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Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
26. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais an bhfuil sé i gceist aici moltaí na tuarascála a rinne Comhchoiste Oireachtais na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge sa Dáil dheireanach a chur i bhfeidhm maidir le Córas Bronnta na nDíolúintí i leith na Gaeilge agus ar shonraíocht T1 agus T2 na hArdteistiméireachta don Ghaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [8501/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
27. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Oideachais an bhfuil sé i gceist aici a chinntiú go gcloífear leis an ngeallúint do dhaltaí Gaelscoile i gceantair Bhaile Átha Cliath 2, 4, 6 agus 8 go mbeidh Gaelcholáiste acu le tosú ann i scoilbhlian 2026-2027 i gcomhthéacs an diúltaithe atá déanta ag scoil ainmnithe (sonraí tugtha) don réiteach a bhí fógartha ag a Roinn; an dta…
Peadar Tóibín Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
28. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of children within the education system on a waiting list for vital therapies. [7725/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
29. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education if she will give a progress report on the school campus promised at a location (details supplied); and if she will confirm all the schools that will be located there and any sporting or other facilities that will be co-located there. [8603/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
30. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education what steps have been taken to address the shortage of additional need services at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8588/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
31. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education her plans to address the issue of the shortage of school places in Kildare. [6505/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
32. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the plans to help primary and secondary school parents to cope with school costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8427/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
33. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if the concerns of staff and the local community will be listened to; if she will reverse the decision to relocate the Donegal Education Centre from Donegal town to Letterkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8542/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
34. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education whether she has met with organisations (details supplied) to discuss the concerns of teachers regarding the proposed Leaving Certificate Senior Cycle reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8315/25]
Michael Cahill Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
35. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on extensions to schools in Kerry. [8645/25]
Brendan Smith Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
36. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education the proposals she has to roll out a national therapy service in education for special schools and special classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8600/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
37. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if consideration will be given to a review of the incremental credit award to teachers returning to Ireland who have gained experience working in schools abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8187/25]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
38. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education when the summer works scheme 2025 will be open for applications; whether the categories of works covered in previous years will continue to be available under this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8370/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
39. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the school transport scheme in County Mayo; if the service from Derryfadda and Boleyglass to Crossmolina, which operated until 2021, will be reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8616/25]
Paul Lawless Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
40. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education if she will cease the promotion of transgender ideology in primary and secondary school curricula, given the extensive research from comprehensive studies such as the Cass report, which provides stark warnings on the issue, and the fact that it is being implemented without consultation with parents, teachers, or consideration of school ethos. [8599/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
41. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the counselling in primary schools pilot; the counselling hours delivered to date and the number of children to benefit; the way in which this pilot is monitored and evaluated; her plans for its further rollout; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8492/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
42. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education what resources are allocated to ensure that teachers working in special schools are adequately trained; if there are professional learning seminars they can avail of or if the university courses at present offer this training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8188/25]
Barry Ward Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
43. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education the actions she will take to address the concerns of the management of a school (details supplied) regarding their existing prefab accommodation and the need to upgrade their heating system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6890/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
44. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education the reason the proposal from a school (details supplied) to temporarily host the students of the new special school in north Dublin was rejected; how these students will instead be accommodated; the timeline for this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8271/25]
Matt Carthy Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
45. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education if she intends to introduce changes to the school transport scheme in advance of the next school year. [5749/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
46. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education her plans to ensure every child and young person seeking a school place in County Kildare will be offered same in 2025/2026 and 2026/2027 academic years. [7552/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
47. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that there is provision of a multigendered and multidenominational secondary school in the Ashtown and Pelletstown areas of Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8535/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
48. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) will be included in the school capital buildings programme, considering its seriously inadequate school facilities and amenities in a landlocked site, as well as the dangerous location of the school from a road-safety perspective. [8590/25]
Tony McCormack Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
49. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Education for an update on work for a school (details supplied), including the works on an ASD unit. [8372/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
50. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the progress on school building projects and the projected completion dates for schools in Dublin mid-west (details supplied). [8473/25]