Parliamentary questions

272. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review correspondence (details supplied) and address the concerns raised; if the new service mentioned can be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49715/25]

273. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider an application under the CASWS which was uploaded in error to the emergency works portal and accepted; if the application which was submitted within the timeframe albeit to the incorrect portal will be accepted and processed as the work outlined in the application is urgent. [49723/25]

274. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review correspondence (details supplied); if she will address the concerns raised; if an arrangements can be put in place to ensure that eligible children in this area have access to school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49734/25]

275. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress made from the publication of the full findings of the review of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs (EPSEN) Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49745/25]

276. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of implementing the recommendations arising from the EPSEN review; and the projected allocation for this within the Department’s budget for 2025-26; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49747/25]

277. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the additional resources that have been allocated to schools and local education support services in anticipation of the recommendations of the EPSEN review; and if he will provide a breakdown of expenditure by programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49749/25]

278. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the expected timeframe for the introduction of necessary legislative amendments following the completion of the EPSEN review; if draft heads of a Bill will be published in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49752/25]

279. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review correspondence regarding school transport (details supplied); if tickets will be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49769/25]

280. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will examine correspondence regarding school tickets for children (details supplied); if tickets will be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49770/25]

281. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth is she aware of the increase in referrals of youths to youth services in Swords from the fast growing Donabate area (details supplied); and the means by which she intends to address this matter as a priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49781/25]

282. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when teachers, employed in ETB schools, who have submitted their application in advance of the 31 July deadline, can expect to receive their professional masters of education fee refund, appreciating that teachers employed in other school settings have received the refund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4978…

283. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a timeline for the delivery of a statutory instrument (details supplied) relating to timebound provision, enabling eligible teachers who have qualified outside the Republic of Ireland to apply for registration and complete their induction requirement in the Republic of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter…

284. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will examine the operation of the school transport pilot scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49834/25]

285. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the implementation of phase three of the Government’s 2024 school transport report, which recommends reducing distance eligibility criteria on mainstream schemes in stages to 2 kilometres for post-primary students from the 2025-26 school year, eliminating the nearest school rule, and maintaini…

286. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if provision of a mainstream class in respect of a school in County Kerry (details supplied) can be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49843/25]

287. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to ensure that students educated at home have equal access to the newly implemented additional assessment component in the first tranche of subjects, namely biology, physics, chemistry and business which is 40% of their leaving certificate exam. [49859/25]

288. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which the newly implemented additional assessment component for the first tranche of subjects will affect students taught at home; and the oversight will be provided to ensure fairness and equity for these students undertaking their studies outside of the traditional school environment. [49860/25]

289. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of Irish exemptions in post-primary schools, by local authority, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49886/25]

290. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the proposal by a school (details supplied) to develop two ASD modular units within the existing play area of the school; the reasons for the delay in delivery thus far; if she will ensure that this development is expedited considering the pressures on the school at present; and if she will make a statement on the mat…

291. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will expedite a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49924/25]

292. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether concessionary Bus Éireann school bus ticket holders (details supplied) will be accommodated with permanent seats on school bus services if there is sufficient space for them to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49926/25]

293. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progress of the Irish sign language specialist classroom support programme pilot; when further applications will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49928/25]

294. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of delays in processing the professional masters in education grant specifically for teachers in the education and training board system; when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49929/25]

295. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason ETB teachers have not received the PME grant refund while Department school teachers have; when they can expect payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49950/25]

296. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to ensure that the statutory timeframes for assessments of need under the Disability Act 2005, and obligations under the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004, are aligned with school placement deadlines, in order that children with additional needs are not excluded from educatio…