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Ryan O'Meara Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
422. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has an official stance in relation to the location of phone masts next to schools, with consideration being given to the Telecommunications Antennae and Support Structures Guidelines for Planning Authorities 1996, which is cited in numerous county development plans nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25258/2…
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
423. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil den Aire Oideachais agus Óige an féidir léi a dheimhniú, sa chás go mbeidh tionscadail le déanamh amach anseo mar chuid den mheasúnú ar an tsraith shinsearach, go gcuirfear an bónas 10% ar fáil do dhaltaí a dhéanann a dtionscadail trí mheán na Gaeilge, mar a chuirtear ar fáil do dhaltaí a dhéanann scrúduithe trí Ghaeilge faoi láthair. Is fiú don Aire a chur i gcuntas go mbeid…
Roderic O'Gorman Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
424. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth is she aware of delays in the processing of assistive technology grant forms by her Department; if she is aware of the impact that these delays are having on the education of children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25266/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
425. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the assistive technology grant application for a child [details supplied]; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25267/25]
Jen Cummins Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
426. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the recent changes to the allocation criteria for additional teaching supports for children with complex needs in mainstream schools and assess the potential impact on their educational outcomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25284/25]
Jen Cummins Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
427. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to retain qualified teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25285/25]
Jen Cummins Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
428. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans for any additional funding and staffing resources that will be provided to support the expansion of the School Completion Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25286/25]
Jen Cummins Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
429. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an assessment of the outcomes resulting from the 2022 expansion of the DEIS programme, including the impact on literacy and numeracy among newly included schools. [25287/25]
Jen Cummins Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
430. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for administration for the ICT grant to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25312/25]
Jen Cummins Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
431. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount received by each school in the last academic year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25313/25]
Jen Cummins Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
432. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to increase the ICT grants to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25314/25]
Micheál Carrigy Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
433. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will approve the provision of a dedicated school transport service on a route (details supplied), considering the significant demand, the established feeder pattern from the primary school in the area and the underutilisation of existing transport resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25335/25]
Jen Cummins Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
434. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans the 2025 summer education programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25339/25]
Jen Cummins Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
435. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding allocated to the summer education programme over the past ten years, including 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25340/25]
Alan Kelly Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
436. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of spaces available in ASD units in post primary schools within north Tipperary; the number of those filled, by school, in tabular form. [25364/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
437. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a plan is in place for a school (details supplied) to sanction an ASD class; and if she will intervene in the land dispute that is preventing the class from being built. [25378/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
438. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) was cut-off for opening classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25380/25]
Holly Cairns Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
439. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide her Department’s recommended number of special classes available per population; the number of special classes currently operating in each county; and the number of future special classes which have been sanctioned, in each county; in tabular form. [25403/25]
Holly Cairns Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
440. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department or the NCSE compiled data on the average number of school applications children with additional needs go through before receiving an appropriate school place; and if so, to provide this average for each county. [25404/25]
Holly Cairns Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
441. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the number of new special classes sanctioned for September 2025 and their location; the current status on the preparation for each class; and to indicate which classes are projected to be ready for September 2025, in tabular form. [25405/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
442. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for a teaching council number (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25407/25]
Paul Lawless Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
443. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether there are any plans to review the current teacher pay scale to ensure that the valuable teaching experience gained abroad is duly recognised and factored into the remuneration framework. [25421/25]
Paul Lawless Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
444. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she will consider revising the teacher pay scale for post-primary education to better recognise the valuable international experience of teachers, including those with extensive teaching backgrounds, who are currently being placed at the starting pay level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25422/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
445. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the policies her Department applies to small schools and the point at which it is decided that one should close and amalgamate with a larger school. [25430/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
446. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide overview of the consultation processes that her Department leads when a school closure or amalgamation is likely; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25431/25]