401. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a school in Bray (details supplied) missed the enrolment quota for an additional teacher by one student and will now lose a teaching post resulting in a single class of 39 students; if she will instruct her Department to reconsider this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36077/25]
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402. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the sanctioning of an ASD classroom for a school in Wicklow town (details supplied) was cancelled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36078/25]
228. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider extending the €50 primary school and €75 post-primary school annual school transport fee to other public transport services, for students who are not eligible for the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35051/25]
378. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider putting in place a common enrolment process for students in the Greystones area before the 2026-2027 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33569/25]
479. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special schools in Ireland, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28945/25]
480. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students each special school has, broken down by school and by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28946/25]
481. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special schools across Ireland have outdoor play equipment, broken down by school and by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28947/25]
482. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth if funds are available for special schools that wish to install an outdoor play area for sensory play; if so, to detail these funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28948/25]
483. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the Government policy for outdoor play facilities for special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28949/25]
675. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progress of the new building for a school (details supplied), in light of the project now facing its fourth delay, with the estimated start date pushed to May 2026; the reasons for these repeated delays; if she will confirm the immediate steps being taken to ensure that no further delays occur; and if she will make a stateme…
87. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the issue surrounding the use of nicotine pouches during school hours by school students on school property; if she has had any discussions with the Minister for Health in relation to this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24622/25]
88. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she supports the call by an organisation (details supplied) for health advisory guidelines to be issued to schools related to nicotine pouches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24623/25]
89. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has considered sending out guidelines from her Department to provide advisory support to schools related to nicotine pouches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24624/25]
550. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth if he has considered expanding the age restriction on school bus drivers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23192/25]
822. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education for the number of students enrolled in various primary and post-primary schools (details supplied), and for a class-by-class breakdown of numbers for each, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18985/25]
919. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education if publicly funded national schools are included in the Freedom of Information Act 2014; if not, the basis on which they are exempt; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19671/25]
926. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education if parents must provide a school with an assessment of needs report in order to access school a place for their child in a public primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19714/25]
970. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education if an assessment of need can be requested by a school as a requirement for a school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20172/25]
971. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education when the final decision was made to change this year's Leaving Certificate's grade inflation to 5.5%; the way this decision was communicated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20173/25]
651. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education the steps taken to address the lack of school places in Carlow for children with special educational needs, specifically referring to a five-year-old boy (details supplied) whose parents have applied to 11 different schools in Carlow, Laois and Athy and have been refused by each one due to a lack of spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
87. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education the options for a child with severe dyslexia who has been refused from all special reading schools and schools with special reading classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10068/25]
88. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education if her Department will sanction a special reading class for Wicklow, given the oversubscription to both special reading classes and special reading schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10069/25]
89. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education the policy on the establishment of special reading classes; if there has been a moratorium placed on them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10070/25]
380. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education what leave will be available to public sector staff in the education sector who have a child through surrogacy in July 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9375/25]
233. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education the supports available for schools to assist them in addressing the issue of period poverty amongst their students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8685/25]