Questions

879. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education her plans to support more students to enter STEM subjects in school. [19359/25]

880. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education the number of students taking biology, chemistry and physics, by gender, in tabular form. [19360/25]

881. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that school transport is organised for a pupil (details supplied) who is now travelling to school by taxi daily at a cost of €50 a day, funded by their school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19369/25]

882. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 8 April 2025, if she will provide an update on the tender process of a school building project (details supplied). [19371/25]

883. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education for an update on the EPSEN review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19377/25]

884. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education if she is satisfied that the reporting mechanisms on the use of restraint within schools is human rights compliant, particularly in light of the lack of investigative powers of the NCSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19378/25]

885. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the new school building for a school (details supplied); the current status of the project; the expected timeline for progression beyond Stage 2A; if her Department will engage with the management team in LWETB to expedite the delivery of this long-awaited permanent school building; and if she will make a statement on the ma…

886. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education if she will remove the barrier to those who are 70 and over from driving vehicles under the school transport scheme; if she will also allow drivers to continue in the scheme until they reach 75 years, provided they pass an annual medical and eye examination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19403/25]

887. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education if any funding is available for the development of sensory gardens; and if so, whether they can be outlined. [19417/25]

888. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education if any funding is available for the development of sensory gardens for schools; and if so, whether they can be outlined. [19418/25]

889. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education if any funding is available for the development of sensory gardens for schools, and if so, whether they can be outlined. [19419/25]

890. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education if there are plans to review the current quota system in operation for the allocation of SNAs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19422/25]

891. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education to provide a breakdown of schools in the Drogheda School Planning area who have sought an NCSE review of SNA support for the current academic year; the number of these reviews have been concluded to date; and the number of these reviews that are still ongoing. [19423/25]

892. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education the reason the SENO recommendation made to provide additional SNA resources to a school in the Drogheda School Planning area (details supplied) has been declined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19424/25]

893. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education to confirm what advice has been given by her Department regarding the SNA quota at a school in the Drogheda school planning area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19425/25]

894. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education the position regarding supports for education for sustainable development groups; if an increase in the level of funding can be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19446/25]

895. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education her views on the merits of providing a multi-annual climate action funds for schools to align with national goals on addressing climate action; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19447/25]

896. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education the specific supports her Department is providing to facilitate school patronage transfers in areas such as Dublin Bay north, where survey data indicates a clear parental preference for co-educational, non-denominational post-primary education but no such option currently exists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19448/25]

897. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education her plans to bring back the teaching in Irish allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19502/25]

898. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education the number of schools that offer the Aonaid model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19503/25]

899. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education the status of early starts throughout the country. [19504/25]

900. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education if the early start programme could be a part of the DEIS + plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19505/25]

901. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the action her Department is taking to resolve ongoing unreliability issues with a school bus route (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19511/25]

902. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education if she will consider applying a grade adjustment to previous years’ applicants taking into consideration the grade inflation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19525/25]

903. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education the position regarding support for the group Education for Sustainability; if an increase in funding will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19532/25]