96. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the planned special school in the existing section of a school (details supplied); the expected opening date; the number of classrooms to be provided and the projected student capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34852/25]
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404. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the proposed development works at a school (details supplied); the status of the application for additional classrooms and facilities for children with additional needs; if the lack of a school hall is being considered as part of any future building or extension plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…
431. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of capital and current funding her Department provided to a school (details supplied) in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [32333/25]
90. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth following her recent visit to a school (details supplied), if she will provide an updated timeline for the delivery of the permanent school building; the issue that is preventing her Department from fast-tracking this long-overdue project, particularly in light of the recent decline in enrolment in Irish-medium education; and if, given the urgent ne…
154. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1018 of 29 April 2025, if her Department has considered the transition of an existing post-primary school in a particular school planning area (details supplied) to multidenominational, co-educational status, rather than the establishment of a new school; the demographic data, including Geographic Information S…
170. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if, in light of the critical shortage of speech and language therapists, SLTs, across Ireland, her Department will engage with CORU and other relevant bodies to fast-track the recognition of qualified professionals from abroad; and if she will address the current two-year delay for foreign-trained SLTs to receive approval to work in Ireland, which …
320. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on special education classes in second level schools that are provided for children with Down’s Syndrome; if she will give a commitment that her Department will plan to expand this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31283/25]
357. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of a specific urgent case (details supplied) who is in need of full-time access to education; if she will provide an update on the relevant school’s application for additional autism classes; the immediate supports are available from her Department to ensure the child receives timely access to appropriate educational provision; and …
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]
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]
226. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the specific measures her Department is taking to address the significant and rising levels of student absenteeism across primary and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26566/25]
47. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to grant full public sector status to all school secretaries and caretakers; if so, the timeline for extending access to public service pay scales, pensions, and employment protections to these staff, who work alongside teachers and SNAs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26297/25]
94. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that, according to the Healthy Ireland Survey 2022, 63% of men and 50% of women in Ireland were classified as overweight or obese; if she will consider introducing or expanding nutritional and health education in schools to address these disparities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24792/25]
329. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review an application for a school building project (details supplied); and the reason approval has not yet been granted. [23155/25]
84. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education the status of the provision of a permanent school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21656/25]
873. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education if she will consider introducing a standalone financial literacy module at junior and or senior cycle level, considering recent research is showing that almost 50% of Irish adults are financially illiterate and that there is a clear link between early financial education and improved long-term financial wellbeing (details supplied); and if she will make a st…
874. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a full written update on the status of the permanent school building for a school (details supplied) which has been waiting 25 years for a permanent home; if she will agree to visit the school to meet with staff, students, and parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19315/25]
896. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education the specific supports her Department is providing to facilitate school patronage transfers in areas such as Dublin Bay north, where survey data indicates a clear parental preference for co-educational, non-denominational post-primary education but no such option currently exists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19448/25]
921. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education if, following the recent Topical Issue debate raised by each Deputy representing Dublin Bay north, her Department will act on the recommendation to locate the proposed special school within the already-constructed Phase 2 building of a school (details supplied); if not, whether a cost comparison has been carried out between adapting temporary prefabs for the…
922. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education if, in light of the multiple demonstrations by parents, children, and teachers at a school (details supplied), her Department will engage directly with the school to explain the reasons for the ongoing delay to its permanent building project; if she will commit to visiting the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19684/25]
956. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a breakdown, by Department or office, of the percentage of employees who have disclosed a disability for the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20013/25]
1012. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education what steps are being implemented to enhance education on digital literacy and the risks associated with exposure to online pornography, in order to safeguard children and prevent the development of sexually harmful behaviours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20637/25]
1017. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education if an update can be provided on the factors currently delaying the development of Gaelcholáiste Reachrann in Donaghmede. [20646/25]
1018. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education if her Department has any plans to transition an existing single-sex school to a co-educational model, or to establish a new co-educational school in the area, in light of the findings of a report recently delivered to her office (details supplied). [20647/25]
1066. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education the amount of capital funding her Department provided to a school (details supplied) in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21260/25]