Parliamentary questions

125. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the measures she is taking to address the recruitment and retention crisis in education and the related increase in numbers of unqualified teachers employed in the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16936/25]

126. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education the actions she is taking to expand mental health supports in primary and secondary schools, including the provision of structured training and resources for teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17166/25]

127. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education the steps her Department is taking to increase the numbers of speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists for students with additional needs in primary and secondary schools. [17045/25]

128. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education if her Department will engage with schools who wish to install solar panels, but have been disallowed as roof mounted panels are not considered suitable for various reasons. [16956/25]

129. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the current status of the permanent school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will commit to visiting the site to see first-hand the urgent need for permanent accommodation for students and staff. [16959/25]

130. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education the steps her Department has taken to fulfil the Programme for Government pledge to roll out nationwide common application systems; the progress made on establishing a common applications process for secondary school places in Dublin west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17208/25]

131. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education when the revised national planning framework will be used to inform and, if necessary, alter school planning processes in areas of high projected population growth such as Newcastle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16937/25]

132. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will support the development of a pilot project in a small number of DEIS primary schools in order to gather empirical and scientific evidence, in data form, of the benefit of reading rooms in primary schools in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17156/25]

133. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the use of spare classroom accommodation at a school (details supplied) for the establishment of an interim special school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17206/25]

134. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education for an update on a school (details supplied) regarding its emergency works application, following a recent visit by the emergency works team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17209/25]

135. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education for an update on the construction of a new school building for a school (details supplied); the stage of the development process the project is at; when construction will commence, when it is expected that construction will be completed; and if she will visit the school to allay the concerns of staff, students and parents in relation to the…

136. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education her plans to open a new special school in south Tipperary (details supplied); if she will task her Department officials and the NCSE to seek locations for a new special school in south Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16601/25]

137. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education her plans to increased capitation for primary schools that are struggling to pay operational costs due to rising prices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16854/25]

138. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education the measures her Department has taken and will take to make the education system more inclusive for children with autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17205/25]

139. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education for an update on the provision of two modular units for additional classroom accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17219/25]

140. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education for an update on the building extension to a school (details supplied) to include an ASD unit that was approved in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16924/25]

141. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education her progress to date in the implementation of the DEIS plus scheme as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16853/25]

142. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the construction of a school (details supplied). [16856/25]

143. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education if she will provide for a new school building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16412/25]

144. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education for an update on the three secondary schools in west Wicklow (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17128/25]

145. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education to report on the progress of the new capital build project of a school (details supplied). [17154/25]

146. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the local bargaining process in the primary education sector; if she will provide an update on the 19 costings submitted in August 2024 under this process by an organisation (details supplied) as the lead union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17161/25]

147. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education the efforts being made to increase the number of qualified primary teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17200/25]

148. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education if there is a timeline for delivery of new primary and post-primary schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16413/25]

149. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education her plans to expand the social and emotional support in all schools. [14638/25]