Questions

302. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to correspondence relating to governance at a school (details supplied); and if her Department has taken any action upon receipt of this correspondence. [71581/26]

284. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the latest date during the calendar year by which schools are sent details of in-service dates for the following school year; whether there is any requirement for schools to inform parents of such dates well in advance so as to plan ahead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70496/26]

495. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to revisit the school standardised calendar and have all schools opening and closing on the same dates, beginning and end of year; and if she acknowledges that afterschool care does not start in the main until 1 September which can mean that there can be childcare issues in those first days between school starting and afterschool starting. …

93. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the increased use of digital devices in secondary schools and the associated growing digital divide (details supplied); the measures she is taking to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54037/26]

351. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way that parental choice, and equality of access, informs the demographic demand analysis carried out on school planning areas. [51139/26]

352. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of the demographic demand analysis for each of the school planning areas Bandon, Clonakilty, Rosscarbery, Skibbereen and Dunmanway over the next five and ten years. [51140/26]

353. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a detailed breakdown of the demographic data provided by Cork County Council which has been included in the demographic demand analysis carried out on school planning areas for Bandon, Clonakilty, Rosscarbery, Skibbereen and Dunmanway. [51141/26]

180. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will engage with a school (details supplied) regarding its proposal to transition from an English-medium school to a Gaelscoil; if her Department will provide the necessary supports, including additional teaching resources, Irish language supports and guidance to assist the school in delivering this transition; and if she will make a stateme…

183. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has issued guidance, instructions, policies, protocols, circulars or other documents to schools concerning the transmission, sharing, storage, retention, disclosure or other processing of students' personal data and special category personal data, including diagnostic, disability-related, psychological and medical informati…

184. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the information, guidance or explanations made available by her Department or schools to students and parents regarding who may have access to special category personal data provided to schools; the safeguards, security measures and confidentiality requirements that apply to such information; and the measures in place to ensure its ongoing securi…

320. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number and location of primary schools that are awaiting a formal lease agreement to be finalised after their management was taken over by State-run entities such as ETBs from the Catholic church, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47088/26]

321. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number and location of secondary schools that are awaiting a formal lease agreement to be finalised after their management was taken over by State-run entities such as ETBs from the Catholic church; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47089/26]

387. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will publish the collective national results of the surveys undertaken specifically by the parents of pre-school age children who participated in the national primary-school survey on the issues of co-education/single gender preference, language of instruction preference and patronage/ethos preference; and if she will make a statement on the …

86. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on a matter regarding a school (details supplied) [35510/26]

563. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently review primary school survey results in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34267/26]

645. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has any plans to mandate epilepsy training as part of teacher training curriculum; whether her Department has any plans to mandate epilepsy training for all qualified teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35271/26]

351. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify the respective roles of her Department, school boards of management and school patron bodies in the approval of external speakers into schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32210/26]

352. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether there are mandatory national safeguarding standards that apply to all external speakers addressing students in primary and post-primary schools; and the minimum requirements that must be met in all cases. [32211/26]

353. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether Garda vetting is required for all external speakers delivering talks in schools; if not, the circumstances in which vetting is required; and whether responsibility for vetting rests with the school, patron body or another authority. [32212/26]

354. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether any central record is maintained of external speakers invited into schools, including religious, civic, advocacy or community representatives; and if not, the way in which oversight of such engagements is ensured at national level. [32213/26]

355. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which complaints or concerns regarding external speakers in schools are recorded, investigated, and escalated; and the number of such complaints received in each of the past five years. [32214/26]

356. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the mechanisms in place to ensure that material delivered by external speakers is age-appropriate, balanced, and consistent with the curriculum and ethos of the school; and whether any guidance is issued to schools in this regard. [32215/26]

357. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she accepts that while boards of management have autonomy in school operations, there remains a requirement for national consistency in safeguarding standards relating to external speakers; and if she will outline where the line of accountability lies in cases where concerns arise. [32216/26]

358. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether any national guidance exists regarding conflicts of interests or transparency obligation for boards of management and parent associations; whether such bodies are required to maintain registers of interest; and whether she is satisfied that current governance arrangement ensure appropriate safeguarding and accountability in school level decisi…

312. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) was not included in the list of DEIS Plus schools; if there is any mechanism for the school to appeal this exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31672/26]