Written answers
Thursday, 27 November 2025
Department of Education and Skills
- Community Development Projects
286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has assessed the role of rural schools as key community hubs; the risks posed by funding pressures; and whether her Department can support... - Water Safety
287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will consider expanding water safety education in second-level schools, particularly for coastal counties, including County... - Schools Building Projects
288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding streams available for secondary schools to upgrade/refurbish home economics rooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Curriculum
289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the record number of exemptions from the study of Irish now affecting over 60,000 post-primary students, representing more than 14% of... - Departmental Data
290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budgetary provision made by her Department since 2020 to support programmes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects
291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether there will be any additional funding allocated under the summer works scheme for the 2025-2026 term; if not, the reason only five schools... - School Equipment
293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a national school pupil in County Kerry (details supplied) will be provided with assisted technology; and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, under the new SNA review guidelines, an emergent/above-SERC need arises in an autism class and a school requests a review, if the NCSE will... - Departmental Expenditure
296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated gross cost of extending State indemnity to all public primary and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the... - State Examinations
297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if extra time will be in place for State exams 2026 for students with dyslexia and dyscalculia; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Accommodation
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of a school’s application (details supplied) under the additional accommodation scheme; when a decision will issue;... - Schools Building Projects
299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of a school’s multiple applications (details supplied) under the emergency works scheme; when decisions will be issued... - Departmental Data
300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual cost of providing State indemnity to community and comprehensive schools; the cost on a per student basis; the estimated gross cost of... - Departmental Inquiries
301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review correspondence from a school regarding a scheme (details supplied); if she will review the costs and points being made for the... - Schools Building Projects
302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of school building projects at each stage, and at primary and at secondary level, being managed by her Department; and if she... - Home Schooling
303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which homeschooled students are assessed for their junior and leaving certificate. [66914/25] - School Curriculum
307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to the leaving certificate applied programme for deaf and hard of hearing students (details... - Departmental Programmes
310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to list all funding schemes, grant programmes and any other financial supports that are currently administered by her Department and its... - State Examinations
311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a detailed update on the work her Department has undertaken with respect to preparing to provide extra time in State examinations for... - School Facilities
312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a detail progress report in respect of an extension that has been granted to a school in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will... - School Staff
313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to urgently review pay and conditions in respect of SNAs and take into consideration the type of work they carry out on a daily basis; and if she... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress in emission reduction targets in areas that are the responsibility of her Department; which measures are particularly successful and... - Departmental Data
315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new school development projects in County Galway currently in Stage 2B of the development process; the date each project entered... - School Facilities
317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the significant financial pressure on schools in meeting day-to-day operational costs such as heating, insurance, cleaning and... - School Funding
318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the financial supports available to small rural primary schools that are struggling to meet basic operational... - Departmental Inquiries
321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has engaged with the Department of Finance or the insurance sector regarding the increasing insurance costs being reported by many... - School Funding
322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the increasing reliance on parent and community fundraising to cover core operational expenses in many small rural schools;... - Departmental Inquiries
323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has analysed the additional administrative and operational pressures on small rural schools with multigrade classes; and if she... - School Funding
326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide funding for energy-efficiency upgrades in older school buildings, including many small rural schools where energy costs are... - Departmental Data
327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are delays in the emergency works scheme affecting small rural schools; the average decision timeline; and if she will make a statement... - School Curriculum
332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the introduction of the new leaving cert curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67188/25] - School Staff
333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to urgently address the longstanding issue of pension entitlements for school secretaries and caretakers who have shown extraordinary patience... - School Admissions
334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department and NCSE will engage fully with the parents of child (details supplied) in relation to a school place; and if she will make a... - School Facilities
335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the school project (details supplied) and if she will engage with the school on the works as a matter of urgency; and if she... - School Staff
336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 280 of 10 November 2025, the reason for the delay in preparing a large scale recruitment campaign for the... - Insurance Coverage
337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of insurance for personal injury and third-party property damage for all public primary and post-primary schools; and if she...
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