1212. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the target set for Q3 2025 in the policy for Irish medium education outside of the Gaeltacht to establish an Irish medium PME programme for primary school teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1563/26]
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1213. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the target set for Q3 2025 in the policy for Irish medium education outside of the Gaeltacht to establish a scheme to support Irish medium post primary schools in teacher sharing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1564/26]
1214. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the target set for Q3 2025 in the policy for Irish medium education outside of the Gaeltacht to extend the ehub to Irish medium educational settings outside of the Gaeltacht; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1565/26]
1215. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the target set for Q4 2025 in the policy for Irish medium education outside of the Gaeltacht to run a survey to gather information on demand for Irish medium education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1566/26]
1216. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the target set for Q4 2025 in the policy for Irish medium education outside of the Gaeltacht to establish a taskforce on models of Irish medium education provision. [1567/26]
1217. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the target set for Q4 2025 in the policy for Irish medium education. [1568/26]
416. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to review or strengthen its guidance on the use of children’s images on school websites and social media, in view of the evolving digital risk this may pose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71329/25]
417. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department last updated its guidance for schools on publishing photographs of pupils online; the changes have been made to previous versions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71330/25]
477. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process for establishing a new secondary school in an area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72057/25]
478. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to establish a new secondary school in Duleek, County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72058/25]
491. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the implementation of a common application process for secondary schools in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72246/25]
494. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department fully covers the cost of assistive technology advised for students in schools. [72274/25]
511. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the key measures taken to improve primary education during 2025; her priorities for same in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72469/25]
94. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progress of the establishment of the new education therapy service. [70472/25]
106. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an outline of the objectives of the Taskforce on Models of Supply for Irish-Medium Education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70465/25]
114. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which students are currently being educated around safe and responsible use of social media; the future plans or curriculum developments being considered in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70426/25]
123. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the purpose of the new primary school ethos survey announced in recent weeks. [70363/25]
124. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will introduce extra time for students with dyslexia under the RACE scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70469/25]
142. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding her Department’s primary school survey; the next steps following the survey’s conclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70226/25]
152. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to increase the number of people from working class backgrounds, especially those who have attended DEIS schools, into the teaching profession; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70749/25]
156. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding streams, grant programmes, or corporate partnership schemes available to support schools developing garden projects that will also serve the wider community; whether additional resources are planned to assist schools in promoting biodiversity, environmental education, and outdoor learning through such initiatives; and if she will make a st…
161. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the primary school survey will allow for an assessment of the need for a Gaelcholáiste in Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70625/25]
163. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth given the rise in demand in mental-health needs, social isolation and cost-of-living pressures, if her Department plans to expand youth services, in terms of staff, geographical coverage, types of services such as mental-health support or community-based mentoring over the next year; the proposed additional allocation; and if she will make a statement…
168. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures her department is taking to address the increase in absenteeism in primary and secondary schools, considering the results of a recent large scale mixed method study showed a growing trend of students missing school post Covid–19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67784/25]
181. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline the accreditation status and graduate-eligibility pathways associated with the new professional doctorate in educational psychology at Maynooth University; whether graduates of this programme will be eligible to work across the full range of public services, including the HSE, children's disability network teams, CAMHS and Tusla, o…