Questions

762. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine the case of a child with additional needs requiring a school placement (details supplied) [44617/25]

763. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine the case of a child with additional needs requiring a school placement (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44618/25]

973. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if school bus routes in Kildare (details supplied) will be going ahead this school term; and if so, the timeline for when these routes will be operational. [46591/25]

1141. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the latest update on allowing those over 70 years of age drive a school bus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42555/25]

1142. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the up-to-date position with the provision of a school bus ticket for a student in Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42556/25]

92. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of issues impacting a school (details supplied) regarding the minority works grant; if she has any plans to increase funding for the grant and to improve the grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36321/25]

274. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a child (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive a NEPS assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33230/25]

458. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider the allocation of an additional teacher to a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32697/25]

335. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when schools will receive their allocations of SNA for the forthcoming 2025/2026 educational year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27609/25]

336. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the up-to-date position with the opening of a secondary school in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27610/25]

416. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a new round of DEIS schools will be announced; the criteria for schools being selected as DEIS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25212/25]

417. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to expand the summer programme to allow schools to apply for upgrade works to playgrounds, pitches and AstroTurf pitches that may need repair and or upgrading; the timeframe on any such grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25213/25]

418. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide funding to assist schools with the rising cost of bus transport, considering the benefit of schools availing of nearby swimming pools, sports facilities, libraries and cultural events, particularly those schools in rural areas. [25214/25]

223. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current position with those over 70 years of age being allowed to drive a school bus; the attempts the Minister has made to change this ruling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24958/25]

934. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education the financial supports and grants available to a local school (details supplied) to complete an infrastructure project for students with additional needs. [19825/25]

1010. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education if she can consider a request to provide a school bus for an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20619/25]

1011. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education the number of students on a waiting list for a special school place in County Kildare; the number per each school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20620/25]

1019. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education when a child in County Kildare (details supplied) will receive a school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20658/25]

1058. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education when a child in County Kildare (details supplied) will receive a special school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21076/25]

1060. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education to outline how a parent can appeal a decision for reasonable accommodation for a Leaving Certificate student; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21154/25]

222. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education the transport costs incurred by her Department for children additional needs who travel to either a special education class or special school settings in Kildare for the past five years, by mode of transport, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18153/25]

473. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education the position regarding a school bus ticket for a person in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16644/25]

506. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education the number of apprenticeships registered with her Department for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17030/25]

385. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education if she will confirm that a court protection order that includes named children applies to all schools and should be enforced by school management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9396/25]

386. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education if a school place can be secured for a student (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9397/25]