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Marie Sherlock Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
677. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount spent from 2019 to date in 2025, by her Department to a company (details supplied) for services rendered as part of the SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation Programme. [58119/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
678. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount spent from 2019 to date in 2025, by her Department to a company (details supplied) for services rendered as part of the Schools Photovoltaic Programme Phase 1 and 2 Audit Inspection Services of Completed Installations. [58120/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
679. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount spent from 2019 to date in 2025, by her Department to a company (details supplied) for services rendered as part of the Climate Action RePower EU Schools Energy Retrofit Pathfinder Programme (two Lots) - Full Multi Disciplinary Design Team Services. [58121/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
680. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the name of all construction project management companies contracted by her Department to project manage construction, renovation or retrofitting projects between 2019 and 2025. [58122/25]
Duncan Smith Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
681. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if he will consider including a location (details supplied) in the next phase of the school transport pilot scheme given the increasing population of the area; the timeframe for the next phase of this scheme; the criteria the area must meet to ensure inclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58138/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
682. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 81 of 14 May 2025, for an update on the emergency works grant for a school (details supplied) ; her views on the urgency with which the approved funds need to be released given they must be spent in 2025 or else the school risks losing the grant funding; when the school can expect to receive the grant funding; an…
Cormac Devlin Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
683. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58156/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
684. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if grant funding awarded to a school (details supplied) in 2024 to develop an autism class provides for the provision of a sensory garden; if not, the funding pathway for the provision of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58180/25]
Grace Boland Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
685. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department is ensuring that the scheme for the commissioning of psychological assessments (SCPA) is sufficiently resourced to meet the growing demand for psychological assessments in schools; the current number of psychologists on the SCPA panel nationally and the regional breakdown available for North County Dublin; and if she w…
Grace Boland Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
686. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide details of any recent or planned increases in the number of NEPS psychologists or SCPA panel members to support this work, nationally and in North County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58198/25]
Grace Boland Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
687. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way her Department is addressing the ongoing demand for psychological assessments in schools, particularly in areas where NEPS psychologists are not currently assigned; whether the current SCPA panel and funding levels are sufficient to ensure equitable access to assessment for all students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58199/…
Grace Boland Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
688. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of educational psychologists currently employed by NEPS; the number of additional appointments planned to meet increasing demand in schools, nationally and in North County Dublin; and the way in which her Department is ensuring that the SCPA scheme continues to function; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58200/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
689. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a school (details supplied) has been informed by her Department that it is to lose a teacher; if this decision can be reversed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58212/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
690. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth is she aware of a refusal by the National Council for Special Education to facilitate an escort for children on their school transport bus to an ASD class at a school (details supplied); if she will ensure that an escort is provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58213/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
691. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a start date has not yet been provided to a child (details supplied); if she received correspondence from their family in relation to the delay; and when a start will be provided. [58214/25]
Sean Fleming Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
692. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated timeline for works to commence on a new school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58216/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
693. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a decision will be made in regards to the 2027 Leaving Certificate Gaeilge oral examinations, in particular the number of Strath Pictiuirí (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58235/25]
Sean Fleming Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
694. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans in place or criteria necessary to support the establishment of a new Gaelscoil at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58239/25]
Liam Quaide Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
695. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has reintroduced examination fees for Junior Cycle students and Leaving Certificate students expected to sit State examinations in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58245/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
696. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students who currently hold an Irish language exemption for the 2025-2026 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58249/25]
Sean Fleming Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
697. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence regarding the SNA review process for 2025-2026 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58250/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
698. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of persons who have applied for registration with the Teaching Council under route 4 with Montessori education from 31 December 2023 to date in 2025; and the number that were rejected. [58278/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
699. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a level 8 degree focused on early childhood education together with strong work experience does not qualify an applicant for route 4 registration with the Teaching Council [58279/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
700. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will consider the establishment route to registration with the Teaching Council for those who wish to specifically work in special education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58280/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
701. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason persons wishing to work in early childhood education, specifically in the special education sector, need to obtain a master’s in primary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58281/25]