112. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the building project for a school (details supplied) which was approved to go to tender on the 21 May 2026; and the steps being taken to ensure there are no delays to this project. [74931/26]
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140. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the necessary accommodation at a school (details supplied). [74939/26]
266. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has assessed the average salary differential experienced by a post-primary teacher returning to Ireland whose verified teaching service in a private school outside the European Union is not recognised for incremental credit compared with a teacher with an equivalent number of years of recognised teaching service, to provide illust…
267. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to research (details supplied) if her Department has estimated the number of these teachers who have accumulated teaching experience abroad who would not currently qualify for any degree for incremental salary credit on returning to teach in Ireland; if figures can be split between primary and post-primary teachers, country of residence and…
24. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the school transport scheme will recognise designated feeder schools (details supplied) for the purpose of eligibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54200/26]
30. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures that have been taken to control costs on school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54199/26]
106. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to improve the standard and the extent of foreign languages being taught in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40598/26]
115. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps are being taken to improve financial literacy in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40597/26]
8. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the expansion of the school transport service to reduce the distance criteria to recognise feeder schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29143/26]
46. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the three secondary schools in west Wicklow (details supplied) that are awaiting building projects to proceed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29144/26]
139. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are plans to issue a new circular in relation to contracts of indefinite duration; and if she will address the situation where teachers are providing ongoing service over a number of years without access to permanency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11068/26]
152. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has carried out projections on primary and post primary school numbers that also take account of housing targets by area; and the consequent plans that are in place for resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11069/26]
120. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of building projects at schools in west Wicklow (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70829/25]
182. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a review is being carried out of the projected teacher numbers required at primary and post primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67791/25]
55. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the three secondary schools in west Wicklow (details supplied), which are awaiting building projects to commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59747/25]
79. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school (details supplied) where children were offered places for September 2025 and the classroom is not available yet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59748/25]
188. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider giving student teachers a grant to cover the cost of supplying materials for class use by pupils while on their placements (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56043/25]
1039. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the opening of a special school (details supplied). [47331/25]
93. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the roll-out and installation of solar panels in schools, if there are plans to work the ESB in relation to prioritising schools for installation or adjusting the payment rate for schools without smart metres to sell electricity back into the grid (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40201/25]
94. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are plans to review the transition year programme to include practical life skills as part of the compulsory requirement across all schools: personal legal rights, household management, personal finance, taxation and social welfare and the driver theory test; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40202/25]
112. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding an application for a sports hall made by a school in 2018 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36542/25]
106. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will increase the capitation grant by €75 per pupil given the financial difficulties experienced by many primary schools. [30155/25]
149. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will pay primary-school caretakers' wages directly rather than wages being paid by schools themselves. [30172/25]
144. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education for an update on the three secondary schools in west Wicklow (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17128/25]
157. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education her plans for a special class for a school (details supplied); and for a breakdown of the number of special classes for all of Wicklow versus the level of need. [17129/25]