Questions

1020. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education for an update on the planned extension to a school (details supplied); and for a timeframe for the works to be carried out. [20661/25]

1021. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education for an update on the planned development of a school (details supplied); and for a timeframe for the works to be carried out. [20662/25]

1022. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education her plans to expand the number of pilot school bus schemes for the 2025-26 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20663/25]

1023. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education if her Department has received a request from a school (details supplied) to establish a special class; if this request will be considered as a matter of urgency to ensure that this class is established in time for the next school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20669/25]

1024. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on an application for funding to install another prefab to facilitate a second junior infants class in September at a school (details supplied). [20674/25]

1025. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education to provide a special classroom autism unit in a school in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20681/25]

1026. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 1062 of 8 April 2025, if her attention has been drawn to the concerns regarding the lowering of grade inflation from 7.5% to 5.5% for this year's leaving certificate class; if she can offer assurances on the fairness of the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20741/25]

1027. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if a person (details supplied) will be given a contract of indefinite duration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20742/25]

1028. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the plan to place a special school on grounds (details supplied) in north Dublin; the findings made by the Department’s technical team who visited the school; the engagement the technical team has had with the school management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20744/25]

1029. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education the funding available for schools to provide facilities such as a Trim Trail to encourage and promote exercise in children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20747/25]

1030. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education to examine the case of a school (details supplied) requiring property expansion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20757/25]

1031. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the availability of school places in junior infants for children with autism in the Tallaght area (details supplied); if she will guarantee that there will be a school place for every child in September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20779/25]

1032. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education if there is a limit as to the number of special needs assistants that the National Council for Special Education is permitted to sanction; the criteria on which additional SNAs will be awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20794/25]

1033. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education if she intends to sanction additional special needs assistants for a school (details supplied). [20795/25]

1034. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education the status of the progress of the appointment of the integrated project teams under the ADAPT 4 Programme. [20818/25]

1035. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education to report on her Department’s work to ensure the provision of adequate outdoor space for PE activities for a school (details supplied). [20819/25]

1036. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education if each of the ten bodies under the aegis of her Department met the compliance standards as set out in their annual compliance assurance return and the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies. [20820/25]

1037. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education the number of schools that have utilised funding from her Department to enrol teachers in upskilling courses in high-demand subject areas. [20821/25]

1038. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education to report on the work and accomplishments of the data and finance reform projects unit within her Department over the past 24 months. [20822/25]

1039. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education to report on the work of the ETB financial and administrative personnel unit within her Department, particularly in relation to ensuring appropriate governance arrangements are in place across the sector. [20823/25]

1040. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education the expected timeline for the remaining ETBs’ migration of expense functions to the education shared business service. [20824/25]

1041. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education the work undertaken by officials within her Department to overcome the challenges presented by the prevalence of ‘software as a service’ system solutions. [20825/25]

1042. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education the progress of her Department’s work to resolve the issues presented by non-compliant IT contracts by the shared services implementation unit. [20826/25]

1043. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education if she has yet met with the chief executive officers in bodies under the aegis of her Department. [20827/25]

1044. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education to provide a cost breakdown of the expenditure of the “Teachers’ Professional Journeys: The First Decade” longitudinal research study, in tabular form. [20828/25]