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Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1227. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to update the SNA allocation process in primary and secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43433/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1228. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans, including budget 2026, for an assessment of the funding of youth work services in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43542/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1229. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the major project for a school (details supplied); when works will commence and be completed; the reason for the continued delay; if this project will be prioritised given the extremely lengthy delay already experienced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43560/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1230. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the major project for a junior and national school (details supplied); and a timeframe for the project’s completion. [43561/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1231. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the major project for a school (details supplied); the reason for the continued delay; a timeframe for the project’s completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43562/25]
Robert Troy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1232. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if it will be ensured that school transport tickets are issued to persons (details supplied). [43642/25]
Brendan Smith Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1233. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the level of additional investment in special education arising from the national development plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43643/25]
Brendan Smith Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1234. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that a school will be included in a programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43644/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1235. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of full time equivalents directly employed by her Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43657/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1236. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43675/25]
Seán Crowe Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1237. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of ASD places that will be available in schools, both primary and post-primary, in the Dublin south-west area for the 2025-2026 academic year; and the number of these that are new places. [43700/25]
Seán Crowe Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1238. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of SEN places that will be available in schools, both primary and post-primary, in the Dublin south-west area for the 2025-2026 academic year; and the number of these that are new places. [43701/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1239. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress that has been made on the new build for the Irish-medium secondary school in Waterford city. [43704/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1240. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to address the shortage of qualified Irish-language teachers affecting Gaeltacht and Irish language schools. [43705/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1241. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding stream available to a school (details supplied) to apply to extend a sports hall given that they are ineligible under additional school accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43712/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1242. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the issues outlined in correspondence (details supplied) can be urgently addressed, and circular 0010/2013 updated as its criteria are too rigid and its parameters now outdated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43746/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1243. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if three specific questions raised in correspondence (details supplied) can be addressed; and if a pathway can be provided for specialists to engage with policymakers to ensure that policy revision and policies reflect international best standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43747/25]
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1244. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth in respect of the ADAPT programme of school building project delivery for a school (details supplied), the number of third-party contracts issued to date under the programme; the number of contractors recruited as part of the programme; the number of contractor vacancies exist under the programme; the breakdown of third-party contractors by role (arc…
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1245. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth in relation to the ADAPT programme of school building project delivery, the cost of the programme in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the projected cost for 2026 and 2027, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43776/25]
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1246. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide all progress reports including interim reports in respect of the ADAPT programme for school building projects on the programme in 2024, and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43777/25]
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1247. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth in respect of the ADAPT programme for school building project delivery, the number of third-party contracts that have been issued to date as part of the programme, at a national level, by local authority; the number of contractors that have been recruited by local authority; the number of contractor vacancies that exist by local authority; the breakd…
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1248. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of requests received by the NCSE and-or her Department for additional SNA and SET posts; the number of posts that were requested; the breakdown of the WTE requested, in the Dublin North-West constituency, by school, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43779/25]
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1249. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth of the requests received by the NCSE and-or her Department for additional SNA and SET posts made by schools in Dublin North-West, the number of requests for additional SNA and SET posts that were approved; the number of approved posts which were filled; the breakdown of the WTE of the filled posts, by school and in tabular form; and if she will make …
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1250. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the establishment of a new DEIS Plus scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43781/25]
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1251. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students who sat the Leaving Certificate in politics and society in Dublin North-West, by year and, by school, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43782/25]