Parliamentary questions

859. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will list the experts consulted within the formation of a programme (details supplied), specifically in relation to the issue of gender identity. [45906/25]

860. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason Ireland is proceeding with policies around gender identity in schools when countries such as Britain, France, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland have paused gender-affirming treatments for minors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45907/25]

861. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the status of the new permanent building for a school (details supplied); to confirm that it remains on course to go to tender in quarter three of 2025; to confirm if construction will begin in the first half of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45914/25]

862. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports available for students with dyslexia during State examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45922/25]

863. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is considering any proposals to increase the supports available for students with dyslexia during State examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45923/25]

864. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the annual budget for the State Examinations Commission, by year from 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45924/25]

865. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1071 of 29 July 2025, the position regarding a timeline for the completion of a school (details supplied); if she is concerned of the impact on families if this project is not urgently progressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45925/25]

866. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students enrolled in special classes in the Youghal school planning area; the number of autistic students enrolled in mainstream classes within the Youghal school planning area; and the number of children on reduced timetables within the Youghal school planning area. [45930/25]

867. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students enrolled in special classes in the Dungarvan school planning area; the number of autistic students enrolled in mainstream classes within the Dungarvan school planning area; and the number of children on reduced timetables within the Dungarvan school planning area. [45931/25]

868. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students enrolled in special classes in the Lismore school planning area; the number of autistic students enrolled in mainstream classes within the Lismore school planning area; and the number of children on reduced timetables within the Lismore school planning area. [45932/25]

869. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an up-to-date map of the school catchment areas for Cork east. [45933/25]

870. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an up-to-date map of the school catchment areas for Waterford. [45934/25]

871. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has considered the introduction of gender balance quotas, or other targeted measures, to encourage greater male participation in the teaching profession, including in the early years and preschool sector, given the significant gender imbalance and ongoing staffing shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4…

872. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department holds statistics on the gender breakdown of teachers and educators at early years/preschool, primary, secondary, and third level; and if she will provide the most recent available figures. [45946/25]

873. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a breakdown of the number of primary and post primary schools that are Catholic, Church of Ireland, other religious patronage and non-denominational, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45948/25]

874. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to engage with Bus Éireann over the lack of school buses, on approved bus routes from Ferns to Bunclody County Wexford, which are leaving children with no way to get to school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45952/25]

875. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who have been refused a school bus ticket for the 2025-2026 academic year due to a lack of available spaces, per county, in tabular form. [45959/25]

876. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that school transport options are being refused to children attending schools that have relocated for the reason that there are other schools deemed closer; if she considers it fair policy to expect parents to transfer their children from one school to another because of decisions by her Department to relocate scho…

877. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school bus service will be considered for an area following the relocation of a school (details supplied). [45961/25]

878. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the development of a centralised application system, in tandem with the NCSE, to deal with applications for children with special educational needs more efficiently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45983/25]

879. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of post-primary teaching posts that currently remain unfilled, for each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45984/25]

880. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary teaching posts that currently remain unfilled, for each county , in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45985/25]

881. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special needs assistant posts currently remain unfilled, for each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45986/25]

882. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update as of August 2025 on her engagement with teachers unions regarding leaving certificate reform due to be rolled out in September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45987/25]

883. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the engagement she has had with unions representing school secretaries and caretakers regarding their planned industrial action over pension parity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45988/25]