Parliamentary questions

944. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education to sanction as a matter of extreme urgency, an autism unit for a school in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19943/25]

945. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education the status of the extension to a school building (details supplied); when this building work will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19974/25]

946. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); to confirm when the project will move to construction stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19975/25]

947. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the proposed extension for a school (details supplied); to confirm when the project will move to construction stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19976/25]

948. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on an extension for a school (details supplied); the estimated timeframe for this project from construction to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19977/25]

949. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the status of a school building project for a school (details supplied); to confirm at what stage the project is currently at; an estimated timeframe from construction to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19978/25]

950. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the building project for a school (details supplied); at what stage the project is at; when it is likely that the project will move forward to design and construction; an estimated timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19979/25]

951. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education if the construction of a new primary school in the Shanganagh/Woodbrook area in County Dublin is still planned; and will the Minister provide a timeline for when this school will be completed. [19980/25]

952. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education for an update on a school building project (details supplied); to confirm when the project will move to construction stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19981/25]

953. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education her Department’s plans to ensure students from the Coole Road in Ballysaggart and surrounding area can access a school bus service to a school (details supplied) for the academic year 2025-2026, if her Department will undertake to engage with parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19995/25]

954. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education her Department’s plans to engage with parents in Ardmore and surrounding areas whose children attend secondary schools in Dungarvan regarding additional capacity on the route in the form of a second school bus; if she is aware that the lack of capacity on the existing school bus means many parents are paying significant amounts weekl…

955. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education if she will confirm that she has been written to on seven occasions since April 2021 by a family (details supplied) regarding allegations of historical child abuse and sexual harassment and a failure of school management to deal with these issues; the reason the family never got a response beyond an acknowledgements of the receipt of the…

956. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a breakdown, by Department or office, of the percentage of employees who have disclosed a disability for the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20013/25]

957. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education for an update on an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20026/25]

958. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently review the staffing allocation for the 2025/2026 school year at a school (details supplied), where the loss of a mainstream teacher will result in a merged 3rd and 4th class of 39 pupils, well above her Department’s average class ratio size of 23:1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20041/25]

959. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 653 of 19 March 2025, if an update on a SENO review could be provided to parents (details supplied). [20043/25]

960. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the gender breakdown of primary school teachers full and part-time for the years 2020-2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20067/25]

961. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education for an update on the Louth and Meath ETB headquarters development for Drogheda; the reasons for the delay in a project that was agreed 12 years ago by Government; when contractors will be on site; when the project will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20078/25]

962. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will examine the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20094/25]

963. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education for a timeframe on the State Examinations Commission review of allocated extra time for children with dyslexia; who is part of the review; when public consultation will begin; if a draft policy will be issued before final review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20114/25]

964. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education if she will commit to a review of the reasonable accommodations at the certificate examinations scheme and to increasing the threshold for the use of ICT for children with dyslexia in State exams, [20115/25]

965. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education the reason her Department has not implemented the use of extra allocated time for children with dyslexia as set out in the State Examinations Commission review of 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20116/25]

966. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education if she will commit to a review of the Céim standards within the Teaching Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20117/25]

967. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education if reviews are taking place in third level special education teaching courses; if so, to minister provide these reviews; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20118/25]

968. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education the process by which a school can apply to be recategorised from DEIS Urban Band 2 to DEIS Urban Band 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20138/25]