Questions

245. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18467/25]

246. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18484/25]

421. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education the names and locations of schools currently in receipt of the NCSE educational therapy support service, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15649/25]

427. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will identify every secondary school in Dublin 2,4,6 and 8 which has Politics and Society on their Leaving Certificate curriculum, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15710/25]

578. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on an application by a school for emergency works (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10971/25]

720. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education the number of members of boards in each body under the aegis of her Department who have a professional accounting qualification, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12150/25]

721. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education to identify, by body name and associated skills gap, any skills gaps identified by the chairperson of that board in correspondence to her Department or a Minister in respect of the composition of the board of the body referred, for each year between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; to identify any body where the chairperson of that board never identified ski…

722. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of her Department, at least one member of the audit and risk committee of that board has recent, relevant financial experience for each of those years; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to the year or years where no so such me…

723. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of her Department, that the board has a terms of reference; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to year or years where no terms of reference existed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12204/25]

773. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education to identify specific examples where artificial intelligence has been adapted for the operation of her Department and each body under the aegis of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12916/25]

72. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education for an update and timeline on the promised new build for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9862/25]

403. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will assist in the issues raised (details supplied) to ensure the State’s investment in a new school is not damaged and the final elements can be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9709/25]

389. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education the reason the grant for newly qualified teachers only applies to those who qualified through the Professional Master of Education route and not to those who qualified through the direct route; if she is considering expanding the eligibility criteria to include all newly qualified teachers, given the high cost of living and specific challenges faced by teac…

404. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education the schools in Dublin 2, 4 and 6 that have a live application for funding under the emergency works scheme; the precise nature of the works in each school; the status of each application, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7421/25]

405. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education the schools in Dublin 2, 4 and 6 that form part of her Department’s school building programme; the precise nature of the building project in each school; the status of each project, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7422/25]

435. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a full list of all primary and secondary schools in Dublin bay south, including their full address and Eircode, in tabular form. [7885/25]

222. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 506 of 5 February 2025, if the ‘further analysis’ specified will be provided; if she will identify the date this further analysis commenced and was completed; if she will clarify that this further analysis was determinative of the Department’s satisfaction that existing demand can be accommodated in the school planning …

506. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education what plans, if any, her Department has for a new school building for a secondary school in Dublin 2, 4 or 6; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3466/25]

640. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by her Department where that address is located in Dublin, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1760/25]