Parliamentary questions

909. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to ensure that more all-girls post-primary schools are supported to offer subjects (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46239/25]

910. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the specific initiatives being implemented to improve the participation rate of girls in subjects where uptake has been traditionally low (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46240/25]

911. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the shortage of qualified teachers in subjects (details supplied) is a barrier to offering these subjects in more schools, particularly all-girls schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46241/25]

912. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures in place to ensure that students in schools where certain STEM or social science subjects are not offered can access them through shared provision, online delivery, or inter-school collaboration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46242/25]

913. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's strategy to address gender disparities in STEM subject uptake, particularly in physics and computer science, and the targets set for improvement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46243/25]

914. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if career guidance programmes in second-level schools place sufficient emphasis on encouraging female students to consider STEM, politics and economics subjects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46244/25]

915. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide details of any Transition Year or extracurricular initiatives aimed at increasing girls' exposure to and interest in STEM subjects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46245/25]

916. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's current approach to supporting students with dyslexia, including early identification, specialist interventions, teacher training, assistive technologies such as text-to-speech software and examination accommodations; if instruction in structured literacy methods for example, multisensory and systematic phonics is…

917. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is considering the establishment of additional reading schools or specialist reading classes for children with severe dyslexia; the current number of such settings nationally; the changes since 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46247/25]

918. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the specific steps being taken to expand specialist literacy support such as reading classes or workshops in Fingal, given its status as the area with one of the youngest and fastest-growing child populations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46248/25]

919. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way dyslexia-specific supports, such as additional reading schools or classes, fit within the implementation of the new Ireland's Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Literacy Strategy 2024-2033 for example, under "supporting diverse learners" pillar; her views on the alignment of these supports with identified strategy actions; and…

920. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the professional learning opportunities available to mainstream and special education teachers to develop competencies in structured literacy, dyslexia screening and intervention strategies; the number of postgraduate SNA-special educational needs training places that have been assigned in the current year; and if she will make a …

921. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students currently served by reading schools or specialist classes for severe dyslexia, by region and, by local authority area; the projected future demand; the planned timeline for expanding such provision, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46251/25]

922. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of school bus ticket (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46255/25]

923. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a school transport scheme route (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46281/25]

924. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of a school transport scheme route (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46282/25]

925. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of a school transport scheme route (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46283/25]

926. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of a school transport scheme route (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46284/25]

927. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the construction of a school (details supplied) and the tender process; if the project will begin construction in quarter one to two of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46285/25]

928. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount spent on building new schools in the North West in the past 5 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46287/25]

929. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new schools built in the North West in the past 5 years; the location of the schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46288/25]

930. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of a school transport scheme route (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46289/25]

931. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a pupil could avail of a closer school bus pickup point from their home (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46296/25]

932. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether two school bus tickets could be re-issued to the correct address (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46327/25]

933. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a group of students could avail of a closer school bus pickup point (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46331/25]