Parliamentary questions

324. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will confirm that a new principal will be appointed to a school (details supplied), as the principal retired on the 15 May 2025; if concessionary posts have been lost to the school because of the amalgamation date of the 15 May 2025 being agreed; if the service records and holiday entitlements of each member of staff con…

325. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh den Aire Oideachais agus Óige cén beartas atá i bhfeidhm chun a chinntiú go bhfuil deis ag dalta freastal ar scoil lán-Ghaeilge sa chás ina bhfuil an scoil lán-Ghaeilge is gaire dóibh lán. [31339/25]

326. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth to respond to concerns that a special school in Blackrock (details supplied) will be reducing services or integrating with any other schools. [31345/25]

327. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of reducing the teacher pupil ratio to 19:1. [31352/25]

328. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the current recognition process for overseas teaching experience, particularly in cases where experienced teachers from the UK are being denied recognition due to technicalities, such as having taught in primary rather than secondary settings, despite having taught age-equivalent cohorts and holding decades of re…

329. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total estimated cost to the Exchequer associated with the recent renaming and rebranding of her Department including but not limited to cost categories (details supplied); the breakdown of the incurred or projected costs; and if a cost-benefit analysis or any assessment of public value was carried out prior to approving these c…

330. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she would consider a special class for autistic learners in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31390/25]

331. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the geographic areas in Wicklow the three educational welfare officers in Tusla cover; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31395/25]

332. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there is currently an educational welfare officer employed by Tusla which covers the area of north Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31396/25]

333. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the timeline on the tendering process for the construction of a permanent building for a school (details supplied) now that planning permission has been granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31407/25]

334. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications to the school transport scheme in counties Cavan and Monaghan in each of the years 2020 to 2025 inclusive; the number of applicants by the date the scheme closed; the number of late applicants; the number of applicants who were medical card holders, by county, by year, in tabular form; and if she will mak…

335. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has directed a school (details supplied) that from the 2025/2026 academic year it will no longer be accommodating pupils with a mild general learning disability; the measures she will take to ensure these pupils receive appropriate alternative school places and supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31428/…

336. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the case of a child (details supplied) who does not have a special education place as needed will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31439/25]

337. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current qualification requirements for learning support (SET) teachers in Ireland, specifically, the need for candidates to hold qualifications in Irish when the majority of children availing of SET are exempt from Irish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31481/25]

338. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a schedule of the amount expended by her Department, and bodies under her aegis, on external training, simulations and advice in advance relating to appearances as witnesses at Oireachtas committees, from 2021 to date in 2025; if the supplier of services will also be provided, with a brief outline of services provided…

339. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools and the number of classrooms in the primary school system for the 2024-2025 school year that have 30 children or more, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31521/25]

340. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the case of pension entitlements for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed. [31523/25]

341. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to assist with an important matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31542/25]

342. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of officers in her Department dealing with applications for incremental credit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31547/25]

343. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has effectively capped SNAs staffing levels for secondary schools; and if any impact assessment has been taken regarding this measure. [31552/25]

344. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department requires schools to assign resources for academic year 2025/26 from their current complement of SNAs irrespective of increased need for SNA resources. [31553/25]

345. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the instruction her Department is giving schools that do not have enough SNA resources to cater to the needs of their pupils. [31554/25]

346. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the situation in a school (details supplied) where a pupil that will enter the school in September requires 2 SNAs but sanction has only been given for 1.5, with the recommendation that .5 be reallocated from another child; if this is the policy of her Department; if she considers this an outworking of th…

347. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider amending Circular 0072/2022 (details supplied) to allow teachers to engage in remote or online teaching during unforeseen closures due to storms or extreme weather; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31562/25]

348. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost of increasing the free-of-charge summer programme for students with special education needs to provide a place for every child with special educational needs across the State. [31572/25]