Parliamentary questions

1069. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education if she has begun the process of trialling new administrative supports and arrangements for school principals, as set out in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21300/25]

1070. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education if a report has began in reviewing the leadership and continuous professional development supports to aid school management structures, as set out in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21301/25]

208. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the steps being taken to ensure that school secretaries have public service pensions similar to those paid by the State in same schools, teachers, SNAs who are paid by the same Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18213/25]

209. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the cost of the common application system pilot for special class and special school places in Dublin 15; and her plans to expand that out to all parts of the country. [18090/25]

210. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education whether school transport has been put in place for the temporary special school facility in Fermoy. [18099/25]

211. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education whether the temporary special school facility in Fermoy will be open in September. [18100/25]

212. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education whether Uisce Éireann has granted sanction for a proposed special school (details supplied). [18101/25]

213. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education whether wastewater treatment will need to be upgraded for the opening of a proposed special school (details supplied). [18102/25]

214. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of places to be open in a proposed school (details supplied). [18103/25]

215. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of children currently without a space in an ASD class, and without a special school place, respectively, with an address in Cork for the 2025-2026 school year. [18104/25]

216. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education for an update on the proposed extension to a school (details supplied); and whether this will include an entrance at Lagan Grove. [18105/25]

217. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education the number of primary school classrooms of 30 pupils or more and their locations around the country during the 2024-2025 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18123/25]

218. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if she will provide on update on a matter (details supplied) regarding Leaving Certificate students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18125/25]

219. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education if urgent assistance will be provided to a school in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18140/25]

220. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 26 March 2025, if she will intervene to ensure that a person (details supplied) finally receives an assessment for dyslexia and ensures that the assigned psychologist meets with the parents to outline the way in which the pupil can be supported, as indicated in the previous Parliamentary Question r…

221. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if she will examine a request from a person (details supplied) regarding the ongoing school transport situation between Templederry, Nenagh, County Tipperary to attend secondary schools in Thurles, County Tipperary [18147/25]

222. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education the transport costs incurred by her Department for children additional needs who travel to either a special education class or special school settings in Kildare for the past five years, by mode of transport, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18153/25]

223. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education if alterations to an autism unit in a school in County Kerry can be approved (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18159/25]

224. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education if door access can be facilitated for a school in County Kerry (details supplied), as this has been a drawn out and arduous process for the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18160/25]

225. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the steps being taken to ensure that school secretaries have public service pensions similar to those paid by the State in same schools, teachers, SNAs who are paid by the same Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18214/25]

226. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education if she has met with parents who slept outside her Department recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18220/25]

227. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education to consider extending the free schoolbooks scheme to include tablet devices at second level. [18228/25]

228. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 420 of 25 March 2025, if she will provide a list of the schools referred to the FSSU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18229/25]

229. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 4 March 2025, the status of the engagements undertaken with the school to date to progress the school’s development plan. [18230/25]

230. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if there is any assistance her Department can provide in securing an SNA post in a school with relevant qualifications. [18232/25]