Parliamentary questions

411. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will intervene to examine the anomaly in the pay and conditions of an acting principal (details supplied). [15401/25]

412. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education the position regarding the application for funding to provide a SEN classroom in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15422/25]

413. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education to outline possible funding options for a secondary school in County Cork (details supplied) to carry out adaptation works to its sports hall to ensure disability accessibility. [15434/25]

414. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 359 of 25 March 2025, and respecting that existing accommodation must be used to meet the demand for special school places in north Dublin, the reason her Department is seeking to use prefabricated buildings on outdoor space belonging to an existing school rather housing the new school in "phase…

415. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education if a school place will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15559/25]

416. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the number of students that will be enrolled into the interim special school in County Monaghan in September 2025; if there is capacity at the site of that school to increase enrolment numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15562/25]

417. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the number of expressions of interest seeking to secure a place for a child in the interim special school in County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15563/25]

418. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the process that will be applied to determine which students are enrolled in the interim special school in County Monaghan in the event that there are more eligible applicants than available spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15564/25]

419. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education to confirm the continuation of the speech and language class at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15572/25]

420. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education when she will implement the recommendations of the school transport review concerning lowering the minimum distance limits in relation to the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15648/25]

421. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education the names and locations of schools currently in receipt of the NCSE educational therapy support service, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15649/25]

422. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the status of an application by a school (details supplied) under the emergency works scheme given a revised itemised cost breakdown was submitted to the Department on 18 February 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15653/25]

423. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 628 of 19 March 2025, if she will consider bringing school secretaries under a public service contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15677/25]

424. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education if she will consider including a special education school on the campus of one of the sites designated for schools in the Clonburris SDZ. [15681/25]

425. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education to use legislative powers to compel every school in an area (details supplied) to open special classes to ensure there are enough school places for children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15685/25]

426. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education her views on whether some schools in Nenagh should achieve DEIS status. [15694/25]

427. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will identify every secondary school in Dublin 2,4,6 and 8 which has Politics and Society on their Leaving Certificate curriculum, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15710/25]

428. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if she will engage with a request to review the Phase 2 scope of works by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15711/25]

429. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) has applied for an autism spectrum disorder class with the National Council for Special Education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15753/25]

430. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the length of time it takes to process an application for a special transport grant; how many special transport grants applications have been received in the last five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15754/25]

431. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education if her Department will engage directly with a school regarding the urgent need for an on-site, after-school service for all students attending the school; if she recognises the significant strain on working parents due to the lack of after-school care; and if she will consider introducing a transport scheme to help families access alterna…

432. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education if her Department is assessing the case for urgent action in respect of the health and safety concerns regarding the condition of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15762/25]

433. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education her views on the changes to the financial requirements for students arriving into the country under a Stamp 2 visa to €6,665 as proof of funds, and the effect that this will have on the viability of English language schools; if her Department intends to provide additional supports to guarantee the future viability of English language schoo…

434. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that the Diocese of Cork and Ross is running a pilot programme in State-funded primary schools whereby a US evangelical Catholic organisation (details supplied) is facilitating retreats for children participating in the sacrament of confirmation; who is providing the funding for this organisation; the kind of visas being …

435. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education if she will review the decision to exclude a school (details supplied) from the DEIS band 1 programme considering all other schools in the catchment area are within that programme; the process that resulted in this school's exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15801/25]