470. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the results of the school patronage survey will be made public. [7444/26]
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469. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine a policy issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5520/26]
523. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth to advise on a policy matter (details supplied); if she will allow retrospective flexibility of the deadline for notifying the NCSE and obtaining a letter of eligibility from a SENO for parents applying for a special school or class place for the 2026-27 school year for their child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6053/26]
514. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list the roles within public or semi-State organisations under her Department that are excluded from the single public service pension scheme; the number of people employed in those roles, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3615/26]
543. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under her Department, in tabular form. [3869/26]
293. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she can provide the rationale for the current system where a certain Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge (TEG) level is an entry requirement for State-funded teacher training colleges, but not privately run colleges; if she will consider implementing a standardised TEG level requirement for all teacher training colleges; and if she will make a statement on…
294. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she can provide the rationale for the current system where a certain Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge (TEG) level is an entry requirement for State-funded teacher training colleges, but not privately run colleges; if she will consider implementing a standardised TEG level requirement for all teacher training colleges; and if she will make a statement on…
338. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a school (details supplied) has been forced to drop science as a mandatory subject for first year students due to a shortage of teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65138/25]
460. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the application by a school (details supplied) to open a second autism class; if she will ensure that this application is promptly approved so that the class can open in the next school year without delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63169/25]
492. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of difficulties parents in Dublin south-west are having in securing places for their children in local secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63598/25]
493. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine a case for a person (details supplied) regarding a school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63599/25]
682. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 81 of 14 May 2025, for an update on the emergency works grant for a school (details supplied) ; her views on the urgency with which the approved funds need to be released given they must be spent in 2025 or else the school risks losing the grant funding; when the school can expect to receive the grant funding; an…
861. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she expects the eligibility criteria and additional time allowed in the SEC’s pilot for extra time in State exams under the RACE accommodations to be published; when she expects the full details of the pilot to be communicated to schools; if she or her Department officials have met with the SEC to discuss the pilot; to report on those meetings; …
158. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the proposed introduction of additional time during State examinations for students with dyslexia and other learning difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55801/25]
438. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide from returns made to the FSSU the total amount paid to Uisce Éireann by primary and post-primary schools in the past year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54829/25]
439. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the concerns expressed by schools which are financially challenged in relation to the receipt of substantial water charge bills from Uisce Éireann despite not being funded to meet such bills; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54831/25]
257. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department remains committed to developing a school at an already identified and designated site (details supplied); to provide an update on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50884/25]
804. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date on which a school (details supplied) will re-open following the extensive refurbishment works that are currently being carried out on the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45269/25]
470. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she is taking to ensure that school secretaries are not forced to take strike action, as is currently proposed to take place in August; if she will ensure school secretaries are given access to the Single Public Service Pension Scheme given they have been on her Department’s centralised payroll since 2023; and if she will make a statement o…
98. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth to overturn her Department’s decision to refuse an exemption to rule 64(1) for the 2025-26 school year in the case of a pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36390/25]
333. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on a matter of policy (details supplied) affecting wage increments for teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35241/25]
88. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the planned closure of an autism class at a school (details supplied), despite sufficient interest in enrolment for the 2025/2026 school year to warrant two autism classes; if she will instruct the NCSE to reconsider its proposal to close the class and review the individual enrolment cases; and if she will make a statement on the ma…
545. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the SNA review of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29471/25]
580. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth to reverse the decision to remove a teacher from the allocation of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29787/25]
619. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will confirm the specific rental period and facilities covered by a payment made to the Board of Management at a school (details supplied); to clarify the period to which the fee applies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29898/25]