476. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to review the current policy of her Department which does not allow for grade repetition unless there is an academic reason (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25727/25]
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568. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason only children who have entered the country in the last two years can be counted when schools apply for additional EAL teaching posts; the reason the allocation is not made on the number of children who do not speak English (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23468/25]
184. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the process where teacher allocations to schools are made based on the student numbers of the previous year considering the challenges this presents in schools that see a large enrolment in any given year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22432/25]
779. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil den Aire Oideachais an féidir léi a dheimhniú go bhfágfar an scrúdú cainte Gaeilge don Ardteist i mbliain a 6, ar scrúdú é atá seanbhunaithe, mar atá sé faoi láthair, chun a chinntiú go mbeidh tosaíocht ag an nGaeilge labhartha go deireadh na sraithe sinsearaí. [18742/25]
853. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education if she intends to establish a Citizens’ Assembly on Education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19218/25]
99. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education her Department’s approach to supporting democratic schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17723/25]
100. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if she will engage with an organisation (details supplied) regarding to the establishment of a democratic school in Waterford. [17724/25]
104. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the measures she is taking to ensure children are protected and safe in the online world while at school; if she will acknowledge that €9 million phone pouches are an expensive distraction and that a more comprehensive response is required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16979/25]
150. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education her Department's plans to expand the role of the home school liaison roles. [14636/25]
182. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education if she will take into account the findings of a recent survey (details supplied), which received 1,231 valid parental responses representing 2,323 children, in which 73% of respondents expressed a preference for a co-educational school and 59% for a non-denominational model; noting that currently there is no such post-primary option in the survey's area, and…
442. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education the status of Leaving Certificate reform; her plans, and the timeline of changes; and what changes are planned. [16571/25]
445. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education to explain how the Leaving Certificate results will be “equalised” from Covid time; and if she will make a statement on the issue. [16574/25]
463. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 600 of 19 March 2025 (details supplied), when the 314 school planning areas were last reviewed; and when they will be reviewed again; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16609/25]
480. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education why reading programmes such as Reading Recovery and Edmark are promoted by her Department in place of science of reading approaches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16716/25]
485. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education to address the critical gap in the education system for students with additional educational needs who are unable to complete the traditional Leaving Certificate or Leaving Certificate Applied programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16797/25]
502. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if she will respond to reports that the Reading Recovery Programme promoted by her Department has a weaker basis in evidence than science of reading-based approaches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16969/25]
522. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education his views on the lack of action to provide a co-educational, non-denominational school in the Killester Raheny Clontarf school planning area (details supplied). [12434/25]
530. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on her plans to deal with the issue of grade inflation and will she consider allocating a quota of CAO places reserved for current Leaving Certificate candidates to ensure they are not unduly disadvantaged due to changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17376/25]
553. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a breakdown of current DEIS schools within the Drogheda school planning area (including the location and name of school). [17495/25]
554. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a breakdown of current primary and secondary schools within the Drogheda school planning area (including the location and name of school). [17496/25]
555. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a breakdown of the total number of primary and secondary school students currently enrolled in schools within the Drogheda school planning area (including the location and name of school). [17497/25]
556. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education if there are plans to review the Drogheda school planning area, noting the population increases and further projected population increases, which is potentially impacting students’ ability to secure a nearest primary/secondary school placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17498/25]
557. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on plans to provide additional primary and secondary school places within the Drogheda school planning area, noting the projected population increases in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17499/25]
558. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on primary projects planned within the Drogheda school planning area (details supplied). [17502/25]
559. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on post primary projects planned within the Drogheda school planning area (details supplied). [17503/25]