454. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a stage 2(b) submission made to her Department in March for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25517/25]
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455. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will grant an additional special education class for a school (details supplied) for the 2025-26 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25533/25]
456. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children nationally, and specifically in Dublin, who will not have a school place this coming September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25576/25]
457. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of school places required for special schools for September 2025, and the projected number of places that will be available, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25577/25]
458. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of times section 37A of the Education Act 1998 was used; the reasoning for its use, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25578/25]
459. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide details, by reference to building works, of autism units and special schools scheduled for completion between April and September 2025, if these works are on schedule to be completed by September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25579/25]
460. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth regarding the 399 new special classes sanctioned for the 2025-2026 school year, how many will be fully operational on the first day of the school year in August-September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25580/25]
461. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a pay deal for school caretakers, similar to that achieved for school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25596/25]
462. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a secondary school transport route will be implemented on R557 Lixnaw via Abbeydorney to service the secondary schools in Tralee, County Kerry, as the demand is there for 19 families-29 Students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25597/25]
463. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her vision for Irish-medium education. [25599/25]
464. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a draft of the policy for Irish-medium education outside of Gaeltacht areas will be published for final consultation with stakeholders; if so, when it is expected to be published; and if not, the reason. [25600/25]
465. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the proposed membership, remit and reporting timescale for the recently-announced task force on Irish-medium education provision. [25601/25]
466. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of mild general learning disability classrooms in County Kildare attached to a mainstream school or otherwise; the number of children waiting for a place in said classroom for September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25614/25]
467. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide additional funding and resources to mainstream schools without mild general learning disability classrooms, to support children with mild general learning disabilities for 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25615/25]
468. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special education teachers that will be provided for one-on-one learning support for children with a mild general learning disability in County Kildare for September 2025; the number of special needs assistants in County Kildare for September 2025; the level of resources allotted for movement breaks when required in County Kildare; and …
469. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of ASD classrooms that were sanctioned back in 2021 for a school (details supplied); the timeline for their opening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25617/25]
470. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will respond to concerns raised by school principals who report that although their schools meet the criteria for additional SNA support they are being informed that no allocation can be made due to a cap on available posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25662/25]
471. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will clarify whether it is current practice that SNA allocations can only be granted to some schools if they are first removed from others in the same area, as reported by principals; if so, how this aligns with the principle of meeting individual pupil needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25663/25]
472. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide more detail on how the NCSE's review process is carried out and how schools and families can appeal decisions if they believe a reduction in SNA support is inappropriate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25664/25]
473. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth , further to Parliamentary Question 62 of 30 April, if she will clarify how many of the SNA posts have already been allocated; the number of the 1,600 SNAs not allocated to newly sanctioned classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25665/25]
474. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports available to students who, for medical reasons, have accrued substantial absence; whether any additional supports exist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25714/25]
475. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth if urgent steps will be taken to address the continued lack of a proper pension scheme and the unequal terms and conditions under which school secretaries (details supplied) work compared to their colleagues, such as teachers and special needs assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25721/25]
476. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to review the current policy of her Department which does not allow for grade repetition unless there is an academic reason (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25727/25]
477. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is considering reducing the duration of the post-graduate Master's in Education from two years to one; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25751/25]
478. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider regarding secretaries and caretakers, who work side by side with teachers and SNAs in this country daily, to receive the same certainty of a pension on retirement and to receive fair wages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25763/25]