Parliamentary questions

919. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education if publicly funded national schools are included in the Freedom of Information Act 2014; if not, the basis on which they are exempt; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19671/25]

920. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education to examine the case of a refused bus ticket for a child (details supplied) due to exceptional circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19676/25]

921. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education if, following the recent Topical Issue debate raised by each Deputy representing Dublin Bay north, her Department will act on the recommendation to locate the proposed special school within the already-constructed Phase 2 building of a school (details supplied); if not, whether a cost comparison has been carried out between adapting tempo…

922. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education if, in light of the multiple demonstrations by parents, children, and teachers at a school (details supplied), her Department will engage directly with the school to explain the reasons for the ongoing delay to its permanent building project; if she will commit to visiting the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19684…

923. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if she will allocate an additional special needs assistant support to a school to assist a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19691/25]

924. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education if she has concerns regarding the quality consistency of the school meals programme with regard to the Healthy Ireland framework, the principles of Sláintecare, and concerns raised by clinicians and parents regarding nutritional value; if he has considered a review of the scheme from a health perspective; and if she will make a statement…

925. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the status of the development of a school (details supplied), currently at stage 2B; the timeline for the completion of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19711/25]

926. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education if parents must provide a school with an assessment of needs report in order to access school a place for their child in a public primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19714/25]

927. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education when the proposed changes to the school transport scheme will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19738/25]

928. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education her views on whether students sitting this year’s Leaving Certificate will be disadvantaged by the recent proposal by her Department to reduce the grade inflation adjustment from 7.5% to 5.5% for the 2025 cohort (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19775/25]

929. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if a child is diagnosed with autism and receives a special class recommendation after the deadline of 19 February 2025, if the child is then not eligible to enter the appropriate education setting the following September for the 2025-2026 school year. [19780/25]

930. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education the reason for the requirement for professionals who wish to extend their registration with the Teaching Council in order to provide home tuition, to undertake additional courses (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19815/25]

931. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education the reason for the requirement for professionals in fields such as occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and psychologists to be registered with the Teaching Council in order to work as home tutors (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19816/25]

932. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education the reason qualified professionals are required to register with the Training Council; the reason home tutors working under the home tuition grant scheme for her Department need to register with an outside body such as the Teaching Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19817/25]

933. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education if a young person under the age of 16 who meets the criteria of section 14 Statutory Register of the Education Welfare Act, 2000, is confirmed as not participating fully in a Youthreach programme, to outline the procedure for follow-up assessments/ongoing monitoring. [19822/25]

934. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education the financial supports and grants available to a local school (details supplied) to complete an infrastructure project for students with additional needs. [19825/25]

935. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 482 of 8 April 2025, when the review of the Department Circulars 0061/2017 (teachers) and 0062/2017 (SNAs) are set to take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19834/25]

936. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education her plans to roll out anti-bias and anti-racism training for all teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19868/25]

937. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education the current status of the ratification process by the Teaching Council for new initial teacher education programmes developed within technological universities; if she is aware of any delays or barriers affecting programme validation; the steps being taken to ensure timely recognition of these courses to support the teaching workforce pipeli…

938. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education to review correspondence regarding state pension contributions paid (details supplied) affecting eligibility; to respond to the party on matters raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19882/25]

939. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education with respect to parental and pupil concerns with regard to abuse and exposure to social media platforms, is she satisfied that schools maintain a well-informed dialogue with parents and students with regard to the vulnerabilities of individuals around social media. [19916/25]

940. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education the way in which she plans to improve access to Gealscoils and Geal Choláiste as set out in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19917/25]

941. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a draft of the Irish medium for education before official publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19918/25]

942. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education if her Department commit to creating incentives for teachers to teach through the Irish language, which was in place previous to 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19919/25]

943. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education the timeframe for the Irish medium for education taskforce; who will be part of the taskforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19920/25]