238. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has a record of the number of children of school-going age who are not attending primary school or are simply refusing to attend; if a similar record exists for secondary schools; if she will provide the figures available to her Department; the number of applications submitted to her Department for home tuition and the number app…
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530. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the building of a school (details supplied) will be completed; the reason this school building project is ongoing since 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48465/25]
842. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the building of a school (details supplied) will be completed, the reason this school building project is ongoing since 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45788/25]
902. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the two modular classrooms granted in May 2023 for a school (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the fact that construction on site was due to commence on 7 July 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46185/25]
981. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline her position on the school secretaries dispute; how she intends to resolve this dispute, if she will examine correspondence on the matter as sent to this Deputy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46651/25]
990. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the SNA provision for the 2025-2026 academic year will be increased based on the submission made by a school (details supplied), and the SENO. [40769/25]
459. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an application under the summer works scheme (details supplied) will be expedited and approved. [38892/25]
421. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an application for emergency works relative to health and safety in the name of a school (details supplied) will be expedited and approved. [37598/25]
324. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will confirm that a new principal will be appointed to a school (details supplied), as the principal retired on the 15 May 2025; if concessionary posts have been lost to the school because of the amalgamation date of the 15 May 2025 being agreed; if the service records and holiday entitlements of each member of staff continues to be availab…
691. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has purchased a property (details supplied); and if the purchase is complete. [30624/25]
220. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline the number of agencies or quangos established by her Department in each of the past ten years and the cost to the State of funding each one. [24930/25]
563. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an application for approval for a teaching post in Kilkenny (details supplied) which was refused will be reconsidered as a matter of urgency as the school staff are under immense pressure currently and face the prospect of having in excess of 30 children per classroom causing serious accommodation issues; and if she will make a statement on the…
757. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if a place in an ASD unit will be provided for a child (details supplied) as to date they have not been enrolled in any special school; the reason this vulnerable child is not receiving the level of care they urgently need; and if she will insist on the services engaging with the family. [18606/25]
793. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if an MSc in nursing education obtained from UCD can be assessed for the purpose of removing the teacher education qualification condition currently attached to a route 3 further education registration (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18854/25]
474. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if a grant for emergency works applied for on 19 December 2023 (details supplied) will be approved immediately; and if a more recent application for life safety systems will be approved, as this relates to health and safety. [16645/25]
367. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if a place on a school bus route will be provided for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15045/25]
551. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education the actions taken by his Department relative to the findings of the O’Keeffe v. Ireland case in 1973 and the ruling of the European Human Rights Court of Justice on the same matter; and his response to the outcomes of both cases. [12605/25]
730. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education her plans to progress an application to provide suitable accommodation for a school (details supplied); if the building project will be expedited as the demand for school places continues to grow and the current school infrastructure is not fit for purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12334/25]
278. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education the status of the application to amalgamate two schools (details supplied); and if the next step in the process will be expedited. [10466/25]