) over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Refurbishment
458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to commit to funding for repairs, upkeep and inspections of the playground adjoining a school (details supplied), which is used extensively on a... - School Transport
459. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a pupil with autism who was awarded school transport for national school must reapply for school transport when they go to secondary school.... - School Admissions
460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if approval will issue without further delay in respect of additional accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a... - School Transport
461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review a case (details supplied); if he will take into account that the school in question is the only girls-only school available to... - School Facilities
462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review a matter regarding the finishing of a soft play area for school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Disadvantaged Status
463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding DEIS Urban Band 1 status for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51565/25] - Departmental Funding
464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the basis on which music generation and ETB music services are funded; the means by which their ongoing costs met; and if she will make a... - School Transport
467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to a regular review of all school transport routes, in particular those that are deemed to be at capacity but... - Grant Payments
469. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to review and increase the capitation grant for national schools in Budget 2026, in light of rising operational costs and the financial... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm whether plans are in place to implement the commitment set out in the Programme for Government to reduce class sizes in... - School Transport
471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Bus Éireann will not reconsider its position regarding school transport (details supplied), to facilitate children from Moanroe,... - State Examinations
472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details on the arrangements in place for 5th year students, who are being educated at home, to fulfil the additional assessment components in... - Grant Payments
473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will increase the capitation grant for primary schools in Budget 2026, in order to ensure that schools can cover essential running costs... - Schools Building Projects
474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the construction of a new school building (details supplied), and when it is expected to be completed and opened to... - School Transport
476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to a family for transfer to a school transport route (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Grant Payments
477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will increase the capitation grant for schools in the upcoming Budget, in order to ensure that schools have sufficient funding to cover... - Schools Building Projects
480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the up-to-date position with the provision of a new school building in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - School Curriculum
482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the introduction of the revised primary school curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51770/25] - School Transport
490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children attending special schools in Cork for whom a school transport place has been sanctioned but a tender has not yet been... - Special Educational Needs
492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the SNA Workforce Plan; the date on which it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51808/25] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current and five-year trend in average primary class size and pupil teacher ratio, by local authority area, and by DEIS status; the number of... - School Funding
495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current capitation grant rates at primary level (mainstream, special school, and special class top-ups); the aggregate annual outturn for... - Special Educational Needs
496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools with three or more special education teacher (SET) posts, by local authority area; if she will introduce dedicated... - Schools Administration
497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to publish the evaluation findings and lessons learned from the small schools pilot project; the number and location of participating schools; if... - School Staff
498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide 2024/2025 teacher supply and vacancy data at primary level, by local authority area (including fixed-term, permanent, and substitution... - School Accommodation
500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a case (details supplied); and if she will instruct her Department to reduce class sizes and ensure that the school has an... - School Funding
501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an application for emergency works for a school (details supplied) was refused an increase in funding; if additional funding will be... - State Examinations
502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for the withdrawal of spelling and grammar waivers for candidates with learning difficulties that have been granted additional time... - Schools Building Projects
505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update regarding the unexpected latest delay in progressing the construction of the long-awaited extension for (detail supplied); if a... - Education Schemes
506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm if her Department is responsible for the funding of ongoing operational costs (rent, rates, staffing, administration etc.) of publicly... - School Closures
507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department is taking to address the closure of small rural schools (details supplied); if she will provide details of school... - School Admissions
508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 822 of 14 August 2025, the options open to a family (details supplied) to secure a school place; the... - School Transport
509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an additional school bus service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52026/25] - Special Educational Needs
510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give urgent and detailed consideration to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52041/25] - School Transport
511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review correspondence (details supplied); if she will issue a school transport ticket; and if she will make a statement on the... - Irish Language
512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support increasing the number of Irish language medium schools to 20%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52047/25] - School Transport
515. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can provide an update on a request for a remote area grant for a child in County Kildare (details supplied), given that there are no seats... - School Funding
516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that capitation grants for primary and post-primary schools are increased in recognition of the substantial increase in... - Departmental Properties
517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans her Department has for a site (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52083/25] - School Transport
518. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school bus escorts hours are being reduced across the State, and if so, the reason. [52096/25] - Special Educational Needs
521. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if SNA support will be allocated for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52152/25]
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