Parliamentary questions

556. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if reconfiguration will be part of the national convention on education. [48812/25]

557. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of staff on the School Completion Programme payroll, including coordinators, project workers and sessional staff; and the number who are full-time and part-time, in tabular form. [48813/25]

558. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average length of service for School Completion Programme staff nationwide. [48814/25]

559. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the projected cost for public service status of School Completion Programme staff. [48815/25]

560. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on talks between her Department and the School Completion Programme; and whether the talks are ongoing and progressing. [48816/25]

561. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount committed and paid by religious organisations to date, following the Ferns report, including any future commitments, in tabular form. [48817/25]

562. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount her Department pays to religious orders or trusts for the rental of school property, broken down by county, in tabular form. [48818/25]

563. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if Department funding for a school (details supplied) that is left over from completed works can be re-directed in view of damage caused by such works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48823/25]

564. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason for the delay (details supplied) in opening the timebound provision system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48824/25]

565. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will ensure that period products are available for free in all schools, as per the Programme for Government commitment to provide free period products in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48829/25]

566. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) will be included in the DEIS scheme at the earliest opportunity. [48871/25]

567. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48890/25]

568. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on school transport for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48891/25]

569. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the time-bound provision; and if she will confirm that the provision will open in Q4 of 2025. [48913/25]

570. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the removal of the ancillary grant to a school (details supplied); if the basis for this decision could be outlined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48957/25]

571. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a parking solution for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48981/25]

572. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason an Irish citizen who trained in the UK cannot gain employment to carry out dyslexia assessments for young students in Ireland, despite holding the same accreditation as all those who study in Ireland (details supplied); if she will urgently review these requirements to ensure that those who have the appropriate qualif…

573. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in both primary and post primary who are currently without an appropriate school place for the year 2025-2026, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48999/25]

574. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the potential funding options available to a Waterford school for a project (details supplied). [49017/25]

575. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special education units in primary and secondary schools in Laois; the number of children in these units at primary and secondary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49043/25]

576. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of teachers, overall staff numbers and number of students at two schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49045/25]

577. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a school bus ticket (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49052/25]

578. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a school pick-up (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49059/25]

579. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a school pick-up (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49060/25]

580. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on an application for school transport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49061/25]