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Jen Cummins Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
251. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plan for when the National Convention on Education recommendations are submitted to ensure they are implemented by the Department of Education and Youth. [67645/25]
Jen Cummins Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
252. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a monitoring body or follow-up committee will track progress on implementation, including regular updates to the Oireachtas and public. [67646/25]
Barry Ward Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
253. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if it is permissible for a public school to require a monetary payment deposit to maintain an application open for the school; if this has been communicated to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67651/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
254. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address the concerns raised by a parent (details supplied) who’s child has so far failed to secure an infant place in their local schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67652/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
255. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth when assistive technology will be provided to a child (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67653/25]
Willie O'Dea Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
256. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the procedures for allocating the number of posts of responsibility and the remuneration for principalship and deputy principalship within special schools, as at present only the number of teachers employed directly by the board is recognised by the Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67654/25]
Paul Lawless Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
257. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to ensure that every child with additional needs is guaranteed a suitable school placement, given the severe shortage of places in special schools in County Mayo.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67655/25]
Paul Lawless Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
258. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to expand special school capacity in County Mayo; and the timeline and resources that have been allocated for additional classrooms and staff. [67656/25]
Paul Lawless Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
259. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department will take to address the growing demand for special school places in County Mayo. [67657/25]
Paul Lawless Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
260. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the analysis that has been carried out to project the demand for special school places over the next five years, and if the Minister will publish that projected analysis. [67658/25]
Willie O'Dea Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
261. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the procedures for allocating the number of posts of responsibility and the remuneration for principalship and deputy principalship within special schools, as at present only the number of teachers employed directly by the Board is recognised by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67659/25]
Joe Neville Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
262. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will review a case (details supplied) where a family has applied for their child to attend over 20 primary schools and has yet to be accepted to one but has been rejected from 14 so far; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67673/25]
Emer Currie Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
263. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress made to date regarding an additional accommodation project under the School Capital Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67674/25]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
264. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether funding has been sanctioned in the capital budget, or any other budget, for the building of the new educational campus (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67713/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
265. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the ESD to 2030 funding call for schools 2025, for which applications closed in October; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67715/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
266. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the talks regarding school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67717/25]
Michael Murphy Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
267. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the detailed delivery plan, including timelines and key milestones, for the full modular build comprising of 14 classrooms and associated facilities to address the accommodation crisis at a school (details supplied); the expected date for the completion of the design and planning stage; and the projected date for delivery and occupation of the new …
Michael Collins Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
268. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of a new school building project for a post-primary school in Naas (details supplied), first promised by Minister Jan O'Sullivan in November 2015. [67733/25]
Mark Wall Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
269. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position on an extension for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67747/25]
Mark Wall Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
270. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position on additional accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67748/25]
Mark Wall Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
271. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a special school place will be provided for a child (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67749/25]
Seán Crowe Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
272. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the difficulty faced by a school (details supplied) in securing an adequate number of French teachers permanently; if she agrees that a frequent change of temporary teacher creates a chaotic learning environment; the assistance that her Department will provide to the school to secure the appropriate number of permane…
Carol Nolan Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
273. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to secure emergency funding for a situation generating issues of major concern for a school (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67760/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
274. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to name the 80 further school building projects that will progress to construction in 2026 and 2027. [67762/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
275. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide details of the 80 schools that will progress to construction in 2026 and 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67770/25]