Parliamentary questions

524. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration can be given to issuing new contracts for the School Transport Scheme without delay after the expiry of each term at the end of June; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29219/25]

525. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of an issue with question 13(c) on the 2024 Junior Certificate home economics paper (details supplied); if she intends to have questions around diabetes accurately categorised in future exam papers and if she will make efforts to amend the referred to question. [29285/25]

526. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the extent to which muscovite mica was used in the construction of school buildings, the impact of the use of defective building materials containing muscovite mica on schools; if she will provide details on the number of schools and their locations of schools that have reported or raised concerns regarding m…

527. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the assistance, supports and remedies available from her Department for schools with buildings that are affected by the use of defective building materials containing muscovite mica; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29287/25]

528. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools who were asked but declined to open special classes in their schools, per county, in tabular form. [29305/25]

529. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who were offered places in special classes or schools in September 2024 but have not commenced school in September 2024, per county, in tabular form. [29306/25]

530. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special classes that have opened per start of the academic school year, per county, in each of the years 2022 to 2025, in tabular form. [29307/25]

531. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special needs assistants, per school and per postcode in Dublin, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [29308/25]

532. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 217 of 22 May 2025, if she will provide further assistance to a school (details supplied) in its campus arrangement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29315/25]

533. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if, in light of the Karshan Supreme Court ruling, her Department will review its agreement with Revenue to label all home tutors as self-employed for tax purposes when the 'reality of the situation' is that home tutors are paid directly by her Department through the PAYE system and can only be legally adjudged to be employees o…

534. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of a family (details supplied), relating to an admissions policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29321/25]

535. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline the pupil enrolment and waiting list figures for a school (details supplied); if she will provide an update on the provision of a new primary school for Rush; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29323/25]

536. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when national schools and special schools will receive the 2025 minor works grant; if there will be an increase in the amount payable to offset current inflationary pressures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29343/25]

537. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will reconsider the way staff are counted in special schools from a management point of view (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29405/25]

538. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she expects SNA staffing allocations for the 2025-2026 primary school year to be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29410/25]

539. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will assign a new roll number regime to special schools in order to differentiate them from primary and secondary schools, since the current model classifies them as primary schools, even though many of them offer a secondary school curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29411/25]

540. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide any information about the application of a person (details supplied) for a special education class at the school and the subsequent refusal of the special education class at the location. [29414/25]

541. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth how mild general learning disability students are being catered for in mainstream schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29418/25]

542. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if documentation relating to an NCSE review of the SNA allocation at a school (details supplied) has been processed by the body; the current status of the review; if the school can expect to secure additional SNA resources to allow it to fully meet the needs of all mainstream students in the school who require additional support; and …

543. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will give detailed consideration to the issues outlined in correspondence from workers in the education sector (details supplied). [29444/25]

544. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide clarity on the current criteria and period a teacher must meet in order to be offered a permanent contract; if there are any plans to review or revise this process to ensure fair and timely access to permanency for qualified teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29446/25]

545. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the SNA review of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29471/25]

546. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will give urgent and detailed consideration to the issues outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29472/25]

547. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth to reply to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29473/25]

548. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding educational supports for IPAS centre residents; how any school place shortages at a local level are addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29503/25]