Parliamentary questions

455. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of the number of applications for school transport in the 2025-2026 academic year; the number of pupils who were issued a bus ticket under the scheme; and the number of pupils who were refused a place, per county, in tabular form. [47729/25]

456. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the web links for her Department’s quarter 1 2025 and quarter 2 2025 published reports of procurement-related payments or purchase orders over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm whether these reports have been published in full and are publicly accessible; and to state the pl…

457. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will publish the procurement-related payment reports (details supplied) in machine-readable formats such as CSV or Excel on a quarterly basis, in line with open data standards; if not, the legal, technical or operational constraints that prevent compliance with the requirement under S.I. No. 376/2021 to provide s…

458. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school bus ticket can be issued to a pupil (details supplied). [47781/25]

459. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will meet with a union (details supplied) at the earliest opportunity to discuss the campaign for parity and better working conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47791/25]

460. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47804/25]

461. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine the case of a child with an unsuitable school place (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47819/25]

462. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a modular build for a school (details supplied) will be expedited. [47828/25]

463. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on progress, the timeline and commencement of works at a proposed new school (details supplied). [47830/25]

464. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions she is taking to respond to a survey at a school (details supplied) which is reported as being in very poor condition. [47849/25]

465. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding provided in each county under the summer works scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47862/25]

466. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding provided in each county under the minor works scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47863/25]

467. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding in place for the training of teachers at all school levels; the specific training that will be provided to teachers in response to the increase in racially motivated physical and verbal assaults against members of new Irish communities in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47875/25]

468. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated annual cost of providing pension parity to school caretakers and secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47899/25]

469. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the refurbishment project for a school (details supplied); the actions she will take to progress this work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47934/25]

470. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a REPowerEU Programme application by a school (details supplied); if she plans to approve further applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47959/25]

471. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to identify primary schools for after-school childcare services; the up-to-date position on the review of guidelines on the use of school buildings outside of school hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47961/25]

472. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the guidance she has given to schools in 2025, to encourage school uniform swap shops to reduce the financial burden of sending children back to school. [47962/25]

473. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of paying student teachers on placement in schools as part of their college degree. [47963/25]

474. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a decision on a home tuition grant will be reconsidered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47964/25]

475. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on progress in relation to negotiations with school secretaries and caretakers regarding their request for pension parity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47971/25]

476. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine and respond to points raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48029/25]

477. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria for schools to qualify for DEIS status; the progress of a DEIS+ model and when this will be delivered; if she will consider a school (details supplied) who previously applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48032/25]

478. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider addressing issues on the lack of certainty around work hours for special transport assistants (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48037/25]

479. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process in place to ensure bus services will be in place prior to the commencement of the school term for students, particularly for children with special needs; the reason in so many instances school bus places were not available on time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48084/25]