512. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding provided for school transport schemes in 2025; the steps taken to address capacity issues in underserved areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7858/26]
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513. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the policy on single-sex education options; whether any reviews are underway to assess parental preferences for such schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7859/26]
282. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will secure a place for a child in a main stream post-primary class in County Offaly (details supplied); if she is aware that there are over 100 children awaiting such placement offers in the county; the steps she is taking to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68657/25]
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]
185. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will assist with the emergency provision of a boiler for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66635/25]
445. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the delivery of a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63038/25]
227. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of a protest being conducted by four survivors of Industrial schools outside Leinster House; if her Department is engaging in any work to respond to their demand for State Contributary Pension rights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60593/25]
644. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the new ASD class will open at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57878/25]
655. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address concerns that schools may be accessing and utilising age-inappropriate material supplied by an organisation (details supplied) as part of the relationships and sexuality education curriculum and that 6th class pupils may be exposed to profoundly inappropriate material from this organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
428. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by her Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025, that could be categorised as not for external publication or marked for internal use only; the cost of each report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57288/25]
240. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address serious concerns around delays to a planning application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56397/25]
416. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to assist in the urgent case of a school (details supplied) waiting for project works to begin that were approved in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54649/25]
432. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address the serious and ongoing concerns being experienced by a school in County Offaly (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54729/25]
472. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school in which no children with ‘primary care needs’ are enrolled will not receive SNA allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55150/25]
473. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason it is acceptable that level 1 needs, as identified and prescribed by qualified professionals, are not recognised within the new NCSE framework; the reason professional reports are no longer required as part of the process; who will determine the needs of a child has under this system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55151/2…
474. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which the NCSE will ensure that the SNA allocation process adequately identifies and supports children whose needs are not immediately visible in the classroom, for example, autistic children who mask their distress, in order that they are not effectively excluded from access to education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55…
499. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will intervene in the urgent case of a school in County Offaly (details supplied), that has had works approved since 2018 but which has yet to have a contractor appointed. [55302/25]
69. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her view on the Constitutional guarantee that parents shall be primary educators of their children; to elaborate on how her Department is working to vindicate that right; the reason she made no mention of parents in her comments launching a new education consultation process in July 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52318/25]
70. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify the statement contained in the forward to the ‘Aistear’ curriculum published in December 2024 that "babies, toddlers and young children around the country" had "offered their views and insights" on the development of the curriculum; to state the number of babies that contributed to this process; how the opinions of these babies on the draft …
72. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the academic performance of home-schooled students is benchmarked against all other students, including in relation to junior certificate and leaving certificate results; to summarise the most recent data available in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52354/25]
73. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the beginning of the new school year is governed in legislation; whether the issue is governed solely by guidelines issued by her Department; to give a summary of these guidelines for primary and secondary level schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52355/25]
544. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a list of all Statutory Instruments signed by her in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48674/25]
805. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will allocate an emergency works grant to a school (details supplied) to prevent harm to students and staff arising from the dilapidated condition of the school yard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45282/25]
847. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a list of the 45 special schools that are to be included in the new National Therapy Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45824/25]
848. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) is one of the 45 special schools to be included in the new National Therapy Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45825/25]