Written answers
Tuesday, 2 December 2025
Department of Education and Skills
- School Meals Programme
205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will be fully developed and end its current prefabrication status; if there are any plans to incorporate the... - Special Educational Needs
206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 645 of 4 November 2025, whether schools will be instructed or required by the NCSE to redeploy special... - Departmental Inquiries
207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67281/25] - Special Educational Needs
208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistant posts funded in the State; the number of vacancies at present; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Accommodation
210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the development of a new stand-alone building at a school (details supplied); to outline how she plans to address the... - Special Educational Needs
211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the application for a special education class at a school (details supplied). [67297/25] - Education Policy
213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans to update the Department's school planning areas, particularly where significant amounts of development have changed since the school... - Education Schemes
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); if she will provide an update on this person's PME scheme application; and if she... - Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta
215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider allocating funding for employment of a youth officer in each of the Gaeltacht language planning areas; and if she will make... - School Admissions
216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is the policy of her Department to not permit young people over the age of 18 years-of-age to attend special schools; if so, the reason... - Education Schemes
217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the EWS application for a school (details supplied); to provide a timeline on the assessment of the application; and if she will... - School Accommodation
219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if approval will be granted for the required four modular classrooms and a modular technology engineering room for a school (details supplied) to... - Artificial Intelligence
220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to finding a proper AI detection system in order that second-level senior certificate cycle projects can be graded... - Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta
221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén cineál caiteachais a bheadh i gceist aici a chur ar fáil don mhaoiniú a fhaigheann scoileanna a bhfuil stádas Scoile... - School Costs
222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 553 of 12 November 2025, if there is financial assistance available for parents/guardians who cannot afford... - Schools Administration
223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the role of the board of management regarding holding principals to account in secondary schools. [67434/25] - Noise Pollution
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken by her Department to ensure schools are protected from noise pollution from Dublin Airport. [67445/25] - School Funding
225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in the case of Elevate 25, carried out by DAA, the number of other State-owned companies that provide funding to schools; and if this will become... - Child Abuse
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the redress scheme for survivors of historical child sexual abuse in primary and secondary schools. [67454/25] - Artificial Intelligence
228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the type of training provided to staff within her Department in the use of, or understanding of artificial intelligence; if a programme is... - Special Educational Needs
229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the online supports that are made available by her Department to students with additional learning needs. [67475/25] - Online Safety
231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the assessments, particularly independent research, has been carried out or commissioned into mobile phone use by students in schools; and if she... - School Admissions
232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether there will be a sufficient number of school places in Gorey, County Wexford at primary and post-primary level over the next... - School Funding
233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding be granted for urgent electric works at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67484/25] - School Accommodation
234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an ASA application (details provided); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67488/25] - School Admissions
235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school place could be offered to a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67492/25] - Schools Building Projects
236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will urgently review the decision to provide only an 8-classroom permanent school building for a school (details supplied); the reason her... - School Facilities
237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details in relation to the approval of additional education provision at schools (details supplied); and if she will make a... - School Staff
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to re-enter talks as a matter of urgency in relation to the school secretaries and caretakers pay entitlements dispute; and if she will make a... - Energy Conservation
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the deep energy retrofit programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67538/25] - Energy Infrastructure
241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will be retrofitted as part of the deep energy retrofit programme; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Accommodation
242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for additional accommodation; and if she will make a statement on... - Health Service Executive
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the interactions her Department has had with the HSE in terms of the delivery of increased funding for SLT and OT services for a school (details... - State Examinations
246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an educational facility (details supplied) is required to attain examinations centre status in order for students to submit coursework for... - Schools Building Projects
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the application by a school (details supplied) under the summer works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Policies
248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way the National Convention on Education will ensure that underrepresented voices; e.g. students with special educational needs, marginalized... - School Funding
253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is permissible for a public school to require a monetary payment deposit to maintain an application open for the school; if this has been... - School Admissions
254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the concerns raised by a parent (details supplied) who’s child has so far failed to secure an infant place in their... - School Equipment
255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when assistive technology will be provided to a child (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67653/25] - School Management
256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the procedures for allocating the number of posts of responsibility and the remuneration for principalship and deputy... - Special Educational Needs
257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to ensure that every child with additional needs is guaranteed a suitable school placement, given the severe shortage of... - School Management
261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the procedures for allocating the number of posts of responsibility and the remuneration for principalship and deputy... - School Admissions
262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will review a case (details supplied) where a family has applied for their child to attend over 20 primary schools and has yet... - Schools Building Projects
263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date regarding an additional accommodation project under the School Capital Programme (details supplied); and if she will... - School Funding
265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the ESD to 2030 funding call for schools 2025, for which applications closed in October; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Staff
266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the talks regarding school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67717/25] - Schools Building Projects
267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the detailed delivery plan, including timelines and key milestones, for the full modular build comprising of 14 classrooms and associated... - Special Educational Needs
271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a special school place will be provided for a child (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Staff
272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the difficulty faced by a school (details supplied) in securing an adequate number of French teachers... - School Funding
273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to secure emergency funding for a situation generating issues of major concern for a school (details supplied) in County... - Schools Building Projects
274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to name the 80 further school building projects that will progress to construction in 2026 and 2027. [67762/25] - Industrial Disputes
277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the breakdown in discussions in relation to pay parity and pensions for caretakers and secretaries; and if she will make a... - Departmental Budgets
278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of the major project at a school (details supplied). [67926/25] - Departmental Correspondence
280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the application for incremental credit made by a person (details supplied); and when the application will be processed and... - School Accommodation
281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that the second classroom at the ASD unit at a school (details supplied) will be opened in early 2026; and if she will make a... - Departmental Projects
282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67996/25] - Schools Building Projects
285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the new school building projects for a school (details supplied), which were granted planning permission in May 2025; and... - School Funding
286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if full capital funding has been allocated for the construction of new buildings for a school (details supplied), and if she will outline the... - Departmental Projects
288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68003/25] - Departmental Data
290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to use data from the school admissions pilot to forecast demand and prioritise capacity expansion, including new builds or extensions,... - School Accommodation
291. 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. [68020/25] - Departmental Correspondence
292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the dearth of places for autistic children in primary schools... - Teacher Training
293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can provide the rationale for the current system where a certain Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge (TEG) level is an entry requirement for... - School Accommodation
295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that a serious problem is developing in Kildare town and in some surrounding catchment areas where existing primary schools have... - Special Educational Needs
296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider and resolve problems raised in correspondence (details supplied) concerning funding and supports for special education; and... - School Admissions
297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if assistance can be given to parents who missed a deadline (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68143/25] - Special Educational Needs
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps the Government will take to address the shortage of special educational places in Mayo given the unprecedented demand for the 2026-2027...
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