Questions

610. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will examine a case (details supplied) where a child who requires a place in a reading school will not have one due to the lack of available places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11175/25]

611. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of delays with the construction project for a new purpose-built school (details supplied); the action her Department is taking to ensure that the school will be completed by June 2025; and if she will provide a date by which the school will be completed and available to the school community. [11176/25]

612. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education the assistance her Department will provide to a person (details supplied) in establishing a post-primary moderate autism class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11180/25]

613. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education if she will engage with Bus Éireann and introduce a local school bus service in north Tipperary (details supplied) for the upcoming school term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11192/25]

614. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education the status of a school place for a chid (details supplied); the reasons for the delay in finding them an appropriate school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11203/25]

615. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education when an SNA will be put into place for a pupil whose application has been approved (details supplied). [11204/25]

616. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the ongoing challenges regarding a school (details supplied) accessing a sports capital grant and correspondence sent to her Department from the Archdiocese querying financial costs incurred by primary schools when undertaking a sports capital grant; if Department’s officials have responded to this matter; and if the Minster ca…

617. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education for an update on the planned commission of investigation into historical sexual abuses in day and boarding schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11224/25]

618. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 66 of 6 November 2024, if an application by a group (details supplied) for school transport will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11270/25]

619. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education the position regarding the free schoolbooks scheme for students in Junior Cycle years; if consideration has been given to including private schools as part of this initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11275/25]

620. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Education if Post Graduate Certificate in Education graduates from the UK are eligible to register as a newly qualified teacher in Ireland; when changes to the eligibility criteria in relation to this took place; if she intends on making changes to the eligibility criteria in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11276/25]

621. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to concerns of small schoolbook retailers regarding the knock-on impact of the free schoolbooks scheme that has seen schools engage directly with suppliers; if her Department has engaged with representatives of this sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11277/25]

622. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education the current timescale for opening the third primary school site with planning permission for a 32-classroom building at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11280/25]

623. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education the rationale for applying for planning permission for a new primary school on a site (details supplied); if this confirms that her Department will not be seeking this site for a second-level school as per the flexibility provided by An Bord Pleanála; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11281/25]

624. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education the expected timescale for opening the fourth primary school at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11282/25]

625. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education the interim plans in place to expand a school’s (details supplied) Junior Cycle capacity in advance of the completion of the 32-classroom building on a third named site, earmarked for an eventual doubling of classroom space; if this will involve temporary modular buildings or any type of buildings at the fourth named site; if so, the estimated timesca…

626. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education if the third and fourth primary schools at a location (details supplied) will be designed to facilitate multiple autism classrooms as well as pre-school and after-school capacity for the local community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11284/25]

627. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a new secondary school on a site (details supplied) in Clara, County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11298/25]

628. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to school-secretary pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11321/25]

629. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the reason a new ASD class has not been approved for a school (details supplied); the reason this decision has been taken; if it will be reconsidered given the need for further provision of special education placements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11323/25]

630. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education to examine the case of a child in need of an ASD place (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11344/25]

631. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education if private schools are being considered for inclusion under future funding rounds in relation to the roll out of free solar panels for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11346/25]

632. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education if she will liaise with the SENO and NCSE with respect to finding a school place for the child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11357/25]

633. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education if she will confirm a timeline for publication in respect of the promised review by the State Examinations Commission on exam accommodations for students with dyslexia and other learning difficulties; and if she will make a statement on her engagement with the body in respect of supports for dyslexic students. [11375/25]

634. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently intervene to fund a school (details supplied) in County Clare that is constantly struggling to make ends meet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11377/25]