Written answers
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport
423. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be included on the pilot school bus schemes envisioned under School Transport 2030. [62718/25] - School Accommodation
424. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has changed the policy in relation to the provision of modular units to schools which require additional space; if so, the rationale for... - School Transport
425. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a school bus is funded to transport school children from the Fanad peninsula and Gaeltacht to a school (details supplied)... - Special Educational Needs
426. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on an application by a school for an ASD unit (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Building Projects
428. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projected timeframe of stage 2 construction of new classrooms in a school (details supplied); and the date for completion of this project.... - Youth Services
429. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether she is aware of changes to Cork city youth clubs to amalgamate services into a hub; and whether she will outline the impacts of this.... - School Curriculum
430. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of optional language subjects currently on the Leaving Certificate curriculum; the number of these which are taken as non-curricular;... - Departmental Strategies
431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional resourcing, financial and staffing, will be allocated to ensure that inclusive education measures are implemented within defined... - School Accommodation
432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an additional special class will be sanctioned at a school (details supplied); and if this sanction will be expedited given the school has... - School Staff
433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has been unsuccessful in securing additional SNA allocation; if she will ensure that this decision is... - Youth Work Projects
437. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 626 of 14 November 2025, the correspondence her Department has had with DDLETB on the best way to support... - School Staff
439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an additional SNA will be provided to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62963/25] - Special Educational Needs
440. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine the case of a person (details supplied) who is due to start senior cycle in a special school but is due to turn 18 this year and will... - Schools Building Projects
441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a proposed school building project (details supplied), which was initially granted approval in February 2020... - School Accommodation
442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will support the opening of an additional ASD class at a school (details supplied). [62999/25] - Special Educational Needs
443. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to assist a school (details supplied) in County Kerry in the purchase of additional autism equipment; and if she will make a statement on the... - Departmental Staff
444. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of vacancies which arose at principal officer level for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in her Department and agencies... - Schools Building Projects
445. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the delivery of a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Transport
447. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to extending a bus service to include an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Funding
448. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the implementation of the new DEIS Plus Programme; and if she will ensure that DEIS Plus funding and resources will be made... - School Staff
451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if multidisciplinary teams including counsellors, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and educational psychologists will form... - Departmental Funding
455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify whether a school (details supplied) will be assessed under the forthcoming DEIS Plus process; the emergency interim measures,... - Departmental Strategies
456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a comprehensive update on the implementation of action 9 of opportunities for youth; the progress being made on the... - Departmental Reports
458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 78 of 4 November 2025, the timeline for the completion of a stage 2a addendum report (details supplied);... - Schools Building Projects
459. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the planned ASD classrooms at a school (details supplied); the reason construction works have not yet commenced despite... - Special Educational Needs
461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will get a special needs assistant care review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63194/25] - Schools Building Projects
462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the progress of the extension and refurbishment plans for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Departmental Policies
463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the Education Plan 2025; to outline progress made on the commitment to provide best practice guidance to schools regarding... - Special Educational Needs
464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures her Department is taking to ensure that every child with a disability can access a genuinely inclusive education in their local... - School Transport
468. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update in relation to the pilot school transport scheme; if she will provide details of the schools identified as pilot projects... - Departmental Programmes
470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the means by which schools qualify for the DEIS+ programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63299/25] - School Management
472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address concerns regarding the preparedness of schools to treat medical emergencies, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and... - School Accommodation
473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase the availability of school options in the Dublin 7 area; whether there are changes planned for the school planning area in... - Schools Building Projects
474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for details and progress of upgrades on schools in the Dublin 7 area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63409/25] - School Management
475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process for schools to change patronage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63410/25] - Irish Language
476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the most recent total number of teachers in Irish primary schools, by number, per category (details supplied). [63435/25] - Schools Building Projects
484. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update in relation to a school construction project (details supplied); when this school will proceed to tender and... - Special Educational Needs
485. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider a request to establish a special class within a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Education Schemes
486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have been awarded the active school flag post primary; the successful schools, by county; the schools that applied... - Special Educational Needs
489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 194 of 7 October 2025, when the review of the assistive technology scheme will be completed; and the... - Schools Refurbishment
491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the redevelopment of a school (details supplied) in Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63597/25] - School Admissions
492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of difficulties parents in Dublin south-west are having in securing places for their children in local secondary schools; and if... - Departmental Legal Cases
494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total legal costs in defending judicial reviews of planning decisions involving her Department and/or agencies within the aegis of her... - Schools Building Projects
495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will progress to build; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63662/25] - Departmental Data
496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of post-primary school places in the Dublin south west area in the 2025-2026 academic year; the number of children who did not receive... - School Accommodation
498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the emergency works application for a school (details supplied); when a decision will be made; and if she will make a statement on... - Special Educational Needs
500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for the trainings that are in place for bus drivers in State-funded bus services for disabled children, including privately contracted bus... - Residential Institutions
501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to honour all commitments made to a group of hunger strikers who have recently concluded their strike following agreement with her... - Departmental Circulars
502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions she will take to address an anomaly related to circular 54/2019; if a teacher has moved schools in the past 12-months, regardless of... - Special Educational Needs
503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to improve pay and conditions for special needs assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63795/25] - Departmental Data
505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of curricular Mandarin Chinese Leaving Certificate examination sits in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will... - School Accommodation
514. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is aware of capacity issues in terms of primary school places in Kildare town; the steps she will take to address this issue;... - Departmental Strategies
515. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she intends to publish an implementation plan for the opportunities for youth strategy; when the plan will be published; and if she will make... - Departmental Funding
516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of the youth affairs 2025 budget that is allocated for capital projects; the channels that exist for communities to access that...
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