Parliamentary questions

869. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education if there are minimum final pupil numbers required in urban and suburban areas before a second level school is sanctioned; whether there are exceptions to such criteria based on pressing local need or geographic isolation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19303/25]

870. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an updated projected completion and opening date for a new school building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19304/25]

871. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education the second level schools currently primary feeders for Newcastle, County Dublin residents at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19305/25]

872. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education the criteria on which a second level school for Newcastle, County Dublin has been refused to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19306/25]

873. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education if she will consider introducing a standalone financial literacy module at junior and or senior cycle level, considering recent research is showing that almost 50% of Irish adults are financially illiterate and that there is a clear link between early financial education and improved long-term financial wellbeing (details supplied); and i…

874. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a full written update on the status of the permanent school building for a school (details supplied) which has been waiting 25 years for a permanent home; if she will agree to visit the school to meet with staff, students, and parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19315/25]

875. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education if she will review the bus route which pupils from Ballyboughal, County Dublin to a school (details supplied) undertake, as the current bus stop is at an unsafe location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19324/25]

876. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education if she will review the current guidelines on the after-hours use of school buildings with a view to giving more control on the decision making process to the board of management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19325/25]

877. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education the number of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); the details of contracts currently held by the Department with the company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19341/25]

878. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education her plans to support more girls to take STEM subjects in school. [19357/25]

879. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education her plans to support more students to enter STEM subjects in school. [19359/25]

880. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education the number of students taking biology, chemistry and physics, by gender, in tabular form. [19360/25]

881. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that school transport is organised for a pupil (details supplied) who is now travelling to school by taxi daily at a cost of €50 a day, funded by their school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19369/25]

882. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 8 April 2025, if she will provide an update on the tender process of a school building project (details supplied). [19371/25]

883. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education for an update on the EPSEN review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19377/25]

884. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education if she is satisfied that the reporting mechanisms on the use of restraint within schools is human rights compliant, particularly in light of the lack of investigative powers of the NCSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19378/25]

885. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the new school building for a school (details supplied); the current status of the project; the expected timeline for progression beyond Stage 2A; if her Department will engage with the management team in LWETB to expedite the delivery of this long-awaited permanent school building; and if she will make a…

886. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education if she will remove the barrier to those who are 70 and over from driving vehicles under the school transport scheme; if she will also allow drivers to continue in the scheme until they reach 75 years, provided they pass an annual medical and eye examination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19403/25]

887. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education if any funding is available for the development of sensory gardens; and if so, whether they can be outlined. [19417/25]

888. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education if any funding is available for the development of sensory gardens for schools; and if so, whether they can be outlined. [19418/25]

889. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education if any funding is available for the development of sensory gardens for schools, and if so, whether they can be outlined. [19419/25]

890. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education if there are plans to review the current quota system in operation for the allocation of SNAs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19422/25]

891. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education to provide a breakdown of schools in the Drogheda School Planning area who have sought an NCSE review of SNA support for the current academic year; the number of these reviews have been concluded to date; and the number of these reviews that are still ongoing. [19423/25]

892. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education the reason the SENO recommendation made to provide additional SNA resources to a school in the Drogheda School Planning area (details supplied) has been declined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19424/25]

893. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education to confirm what advice has been given by her Department regarding the SNA quota at a school in the Drogheda school planning area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19425/25]