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Noel McCarthy Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
556. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of school retrofit programmes currently in place; the criteria for inclusion in these programmes; the number of schools that have benefited from such programmes previously; the number of schools that have been approved for a retrofit this year; the expected timeframe for completion of such retrofit works; and if she will make a statement…
Noel McCarthy Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
557. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on an emergency works application for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23253/25]
Joe Neville Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
558. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in the Celbridge and north Kildare area that expressed an interest in opening a specialist class in the past academic year; the number of these applications that were refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23281/25]
Joe Neville Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
559. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in Celbridge and north Kildare that were approached by the National Council for Special Education to open a specialist class; the percentage of those schools declined; and if the Department provide insight into the reasons given for these refusals. [23282/25]
Alan Kelly Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
560. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will meet with persons regarding their concerns over a telecommunications mast (details supplied). [23283/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
561. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth to reply to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if the Department will reconsider this decision; the reasons as to why this decision was communicated so late in the school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23286/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
562. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the specific measures taken in her Departmental offices and operations in reducing energy usage and to assist in Ireland meeting our climate targets for 2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23316/25]
John McGuinness Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
563. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an application for approval for a teaching post in Kilkenny (details supplied) which was refused will be reconsidered as a matter of urgency as the school staff are under immense pressure currently and face the prospect of having in excess of 30 children per classroom causing serious accommodation issues; and if she will make a statement on the…
Michael Cahill Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
564. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine a recent RTÉ programme on two Christian Brothers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23381/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
565. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of a parcel of land adjacent to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23451/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
566. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her view on the parcel of land adjacent to a school (details supplied); if the school would be supported in acquiring it with a view to expanding special education facilities, as per correspondence issued in January 2025 to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23452/25]
Mark Ward Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
567. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are any plans to allow people who are contracted by Bus Éireann to drive buses for children with additional needs to continue to do so after they reach 70 years of age; if she will comment on the current policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23460/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
568. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason only children who have entered the country in the last two years can be counted when schools apply for additional EAL teaching posts; the reason the allocation is not made on the number of children who do not speak English (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23468/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
569. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the comments made by Government colleagues regarding sacrament preparation outside of school time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23494/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
570. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the guidance for lab health safety for secondary schools was last updated; if there are plans to update guidance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23516/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
571. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine the case of a child with autism and ADHD (details supplied) who is attending a mainstream school but has been refused SNA support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23552/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
572. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will review the rules surrounding the retention of acting-up allowances for teachers who have served in acting deputy principal roles for more than five years, particularly in cases where the teacher covered for a colleague on a career break; if she will address the apparent discrepancy in treatment compared to those covering colle…
Cormac Devlin Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
573. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an issue regarding an acting-up allowance can be examined (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23556/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
574. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a child (details provided) will be provided with home tuition support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23681/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
575. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth when funding will be released for a new autism class at a school (details supplied); if a commitment will be provided that funds will be released at the earliest opportunity to ensure the unit is ready for the incoming class in September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23690/25]
Mark Ward Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
576. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the funding will be released to open a second autism class in school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23693/25]
Jen Cummins Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
577. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a breakdown of the number of multidenominational schools, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23701/25]
Michael Lowry Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
578. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Youth if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) who was refused incremental credit. [23704/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
579. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if SET hours will be increased at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23710/25]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
580. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she considers a class size of 39 pupils to be excessive for a single teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23713/25]