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Donna McGettigan Written 22 Oct 2026 · to Education
153. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the long-awaited building extension at a school (details supplied) has not gone to tender and construction; and the actions she will take to ensure no further delays. [73583/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Education
272. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if alternative arrangements can be approved for small schools where existing kitchen facilities do not meet the new requirements for the School Meals Programme; if funding is available to help schools make the necessary adaptations; if the impact of these requirements on small and rural schools has been assessed; and the immediate solution that c…
Donna McGettigan Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Education
195. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the long-awaited building extension at a school (details supplied) has not gone to tender and construction; and the actions she will take to ensure no further delays. [69853/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Education
247. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address the concerns raised (details supplied) regarding the approval of the Graduate Diploma in physical education at Portobello Institute. [70333/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Education
406. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated full year costs should the basic capitation rate be increased to €310 per pupil. [68650/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Education
521. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to intervene to ensure a school (details supplied) can open a second ASD class as soon as possible; if the NCSE will carry out a school visit during this term; if the recent cut to SET hours is reversed; and if their DEIS status will reviewed. [64665/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Education
559. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the transport arrangements that can be implemented for a child (details supplied) to get them to and from school. [65028/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Education
583. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the transport arrangements that can be implemented for a child (details supplied) to get them to and from school. [65027/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Education
1113. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth each nationally available programme during 2026 through which students collect, geolocate, classify or analyse real-world scientific observations using smartphones, geographic information systems or other digital tools; for each programme, the provider, participating schools and students, funding, dataset or research output produced, teacher tra…
Donna McGettigan Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Education
1244. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated full year costs if 300 additional special needs assistants were recruited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56536/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Education
285. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to ensure assessments of needs are completed as quickly as possible for children (details supplied); that they receive funding for SNA hours and home tuition due to lack of school places suitable for their needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52709/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Education
392. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for proposed upgrading works in schools (details supplied) on the Navan Road, Dublin 7. [49438/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Education
183. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has issued guidance, instructions, policies, protocols, circulars or other documents to schools concerning the transmission, sharing, storage, retention, disclosure or other processing of students' personal data and special category personal data, including diagnostic, disability-related, psychological and medical informati…
Donna McGettigan Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Education
184. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the information, guidance or explanations made available by her Department or schools to students and parents regarding who may have access to special category personal data provided to schools; the safeguards, security measures and confidentiality requirements that apply to such information; and the measures in place to ensure its ongoing securi…
Donna McGettigan Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Education
185. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the State Examinations Commission issues any guidance, instructions, policies, protocols, circulars, retention schedules or other documents to schools in connection with the provision of State Examination results, records of results and result transcripts, including provisional and final results; whether any such documents set out the pur…
Donna McGettigan Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Education
186. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the information, guidance or explanations made available by the State Examinations Commission, by her Department or schools to students and parents regarding the purposes for which State Examination results, provisional results and records of results provided to schools may subsequently be retained, used, disclosed, shared or otherwise processed …
Donna McGettigan Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Education
186. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to address serious financial problems facing a cohort of students (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44752/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Education
742. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options available for a child who has been refused a place in special schools and units in their area due to capacity problems; the intervention she will make to help them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41521/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Education
908. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school (details supplied) in County Clare that was approved for a new classroom almost two years ago, which has since completed the full tender process, engaged an architectural engineer to complete all necessary documentation, and returned all required reports to her Department, and has been recently informed that the project …
Donna McGettigan Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
537. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the proportion of primary schools that are currently running a deficit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38824/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
538. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools that require parent contributions to meet day-to-day running costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38825/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
539. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the extent of running deficits in primary schools compared to voluntary secondary schools that is, this specific branch of secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38826/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 20 May 2026 · to Education
140. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures to ensure a school (details supplied) which has a confirmed waiting list of eligible children and an available classroom, is permitted to open a second ASD class for September 2026; the timeline for processing expressions of interest under the special class sanction process; when SNA allocations for the 2026-2027 school year will be …
Donna McGettigan Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Education
517. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address all of the serious concerns expressed by a person (details supplied) regarding the introduction of inclusion classes, with particular focus on the recommendations to pause implementation, explain the rationale for the changes and to outline the criteria for placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29580/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Education
476. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a teacher (details supplied) has been employed on fixed-term contracts even though, under current legislation, a teacher must typically complete two consecutive years of employment with the same employer to secure a contract of indefinite duration (CID); the action she will take to ensure teachers can get a CID; what this teacher must …