Questions

492. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if permanent teachers who are job sharing will be permitted to undertake substitute teaching on their non-rostered days during 2026-2027; and if her Department intends to continue the relaxation of the previous restriction for the coming school year. [64247/26]

1103. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the names and locations of the 11 new pilot school transport routes that are to be introduced under the school transport scheme; to indicate the criteria used in selecting these routes; the anticipated commencement dates for each route; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57788/26]

1104. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will engage with Bus Éireann regarding the length of time being taken to respond to correspondence from Oireachtas members and constituency offices on school transport matters; whether she is concerned about the delays and non-responses being experienced by families and their public representatives; the measures being taken to impr…

276. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that provision of school transport service in the Wexford/Wicklow area will be reviewed and addressed before the new academic year begins. [46443/26]

202. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will request the State Examinations Commission to review 'Culture War' language as used in the applied Leaving Certificate Social Education examination, which normalises terminology that many view as divisive, unnecessary, and as an affront to the rights and dignity of biological women; and if she will make a statement on the matter…

15. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will make the national anthem, Amhrán na bhFiann a mandatory part of the primary school curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17284/26]

56. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will arrange for her Department to send a framed copy of the 1916 Proclamation to all primary and secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17285/26]

359. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary schools in counties Wicklow and Wexford that have had their allocation of SNA hours reduced; the number of schools that have lost their SNA positions; in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14357/26]

360. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason SNA hours are being cut in primary schools across the country; the reason the increase of 1,717 SNA positions has not been delivered, as promised in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14358/26]

504. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students in counties Wicklow and Wexford currently holding a place on two or more school lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14341/26]

505. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason she is redesignating special schools that cater for children with learning disabilities; the supports that will be made available to students with learning disabilities who are forced to attend mainstream schools due to a lack of spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14342/26]

506. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students entering secondary level education, who have learning disabilities, have been informed that they do not have a school place in a special needs school or class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14343/26]

507. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason her Department decided to redesignate students with learning disabilities from special needs schools to mainstream schools; the number of special school places that have been revoked; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14344/26]

654. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the guidelines and recommendations arising from phase 2 of the School Transport Report will commence implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12302/26]

655. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to specify how the €69 million allocated in Budget 2026 will be expended in relation to the measures outlined in the School Transport Report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12303/26]

656. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth in light of recent media commentary regarding the introduction of e-tickets, to address the fact that in last September's national coverage highlighted supply and demand pressures as the predominant issue rather than e ticketing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12304/26]

657. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth how the current loophole, in which individuals use incorrect or falsified Eircodes to obtain bus tickets, is being monitored and enforced; the safeguards that are in place (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12305/26]

658. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the situation in Castletown, where 15 children may "temporarily" relocate within the catchment area to qualify for school transport; the measures that will be taken should all applicants thereby become eligible; in particular, whether the Department will provide a second bus in such circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the ma…

124. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify that there is no legislative basis in Ireland to 'compelled speech' for teachers; if her Department will communicate such legal guidelines to any statutory-funded or other groups communicating any such suggestions or making such claims to the contrary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5364/26]

144. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide clarification that preferred names and pronouns as referred to in Department of Education guidelines, are policy, but not law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5361/26]

322. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify if there is a legal requirement for teachers to use students' “preferred names and pronouns”. [5360/26]

323. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that some NGOs are making claims that schools and teachers must use a student's preferred names and pronouns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5362/26]

324. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify if a teacher has a legal right to freedom of thought, conscience, speech and religion, as enshrined under Article 44.2.1 of Bunreacht na hÉireann and Article 9 of European Convention on Human Rights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5363/26]

325. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason full-time, fully qualified post-primary teaching service completed outside the EU/EEA continues to be excluded from salary scale recognition for Irish teachers returning home; whether this policy is currently under active review; the status of any working groups or consultations examining the recognition of overseas teaching exp…

326. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will issue a directive/circular to all schools to ensure that the 1916 Proclamation is given pride of place in all schools, as it once was; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6759/26]