341. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school bus tickets issued to children nationwide for the 2025/2026 school year for which no corresponding bus service was available. [50428/25]
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342. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school bus tickets issued to children in County Meath for the 2025/2026 school year for which no corresponding bus service was available. [50429/25]
766. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for approval for additional accommodation for a school (details supplied); if she is aware of the unacceptable situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44679/25]
768. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth his plans to reduce the pick-up zone distance under the school transport scheme from 3.2 km to 2 km and eventually to 1 km; if a detailed timeframe will be provided on when these changes will be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44690/25]
790. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will examine correspondence (details supplied); if an update will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45004/25]
809. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth given the significant shortage Ireland faces with school teachers, when it is envisioned the “timebound provision” within the registrations regulation will be enacted, as many people whom have travelled abroad to study teaching find themselves locked out of applying to register when they return home, with limited options for young people returning f…
858. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps are being taken by her Department to protect children from being exposed to harmful or confusing concepts about gender identity by a programme (details supplied). [45905/25]
859. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will list the experts consulted within the formation of a programme (details supplied), specifically in relation to the issue of gender identity. [45906/25]
860. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason Ireland is proceeding with policies around gender identity in schools when countries such as Britain, France, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland have paused gender-affirming treatments for minors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45907/25]
904. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason concessionary school transport ticket holders are not permitted to access public transport free of charge in cases where Bus Éireann has failed to provide a school bus service for their children. [46212/25]
905. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school bus tickets issued to children nationwide for the upcoming school year for which no corresponding bus service was available. [46213/25]
906. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school bus tickets issued to children in County Meath for the upcoming school year for which no corresponding bus service was available. [46214/25]
209. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who have been in receipt of the July provision for each county for each of the past five years; and if she will ensure that the necessary resources are put in place so that children can receive July provision as is necessary. [36716/25]
380. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the summer camp services in a school (details supplied) have not been run in the past number of years. [35830/25]
381. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the free bus service to school drops for over-18-year-olds with disabilities who are still in education have ceased (details supplied). [35831/25]
403. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she is taking to address reports of staff exhaustion in schools, particularly among SNAs and teaching staff, due to a lack of adequate supports and resources during the current school term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33842/25]
425. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the infrastructure projects being built or commissioned by her Department that are currently late in their delivery; and the infrastructure projects currently over budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34089/25]
440. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether there been a risk impact assessment of the potential damage that could be done to children by the gender ideology elements of the Bí Cineálta policy being rolled out in schools. [34267/25]
441. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the research that has been carried out to identify and quantify the potential damage to children of the gender ideology elements of the Bí Cineálta policy being mandatorily rolled out in all schools (details supplied). [34268/25]
442. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether any financial provision been made by her Department to cover legal costs and provide compensation to children and parents who suffer as a result of the policy of gender affirmation inherent in the Bí Cineálta policy. [34269/25]
443. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth what consultation with parents was carried out into the creation of the Bí Cineálta policy; and to detail the results of that consultation. [34270/25]
458. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the role her Department has in ensuring the quality and curriculum integrity of schoolbooks sold to schools; if she will ensure that these books comply with the curriculum and ethos of the Department of Education and Youth. [34492/25]
112. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth what steps she is taking to increase the number of Gaelscoileanna in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31301/25]
127. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of newly qualified primary school teachers employed in the State in each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31302/25]
619. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports being provided to a child (details supplied). [24406/25]