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James Geoghegan Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Education
394. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69296/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Education
428. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to review a schools (details supplied) SNA allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64738/25]
Jen Cummins Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Education
107. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the expected publication date of the updated progress report on the implementation of the Out of School Education Provision implementation Group review's recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60269/25]
Jen Cummins Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Education
108. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a draft or interim version Out of School Education Provision implementation Group is available for public review. [60270/25]
Jen Cummins Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Education
109. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are supplementary materials summarising the current work of the Out of School Education Provision implementation Group. [60271/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
671. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the DEIS banding for a school (details supplied) given that over 20% of pupils are living in IPAS or emergency accommodation and 26% live in the North East Inner City (NEIC) area; when the next DEIS review will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58104/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
672. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider extending North East Inner City (NEIC) or City Connects inclusion to a school (details supplied), given the school's pupil profile and the fact that its feeder schools already hold DEIS 1 status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58105/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
674. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if additional staffing or resource supports will be considered for a school (details supplied), given the exceptionally high proportion of pupils living in emergency and IPAS accommodation, the current exclusion from DEIS 1 and North East Inner City (NEIC) supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58107/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
715. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the nature of any reviews of how the education system operated during Covid-19; the procedural changes that have been made as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58398/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
928. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has conducted any condition assessment, structural survey, or capital review of the Mayfield Sports Complex in Cork City, which was established in 1975 under a joint Departmental and local authority agreement; if she will publish any such reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60139/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
929. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department remains a financial stakeholder or co-funder of the Mayfield Sports Complex under the original 1975 partnership agreement between the then Department of Education and Cork Corporation; if she will confirm whether this agreement remains in force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60140/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
930. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding allocated to Mayfield Sports Complex in each of the past ten years; the purposes for which such funding was provided; and if she will outline any future capital investment planned for the facility. [60141/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
931. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will consider a dedicated capital grant or inclusion in the 2026 school-community sports infrastructure programme for the refurbishment and redevelopment of Mayfield Sports Complex in light of its age, DEIS location, and community importance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60142/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
933. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the establishment of the committee for a root and branch review of the workload being placed on teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60182/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Education
977. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions her Department has undertaken to enact the recommendations of the school transport review that was published in February 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46629/25]
Paul Murphy Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Education
373. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of a case (details supplied); and if she will instruct her Department to review this case and ensure that the child in question is able to attend the special school in the 2025-2026 school year. [35690/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Education
384. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review and streamline the process for engagement with the payroll section in her Department in cases in which a teacher reduces their work hours and substitutes for part of their working week to care for their child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35908/25]
John Lahart Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Education
328. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the current recognition process for overseas teaching experience, particularly in cases where experienced teachers from the UK are being denied recognition due to technicalities, such as having taught in primary rather than secondary settings, despite having taught age-equivalent cohorts and holding decades of relevant experience; a…
Darren O'Rourke Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Education
361. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of a full review of the PME. [31649/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
533. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if, in light of the Karshan Supreme Court ruling, her Department will review its agreement with Revenue to label all home tutors as self-employed for tax purposes when the 'reality of the situation' is that home tutors are paid directly by her Department through the PAYE system and can only be legally adjudged to be employees of her Department. [2…
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
785. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education her plans to review the criteria for awarding incremental credit for primary and secondary school teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18761/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
788. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently review Circular 80/2024 which prioritises medium to large schools for the opening of new special classes at primary level (details supplied); if small rural schools should be reconsidered as an ideal setting for special classes as they generally have space and provide a suitable environment for children with autism; and if she will make …
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
935. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 482 of 8 April 2025, when the review of the Department Circulars 0061/2017 (teachers) and 0062/2017 (SNAs) are set to take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19834/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
962. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will examine the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20094/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
1038. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education to report on the work and accomplishments of the data and finance reform projects unit within her Department over the past 24 months. [20822/25]