396. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on an extension for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33774/25]
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397. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on an extension of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33775/25]
387. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding reduction in ICT grant funding allocated to school (details supplied); if she will address the concerns raised in correspondence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31875/25]
426. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of plans for renovations at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32254/25]
427. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of an ASD class in a supplementary request under ASA in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32255/25]
428. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the planning for a new school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32256/25]
430. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will consider correspondence (details supplied) around the school transport scheme grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32325/25]
440. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on a school building project for a school (details supplied); to outline the timeline for this project; when the school can expect to move through the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32521/25]
101. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications who have been paid on time of the total tickets for school transport ahead of the 2025-26 school year; the number of these applications who have been classified as being eligible for tickets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31314/25]
129. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 330 of 8 May 2025, if she will provide an update on her Department’s plan to publish a timeline for these pilot projects; if her Department has instructed Bus Éireann to change concessionary tickets to eligible tickets following pilot projects being completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31…
306. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to allow school secretaries and school caretakers access to the public service pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27233/25]
307. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline her Department's plan to add an autism class to a primary school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27236/25]
311. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline her Department's plans to approve a refurbishment of an old school (details supplied); if she will outline if the ASD class for the same school will be approved following a supplementary report which was submitted in Q1 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27361/25]
312. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will intervene to ensure a child (details supplied) will get a place in a local special school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27362/25]
340. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school’s application for additional accommodation ahead of the 2025-26 school year (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27637/25]
236. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will reconsider awarding incremental credits to a special needs assistant who has been employed in local authority-owned facilities which were managed by a private company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26684/25]
330. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline the schools that were included in the 14 pilot projects for the school transport scheme in the 2024-2025 school year; if she will confirm the timeline when the findings of these projects will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23233/25]
331. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of a school (details supplied) which requires an urgent extension; if she is aware that the school is seeking a two-storey build as per plans submitted but were refused by her Department despite a school in a similar position within the county being granted approval for a two-storey extension; and if she will make a statement on the…
161. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17185/25]
186. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the school transport scheme; the number of applications currently in the system from Cork county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17184/25]
381. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if she will outline the findings of the establishment of the pilot scheme from the school transport scheme review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9378/25]
382. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if her Department will consider the abolishment of the ‘nearest school’ rule ahead of the 2025/26 school year; if her Department will consider the ‘central/closed school’ rule which allows busses to pick up children within their parish boundary rather than ‘nearest school’; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9379/25]
56. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education her Department’s plans for a special school in the Youghal and wider east Cork area to alleviate the long waiting lists; if her Department will consider modular or rapid build to speed up the process to allow these children have a school unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8513/25]
61. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education her Department’s plans to improve occupational therapy services in Youghal and the wider east Cork area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8514/25]
240. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the position regarding matters raised in correspondence on special education teaching allocation in a school in Waterford (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8787/25]