Parliamentary questions

771. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education to provide guidance for a person who attended a school (details supplied) and who was unable to come forward for redress at the time and who is now in a position to seek redress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12817/25]

772. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education the number of National Educational Psychological Service assessments being made available for schools in Dublin mid-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12843/25]

773. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education to identify specific examples where artificial intelligence has been adapted for the operation of her Department and each body under the aegis of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12916/25]

774. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education to outline the current use of a building (details supplied) in County Tipperary, given the immediate shortage of special school places in south Tipperary if the school could be used for the establishment of a new special school in south Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12955/25]

254. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will look into the case of a child (details supplied) who has still not been offered a place in a special school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10373/25]

255. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education if she has sought legal advice from the Attorney General or from any other quarter as to whether denying pupils with moderate, severe and profound intellectual disabilities enrolled in special schools from receiving the same number of years of State education in senior cycle is against equality legislation; and if she will make a statement …

256. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education if rule 64(1) is a barrier to children with severe, profound and moderate intellectual disabilities from receiving a transition-type year in their senior cycle in special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10237/25]

257. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education the progress of the building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10247/25]

258. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education for an update on the proposed time bound provision for teachers who qualified outside of the Republic of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10251/25]

259. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education the reason there is a shortage of Home Economics teachers currently; how her Department plans to address this issue as schools have been left without teachers for Home Economics classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10260/25]

260. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education the funding available to a secondary school (details supplied) to apply for developing a community garden on the school grounds and whether her Department will provide funding. [10261/25]

261. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education for a list of the primary and post primary schools in Dublin south central, in tabular form. [10268/25]

262. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education for alternative educational settings such as a service (details supplied) that are available throughout the country, in tabular form. [10269/25]

263. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education for the status on a new multi-denominational secondary school for Dublin 8. [10270/25]

264. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education her plan to support a school community (details supplied) in the transition to a Gaelcholáiste; the plan to ensure that staff do not lose their jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10271/25]

265. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education for the status update on the plan to provide a Gaelcholáiste for Dublin 2, 4, 6 and 8 after the rejection of the plan from a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10272/25]

266. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education for an update on her plans to increase the number of multi-denominational schools by 2030. [10278/25]

267. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education for the status on the national parental survey on school patronage. [10279/25]

268. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education her plan to hold a citizens' assembly on the future of education during her term. [10280/25]

269. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education on her plans to amend S37(1) of the employment equality act to prohibit discrimination against teachers on the grounds of religion. [10281/25]

270. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education the number of pupils enrolled in junior infants in existing primary schools in County Clare in tabular form for the school years 2022/2023, 2023/2024 and 2024/2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10296/25]

271. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education if she will consider the introduction of a basic cookery skills program at national school level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10297/25]

272. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education what planning has taken place in her Department in relation to projected population growth in Portmarnock, County Dublin, and the projected impact on school places within the local area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10308/25]

273. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she is confident that there will be enough school places in Portmarnock, County Dublin, based on the current population plus the projected population growth in the years 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028. [10309/25]

274. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the plans in place for the introduction of extra time in second level examinations for students with dyslexia, dyscalculia and other learning difficulties (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10318/25]