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Eoghan Kenny Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
802. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the delivery of new classrooms for schools in Cork north central; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59030/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
803. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the provision of special education classes in Mallow schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59031/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
804. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to upgrade school buildings in the northside of Cork city that are over 50 years old; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59032/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
805. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to address the shortage of secondary teachers in key subjects such as maths and science; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59033/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
806. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to expand DEIS status to additional schools in areas of disadvantage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59034/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
807. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline progress on reducing class sizes at primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59035/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
808. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm the timeline for full roll out of the free schoolbook scheme at post-primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59036/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
809. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the difficulties that have arisen for parents as a result of the introduction of the requirement for a letter of eligibility when applying for a place in a special class or special school; the process which is currently available to parents who did not apply before the NCSE portal closed on 1 October 2025; and to explain the m…
Robert Troy Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
810. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 21 October 2025, to provide a copy of the safety assessment report upon which they based their decision for the pick up point; her views on whether a distance of 3.3 kilometres from the child's house is an appropriate distance having regard to their own policy. [59076/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
811. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 434 of 14 October 2025, whether she will provide funding for specific Leaving Cycle Coordinator roles, in addition to other supports. [59078/25]
Paula Butterly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
812. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider extending the scope for the free fees initiative which caps undergraduate fees at €3000, or €2500 as of the Budget 2026, to include undergraduate courses in higher education institutions that are currently excluded from the fee cap arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59082/25]
Johnny Guirke Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
813. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline the progress made establishing special school and special class places in County Meath, and whether further expansions are planned for 2026. [59116/25]
Emer Currie Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
814. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current supports available to provide music education in primary schools across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59129/25]
Emer Currie Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
815. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures her Department are taking to expand access to music education in primary schools across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59130/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
816. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider providing air purifiers for classrooms for covid prevention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59133/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
817. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will publish the National Development Plan (NDP) implementation plan, which is due this Autumn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59139/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
818. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the report on alterative education has been completed; if she will publish the report and the recommendations she plans to implement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59150/25]
Pa Daly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
819. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the report on alterative education has been completed, if she will publish the report, and the recommendations she plans to implement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59151/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
820. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address safety concerns regarding the transportation of children from a particular location to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59177/25]
Michael Cahill Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
821. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine the case in correspondence (details supplied) to urgently intervene and bring an end to the hunger strike by representatives of the industrial schools and reformatory schools survivors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59190/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
822. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the development of a construction project of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59201/25]
Jen Cummins Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
823. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she aware of the hunger strikers outside Leinster House who are seeking support from her Department regarding the abuse they suffered in educational institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59275/25]
Jen Cummins Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
824. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will engage with the survivors on hunger strike; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59276/25]
Jen Cummins Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
825. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will grant survivors a Health Amendment Act medical card and full State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59277/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
826. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59291/25]