Parliamentary questions

467. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if her Department has considered opening a special school specifically for the areas of Rathcoole, Newcastle, Saggart and Brittas in order to cater for demand in these areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16628/25]

468. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education how many new autism classes are intended to be opened in primary schools for the coming school year in Rathcoole, County Dublin; how many new places will be available; in what schools; what work is ongoing to ensure suitable school places for all children in the area who require them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16629/2…

469. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the total number of children in Dublin mid-west who require placements in a special school or autism class, but who are currently attending mainstream classes due to a lack of suitable school places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16630/25]

470. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if any funding is available to primary schools to assist in acquiring a vehicle for use by patrons of an ASD class for trips and so on, where current funding does not cover such costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16631/25]

471. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on an emergency works application (details supplied). [16634/25]

472. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education if she will review and reverse a recent decision to suppress two mainstream class teacher positions in a school in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16635/25]

473. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education the position regarding a school bus ticket for a person in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16644/25]

474. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if a grant for emergency works applied for on 19 December 2023 (details supplied) will be approved immediately; and if a more recent application for life safety systems will be approved, as this relates to health and safety. [16645/25]

475. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the case of a school teacher (details supplied); if her department will engage with the Teaching Council in relation to this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16651/25]

476. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by her Department and organisations under the aegis of her Department since 1 January 2020; and the total project cost of projects in excess of €500,000, or of any other capital projects below this that have come to her Department's attenti…

477. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education if she will give a commitment to necessary repair work being carried out at a school (details supplied) to ensure that this school can provide the necessary education to the 6-16 year-old students that attend; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16699/25]

478. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education if she will report on her proposals to ensure that school caretakers are fairly remunerated for their work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16711/25]

479. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education if she will report on her proposals to ensure that school secretaries are fairly remunerated for their work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16712/25]

480. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education why reading programmes such as Reading Recovery and Edmark are promoted by her Department in place of science of reading approaches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16716/25]

481. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education if education welfare officers are permitted to extend their support to young people under the age of sixteen attending a Youthreach programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16719/25]

482. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 480 of 27 March 2025, to clarify whether the terms and conditions of the non-statutory leave of absence following assault scheme for teachers and SNAs are in line with what is currently being applied across the public sector; if the paid leave available is consistent with other professions in the public…

483. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if five mainstream teachers will be retained at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16793/25]

484. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education her plans to address the pay disparity between special needs assistants (SNAs) and non-SNAs for supervising State exams, a practice that appears discriminatory and contrary to the principles of equity within the education system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16796/25]

485. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education to address the critical gap in the education system for students with additional educational needs who are unable to complete the traditional Leaving Certificate or Leaving Certificate Applied programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16797/25]

486. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education to examine a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16807/25]

487. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education to examine a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16807/25]

488. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education the reason bus drivers over the age of 70 cannot operate on school bus routes that are contracted to Bus Éireann; if the National Transport Authority has the authority to set policy in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16819/25]

489. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education the average number of busses in the Bus Éireann school fleet for Tipperary specifically in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [16876/25]

490. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) have not been granted DEIS status when all other schools in the area have DEIS status, leaving the school in a disadvantaged position; if she will review this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16773/25]

491. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education to review a matter concerning an SET post at a school (details supplied). [16886/25]