Written answers
Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Department of Education and Skills
- Bus Services
334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to allow people who are contracted by Bus Éireann to drive buses for children with additional needs to continue to do so after... - Dormant Accounts Fund
335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 708 of 4 November 2025, when a decision will issue in regard to the Dormant Accounts Action Plan 2026 in... - Industrial Disputes
336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on talks ongoing following the end of strike action by school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement... - Special Educational Needs
337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a new ASD class at a school (details supplied); the reason for any delays; and when the class will be open. [65131/25] - School Staff
338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that a school (details supplied) has been forced to drop science as a mandatory subject for first year students due to a shortage... - School Enrolments
339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children who are involved in the school enrolment pilot scheme who have not been offered a school place, to date in 2025. [65146/25] - Special Educational Needs
344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a school’s (details supplied) difficulties in securing an increase in its SNA allocation; the progress on this issue;... - Education Policy
345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills is she aware of a spike in reported stress issues for post-primary school children, in terms of examination anxiety and so on; the way in which... - Schools Building Projects
347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure a modular build for a school (details supplied) is expedited. [65202/25] - School Facilities
349. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding avenues available through her Department to support a primary school in installing an astro-turf playing pitch on existing lands; and... - Schools Building Projects
350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will approve the urgent development of either a new build, or as an immediate measure prefabricated accommodation for a school (details... - School Transport
351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school transport query from a person in Kildare (details supplied). [65221/25] - Special Educational Needs
352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if additional places for mild learning disability classes will be accommodated; and... - School Curriculum
353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has given or will give consideration to the inclusion of Romanian language classes and exams in the Leaving Certificate... - School Staff
354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Irish sign language interpreter who is paid the same rate as an SNA and is employed by a school (details supplied) will be retained. [65253/25] - Home Schooling
355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if home tuition hours and any other necessary supports will be approved for a person (details supplied). [65260/25] - School Accommodation
356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the engagement she or her Department have had with the management of school (details supplied) in relation to the need for... - Departmental Data
357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on an application for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65289/25] - Special Educational Needs
358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the case of a student (details supplied); and if she will instruct her Department to investigate the matter to ensure the... - School Staff
359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she or her Department are aware of any reductions to the SNA allocations for primary schools in Dublin northwest, following the most recent... - School Transport
360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on school transport for a student with special educational needs (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - School Enrolments
361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of capacity issues regarding secondary school places in the Castleknock-Carpenterstown school planning area; and if she will make... - School Staff
363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that a school (details supplied) has had to cancel 5th year construction studies during the middle of the term due to the... - Schools Building Projects
367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on planned repair work and the extension to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65337/25] - School Accommodation
369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools at primary and secondary level that have reported leaks in the roofs of the schools, by age of the school; the design... - Special Educational Needs
370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there are no specialist therapies and supports available to special schools dealing with severe educational behaviour difficulties.... - School Staff
373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an SNA review has been initiated for a school (details supplied). [65358/25] - School Equipment
374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has considered the implications of the recent Medical Emergency Response (MER) report, which shows that only 43.2% of schools... - School Transport
376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider and respond to correspondence from the parents and caregivers association of a school (details supplied) regarding school transport... - Schools Building Projects
377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the new school for a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65445/25] - School Enrolments
378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children from Newbridge primary schools who secured places in Newbridge secondary schools for the 2024/2025 academic year, by... - School Transport
380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students receiving school transport in Newbridge; the number refused school transport; and the reason for refusal, in tabular form.... - School Enrolments
381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if children with no offers of a secondary school place in Newbridge will be prioritised in the next round of offers; and if she will make a... - School Transport
385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to allow people who are contracted by Bus Éireann to drive buses for children with additional needs to continue to do so... - Home Schooling
386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the process in which a student being home schooled can complete the Leaving Certificate. [65514/25] - School Accommodation
389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to respond to correspondence regarding an application for additional accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Special Educational Needs
390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional support will be provided to a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65553/25] - School Meals Programme
391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if individual schools have any discretion under the tendering and procurement process when selecting the provider of their school meals, taking... - Schools Building Projects
392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in Waterford that applied for funding under the 2025 Summer Works Programme. [65607/25] - School Staff
