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James Geoghegan Written 22 May 2025 · to Enterprise
201. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26666/25]
Martin Kenny Written 22 May 2025 · to Education
202. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will provide funding for a school (details supplied) to install toilets, welfare facilities and an extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26381/25]
Brian Stanley Written 22 May 2025 · to Education
203. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the viability report on the provision of two modular classrooms for a school (details supplied) will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26385/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 22 May 2025 · to Education
204. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has conducted a review of the pension entitlements for all school secretaries and caretakers, given that the current legislative provisions do not afford them the same pension benefits as teachers and other staff who are directly employed by the Department. [26388/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 22 May 2025 · to Education
205. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria for schools to have a home school liaison officer; if she plans to provide for every second level school to have such an officer or to expand the criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26397/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 22 May 2025 · to Education
206. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria for the awarding of staff to support leaving certificate applied in second level schools, if she plans to expand the criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26398/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 22 May 2025 · to Education
207. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the planned extension of a school (details supplied). [26399/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 22 May 2025 · to Education
208. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth as to when she might indicate criteria and-or routes for additional pilot school bus schemes for the 2025-2026 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26400/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 22 May 2025 · to Education
209. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools that are operated as part of a public private partnership and her views on the operation of such schools. [26401/25]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 22 May 2025 · to Education
210. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on applications made by two schools (details supplied) for additional SNA supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26402/25]
Jen Cummins Written 22 May 2025 · to Education
211. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason students are not receiving a physical copy of their Leaving Certificate results; the number of students that have not received their Leaving Certificate results in physical form, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26407/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 May 2025 · to Education
212. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if at any stage since taking up a position as Minister she has deleted any SMS or messages on other messaging apps that would fall under freedom of information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26421/25]
Duncan Smith Written 22 May 2025 · to Education
213. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the delivery of the permanent school building for a school (details supplied); the current stage of the project within the School Building Programme; the projected timeline for progressing the school to construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26445/25]
Brian Brennan Written 22 May 2025 · to Education
214. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the wrapping of old school buildings that do not have cavities to pump will be included in the climate action summer works programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26480/25]
Brian Brennan Written 22 May 2025 · to Education
215. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the provision of a ASD unit for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26483/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 22 May 2025 · to Education
216. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the position for already qualified teachers receiving permanent teaching contracts is the same as the new policy for newly qualified teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26490/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 22 May 2025 · to Education
217. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will engage with a school (details supplied) in relation to the official shared campus arrangement where the school is located; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26493/25]
John Connolly Written 22 May 2025 · to Education
218. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the application for additional accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26512/25]
John Connolly Written 22 May 2025 · to Education
219. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the application for emergency works for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26513/25]
Paul Murphy Written 22 May 2025 · to Education
220. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the case of a school (details supplied) in which classes will be merged due to the school not meeting the threshold to retain staff which will result in a class of around 34 students in the next academic year, creating an extremely high student to teacher ratio; if she will request her Department to address this issue; and if she wi…
Michael Cahill Written 22 May 2025 · to Education
221. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently address the disparity faced by school secretaries and caretakers, who are directly paid by her Department but who are being denied a pension (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26527/25]
Albert Dolan Written 22 May 2025 · to Education
222. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the proposed extension for a school (details supplied); the current stage of the project; the expected timeline for progress and delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26539/25]
Albert Dolan Written 22 May 2025 · to Education
223. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the proposed services (details supplied); the progress made to date; the expected timeline for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26540/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 22 May 2025 · to Education
224. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of staff in her Department working from home for at least two days per week, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26550/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 22 May 2025 · to Education
225. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a detailed breakdown, of student absenteeism rates for each of the past five academic years (2018/2019 to 2022/2023), specifying the number and percentage of primary and post-primary students who missed 20 or more days of school, disaggregated by county and Dáil electoral area, in tabular form. [26565/25]