685. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if her Department has a policy in relation to allowing or prohibiting male students to compete in female-only sports; whether she is aware of this practice having been allowed in Irish schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11823/25]
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686. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education when the commitment in the Programme for Government that an independent assessment on the feasibility of removing the exclusion of drivers aged over 70 from the school transport scheme is expected to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11824/25]
687. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education if she will provide up-to-date statistics on the post-primary population in Dublin 15 across three school areas, Blanchardstown Village and West, Castleknock and Carpenterstown, and Mulhuddart Tyrrelstown, including the overall post-primary school population, school enrolment and school capacity figures, identifying the source of this information. [11825/25]
688. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education if she will provide up-to-date statistics on the post-primary population in Dublin 15 across three school areas: Blanchardstown Village and West, Castleknock and Carpenterstown, and Mulhuddart Tyrrelstown, including the number of students who travel to each of the other school areas for school, identifying the source of this information. [11826/25]
689. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education if she will consider establishing a special school or pre-school unit for children with additional needs in a school building which is no longer in use (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11832/25]
690. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education when enrolment will be open for applicants for the new special school in Griffeen Avenue, Lucan; the process and criteria for new applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11836/25]
691. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education to consider establishing a special school, or pre-school unit for children with additional needs in a building no longer in use by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11876/25]
692. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of Leaving Certificate students in relation to a matter (details supplied); the engagement her Department has had with the State Examinations Commission on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11884/25]
693. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education to review a bus ticket for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11891/25]
694. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the case of a child (details supplied) who has autism and is yet to receive a school placement; if she will instruct her Department to ensure this child has a place by September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11897/25]
695. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will intervene in the case of an additional special classroom for a primary school in County Clare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11903/25]
696. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the number of sráith pictiúir that will be included in the 2026 Leaving Certificate oral Irish examination; if she will recognise that current fifth year students are anxious to have this clarified; if the current number of ten will be maintained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11912/25]
697. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the number of expulsions at primary, post primary, and special school settings in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11928/25]
698. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) will still receive funding if the school proceeds with installing modular buildings for a special class. [11931/25]
699. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to other State agencies and if her own Government Department have used any of the same IT services providers as the Arts Council (details supplied) and have experienced cost overruns or encountered delays or other issues with them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11937/25]
700. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on the additional schools accommodation application submitted by a school (details supplied) for the expansion of special needs classes; when funding will be allocated for the project; and the expected timeline for completion. [11943/25]
701. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education her plans to provide any further State support to parents who wish to homeschool their children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11963/25]
702. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education if she will engage with Bus Éireann on the rule that drivers on school transport must be under 70 years of age (details supplied). [11967/25]
703. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education if immediate funding will be provided for a full building survey of a school (details supplied) to assess serious health and safety concerns affecting students and staff; if her Department will engage directly with the school and the NCSE to find an urgent solution, including potential temporary or alternative accommodation if required; if she will commit to vi…
704. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education to provide an update from her Department’s officials on what action they propose to take to remediate the extension to a school (details supplied). [12005/25]
705. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education if her Department will investigate the reasons for administrative delays leading to apparent underpayment of teachers (details supplied); the steps her Department will take to resolve the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12012/25]
706. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will have an educational assessment carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12034/25]
707. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if a transfer will be arranged for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12042/25]
708. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education to sanction the provision of extra accommodation for the two special ASD classrooms for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12049/25]
709. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education for an update on progress to date in the provision of a new building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12057/25]