Parliamentary questions

571. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education if she will facilitate a meeting, as requested in correspondence to her office on 4 March 2025, between the principals of schools (details supplied) and senior officials of her Department as a matter of urgency to find a solution to the schools’ crisis financial situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10840/25]

572. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education when extension and refurbishment works will commence at a school (details supplied); and the reason for repeated missed deadlines for same. [10855/25]

573. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education if her Department will facilitate the replacement of existing prefabricated portacabins at a school (details supplied). [10856/25]

574. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education for an update on an appeal by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10862/25]

575. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education to proactively ensure that a preschool (details supplied) can continue to operate from a location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10866/25]

576. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on the demand from school transport escorts for fair pay and conditions, to reflect the importance of their work for young people with disabilities and their families. [10877/25]

577. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education for an update on the progress in attaining a site for a special school in Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10970/25]

578. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on an application by a school for emergency works (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10971/25]

579. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education her views on progress in fulfilling the commitment made by the previous Government to build a replacement of a school (details supplied) which is 50 years old this year; to outline where the project is at present; the reason for the delay in commencing works; and if she will commit to a timeline for completion. [10973/25]

580. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education to examine the case for the establishment of an extra bus route (details supplied). [10974/25]

581. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education her plans to support a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10989/25]

582. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) will be considered as a pilot school in the programme for Government school transport 2030 scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10996/25]

583. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education for an update on the planned Commission of Investigation into Historical Sexual Abuses in Schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11016/25]

584. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education why a directive was given to a school (details provided) to no longer allow SNA positions to be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11018/25]

585. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education if a freeze has been implemented on the hiring of SNAs for vacant or sanctioned positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11019/25]

586. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education to outline a list of the new sanctioned special educational needs classes for the coming academic year 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11020/25]

587. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education to outline the location and student enrolment figure for the new special school for Cork for the academic year 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11021/25]

588. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if a bus service can be provided to transport students from Ardfert, County Kerry to a post-primary school (details supplied), as post-primary schools in Tralee are at full capacity, compelling students to enrol in this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11023/25]

589. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education the reason a school bus route (details supplied) has not resumed since it was stopped during Covid restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11028/25]

590. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education whether she or the Minister of State with responsibility for special education and inclusion will meet with a representative group of parents who are struggling to find appropriate school places in September for their children with additional needs. [11048/25]

591. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education if there are proposed plans to amalgamate the primary schools in Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny, to form a co-educational primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11050/25]

592. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education for an update on the tendering process for the expansion of the ASD unit in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11067/25]

593. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education when an application for an extension to a school in County Leitrim (details supplied) will progress to tender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11069/25]

594. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education if there are funding streams in her Department that might provide for a sensory playground for autism classes at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11071/25]

595. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education if all persons that are recruited to work in her Department and all the related agencies of her Department are fully vetted before they are employed by her Department and-or said agencies. [11080/25]