393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional special needs assistants employed over the years 2020 to 2025, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a... - School Transport
394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to change the regulations regarding persons aged 70 and over, driving vehicles providing a public service such as school transport; and... - Disabilities Assessments
395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will direct the NCSE to issue additional letters of eligibility where assessments were completed shortly after the 1 October deadline and... - School Staff
402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 502 of 18 November 2025, the advice she would give to a teacher who has moved schools in the past 12-months... - Schools Building Projects
403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding is available for a school (details supplied); and when building will commence. [65677/25] - Departmental Funding
404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding is available which an association (details supplied) or its member organisations can apply for to continue its mentoring scheme for... - Schools Building Projects
405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the tender will be released for the building of a school (details supplied) given the urgent situation facing the school and the potential... - Youth Services
406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of the 2026 youth affairs budget that is allocated for capital projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65770/25] - Departmental Funding
407. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 516 of 18 November 2025, the mechanisms that will support the delivery of actions 10 and 13 of the... - Special Educational Needs
408. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will fulfil the commitment made by the former Minister of Education and Youth and meet with the principal of a school (details supplied)... - Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta
409. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Oideachais agus Óige díriú chomh luath agus gur féidir ar na seomraí ranga breise buana a... - School Funding
410. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) did not receive funding under the recently announced climate action summer works scheme; if there will be... - School Accommodation
411. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 514 of 18 November 2025, if she will consider establishing additional accommodation measures for primary... - Teaching Qualifications
412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures her Department is taking to provide a fair and accessible pathway to primary teacher registration for qualified, experienced... - Bus Éireann
413. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 93 of 6 March 2024, where the specific information requested regarding the publication of documentation... - Home Schooling
416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider allocating a home school community liaison teacher for all special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65908/25] - School Staff
418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider changing principals allowance to reflect the number of staff managed for special schools; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Management
420. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider establishing an in-school management team appropriate to the size of a school’s staff (details supplied); and if she will make... - School Funding
421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools that were unsuccessful in obtaining climate action summer works scheme funding in the current round will be automatically considered... - Educational Disadvantage
424. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider reclassifying the DEIS status of a school (details supplied) from DEIS Band 2 to DEIS Band 1, given the increased educational and... - Special Educational Needs
426. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider increasing the number of posts of responsibility in a special school, bearing in mind that special schools generally have a large... - School Staff
427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to roll out the new administrative executive roles scheme for schools as a pilot scheme in County Kerry to support and strengthen schools there,... - Educational Disadvantage
428. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date for the publishing of the proposed new DEIS Plan; and when her Department intend to communicate with school principals at existing DEIS... - Special Educational Needs
434. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools and students that will be included in the pilot programme (RACE accommodations) for students with dyslexia and dyscalculia... - Departmental Data
436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in issuing payment to a person (details supplied) under the home-based summer programme; when payment can be expected;... - School Curriculum
437. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will formalise sun safety in the primary and post-primary school curricula, to integrate age-appropriate sun smart education (HSE2025),... - Departmental Staff
439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of former secretary general’s, retired civil servants, directors of service, retired city/county managers or those of a similar... - Education Policy
440. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the review of out-of-school education; the current status of the revision report; when it is expected to be completed; and if... - School Enrolments
441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department is taking to provide a school place for a child (details supplied), who has not attended school since 2024; and if she... - School Funding
442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a breakdown of the number of schools, per county, that were approved under the muti-annual summer works scheme for the years 2022 to... - Departmental Expenditure
446. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount her Department and any body under her aegis have spent on the services of a company (details supplied), by year and organisation in... - School Funding
448. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 17 September 2025, for an updated table accounting of the recent funding announcement under the... - School Enrolments
449. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the concerns of parents who have so far failed to secure infant places in their local village school (details supplied); and... - School Funding
450. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide funding to carryout significant improvement works to the older schools in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Discipline
451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department’s procedures for ensuring that all primary and post-primary schools provide a clear opt-out process for parents who do not... - Departmental Correspondence
464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66219/25] - School Staff
465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the results of exceptional reviews and SNA SENO reviews, in primary and post-primary and special schools, in the past year; the... - School Funding
466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date the next tranche of projects to receive funding under the annual climate action summer works scheme 2026 will be announced. [66289/25] - Departmental Expenditure
468. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the Department’s annual expenditure on State Claims Agency costs for the years 2020–2025. [66349/25]
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