Parliamentary questions

621. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to concerns of small schoolbook retailers regarding the knock-on impact of the free schoolbooks scheme that has seen schools engage directly with suppliers; if her Department has engaged with representatives of this sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11277/25]

622. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education the current timescale for opening the third primary school site with planning permission for a 32-classroom building at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11280/25]

623. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education the rationale for applying for planning permission for a new primary school on a site (details supplied); if this confirms that her Department will not be seeking this site for a second-level school as per the flexibility provided by An Bord Pleanála; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11281/25]

624. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education the expected timescale for opening the fourth primary school at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11282/25]

625. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education the interim plans in place to expand a school’s (details supplied) Junior Cycle capacity in advance of the completion of the 32-classroom building on a third named site, earmarked for an eventual doubling of classroom space; if this will involve temporary modular buildings or any type of buildings at the fourth named site; if so, t…

626. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education if the third and fourth primary schools at a location (details supplied) will be designed to facilitate multiple autism classrooms as well as pre-school and after-school capacity for the local community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11284/25]

627. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a new secondary school on a site (details supplied) in Clara, County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11298/25]

628. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to school-secretary pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11321/25]

629. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the reason a new ASD class has not been approved for a school (details supplied); the reason this decision has been taken; if it will be reconsidered given the need for further provision of special education placements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11323/25]

630. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education to examine the case of a child in need of an ASD place (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11344/25]

631. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education if private schools are being considered for inclusion under future funding rounds in relation to the roll out of free solar panels for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11346/25]

632. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education if she will liaise with the SENO and NCSE with respect to finding a school place for the child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11357/25]

633. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education if she will confirm a timeline for publication in respect of the promised review by the State Examinations Commission on exam accommodations for students with dyslexia and other learning difficulties; and if she will make a statement on her engagement with the body in respect of supports for dyslexic students. [11375/25]

634. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently intervene to fund a school (details supplied) in County Clare that is constantly struggling to make ends meet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11377/25]

635. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education if a boundary fence will be erected at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11378/25]

636. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the trouble families in Saggart are facing with transport to school (details supplied); if she will instruct his Department to investigate this matter and ensure children in the area have adequate transport to school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11379/25]

637. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if the reduction in special education allocation hours for a school (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11388/25]

638. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of children without a special school place in Cork for the 2025-2026 school year. [11406/25]

639. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of children who availed of home tuition because of a lack of a suitable school place in Cork for the 2024-2025 school year. [11407/25]

640. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied), which was included in the original early start pilot, only has one year of early start; and IF it is possible to expand this to two years. [11408/25]

641. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education her plans to address the lack of ASD classes in the coming school year in Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11421/25]

642. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education if she will instruct Bus Éireann through the post-primary school transport scheme to ensure that a new bus pick-up stop will be installed in Clogheen village for collection to schools in Mitchelstown, County Cork, as the recommendations of the school transport scheme are due to come into place from September 2025 (details supplied); and i…

643. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the delays in the construction of a school building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11471/25]

644. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education the position regarding the provision of special classes in fee paying schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11482/25]

645. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 20 February 2025, if the case will be re-examined given further information has come to hand on the matter of school transport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11505/25]