902. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the updated relationship and sexuality education curriculum will be fully implemented across all post-primary and primary schools; if the new programme will explicitly address issues of consent, pornography, and digital respect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59877/25]
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903. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking in view of the Cass Review (England) (details supplied); the measures being taken to ensure that Irish healthcare and education practices are evidence-based, fully safeguarded, and transparent, that parents are fully informed, and that child wellbeing and long-term outcomes are prioritised. [59878/25]
904. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has reviewed current practices in Ireland regarding the care, support, and guidance provided to children experiencing gender dysphoria, in view of the Cass Review in England (details supplied). [59879/25]
905. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the information that is provided to parents of pupils regarding the use of gender-neutral bathrooms and changing rooms, and the accommodation of pupils who identify as transgender; whether parents are consulted or informed when such accommodations are made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59880/25]
906. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has reviewed current practices in Ireland regarding the care, support, and guidance provided to children experiencing gender dysphoria, in view of the Cass Review in England (details supplied). [59881/25]
907. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is are aware of research and evidence (details supplied) which outlines the theoretical underpinnings of gender identity theory and reports harm experienced by thousands internationally; and the steps being taken to ensure that Irish healthcare services and schools provide evidence-based, balanced information, that children and families are ful…
908. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the policies or guidance her Department has issued to schools regarding the recognition and facilitation of identity trends or subcultures among pupils; the way in which schools are advised to balance these trends with parental involvement and child welfare; whether any funding or curriculum support is provided to schools in relation to these trends; …
909. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to ensure that Irish healthcare and education practices prioritise evidence-based, safeguarded, and transparent approaches for children's wellbeing in view of the Cass Review (England) (details supplied); and the steps being taken to ensure that parents are fully informed of programme content, that it is implemented …
928. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has conducted any condition assessment, structural survey, or capital review of the Mayfield Sports Complex in Cork City, which was established in 1975 under a joint Departmental and local authority agreement; if she will publish any such reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60139/25]
929. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department remains a financial stakeholder or co-funder of the Mayfield Sports Complex under the original 1975 partnership agreement between the then Department of Education and Cork Corporation; if she will confirm whether this agreement remains in force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60140/25]
930. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding allocated to Mayfield Sports Complex in each of the past ten years; the purposes for which such funding was provided; and if she will outline any future capital investment planned for the facility. [60141/25]
931. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will consider a dedicated capital grant or inclusion in the 2026 school-community sports infrastructure programme for the refurbishment and redevelopment of Mayfield Sports Complex in light of its age, DEIS location, and community importance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60142/25]
423. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that single teachers appointed since 2004 are required to make mandatory 1.5% pension contributions to the spouses’ and children’s pension scheme despite being ineligible for benefits under that scheme; if she considers this requirement to be equitable; and if she will engage with the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, P…
196. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason parents are required to pay for swimming lessons, pool hire, and transport costs associated with swimming, despite swimming being part of the primary school physical education curriculum; if she will clarify whether schools receive any ring-fenced funding from her Department to deliver this part of the curriculum; and if she will outline he…
173. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the opt-out arrangements for children in primary schools where parents choose to withdraw their child from the new relationships and sexuality education, RSE, curriculum under SPHE; if her Department has set out clear guidelines for schools on how such opt-outs should be managed; and if she will outline the current opt-out arrangements for …
180. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will extend entitlement to the Health (Amendment) Act card to all survivors of industrial and reformatory schools, in recognition of the poorer health outcomes documented in survivor consultation reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53207/25]
181. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will establish a dedicated industrial and reformatory school survivors trust fund, ring-fenced and administered independently, to provide health, housing, and education supports for survivors and their families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53208/25]
182. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the €500,000 allocated in 2009 for the creation of a national memorial to survivors of industrial and reformatory schools; if any expenditure has taken place to date; when a national memorial will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53209/25]
183. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will expedite proposals to provide a full contributory State pension to survivors of industrial and reformatory schools, on the same basis as pensions extended to Magdalene survivors, given that survivors were subjected to forced labour without social insurance contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53211/25]
184. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that survivors of industrial and reformatory schools who reside abroad, particularly in the United Kingdom, will receive equal pension entitlements and supports as survivors resident in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53212/25]
185. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review current access to medical and psychological supports for survivors of industrial and reformatory schools; if she will expand entitlements to include unlimited trauma counselling, psychiatric services, mobility aids, and access to the Treatment Purchase Fund, as proposed in the 2020 survivor-led consultation; and if she will make a s…
186. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a costing of introducing a contributory State pension and enhanced HAA medical card scheme for survivors of industrial and reformatory schools, based on the current estimated survivor population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53215/25]
187. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will confirm that ring-fenced funding will be allocated in Budget 2026 for survivor supports, including pensions, health entitlements, and the completion of a national memorial; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53216/25]
216. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures her Department is taking to address the rise in absenteeism in Cork secondary schools, where the percentage of school days lost has increased from 8% in 2019/2020 to 11.8% in 2023/2024. [53657/25]
217. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a county-by-county breakdown of secondary school absenteeism levels for each of the past five years, including the percentage of students missing more than 20 days per year. [53658/25]