Parliamentary questions

275. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the Statutory Instruments she envisages being brought forward and signed by her Department during the first six months of 2025; to highlight in particular those concerned with the transposition and or implementation of further implementation of EU law requirements; those Statutory Instruments concerned with commencement of existing le…

276. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a submission by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10406/25]

277. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education if she will update the current policy for providing funding to schools for the installation of solar panels to allow for ground-based panels as well as roof-mounted panels (details supplied). [10435/25]

278. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education the status of the application to amalgamate two schools (details supplied); and if the next step in the process will be expedited. [10466/25]

279. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education to examine the case for new classrooms for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10486/25]

280. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the application before her Department for new autism classes at a school in County Clare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10488/25]

281. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education for the up-to-date position on additional classroom accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10502/25]

282. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education if the sourcing of a special school place for a child (details supplied) is possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10520/25]

283. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education if she will outline the timeline for the delivery of the permanent school build for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10545/25]

284. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education when the new modular build for a school (details supplied) will be completed and ready for occupation as 12 children were offered places in that school in 2024 but have still been unable to attend as the additional accommodation has not been delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10546/25]

285. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education if her Department will take account of the concerns raised by the Board of Management of a school (details supplied) regarding the design of the new modular unit and make some changes to reflect these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10547/25]

286. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education if her Department has made projections for the percentage of the school going population who will need to be accommodated in either a special school or a special class attached to a mainstream school by 2030; if she will outline what the percentage is; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10548/25]

287. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education if her Department will approach Fingal County Council to ask it to allow a school (details supplied) use of Fingal owned land to the north of the school as recreational facilities for the children, as the school’s existing recreational facilities are going to be taken over by a major school extension project; and if she will make a stat…

288. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education to engage with the CEO of Tipperary ETB in order to urgently review a decision to dispose of Butler Charteris Hall, Cahir (details supplied). [10979/25]

70. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that a building project at a school (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage as soon as possible in view of the need for this additional accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9847/25]

71. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if she will establish a fund to assist schools to purchase a generator to ensure that when power is lost, they can open as normal, to ensure education for children is not interrupted as seen following storm Éowyn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9851/25]

72. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education for an update and timeline on the promised new build for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9862/25]

73. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if the case of a person can be reviewed and assistance provided (details supplied). [9864/25]

74. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education when four prefabs will be replaced at a college (details supplied). [9873/25]

75. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education regarding circular 0032/2017, if she has issued any further advice to boards of management in respect of mitigating costs associated with iPads and or Android tablets for students. [9931/25]

76. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if she has assisted any boards of management exit supply contracts for electronic hardware, laptops and or iPads and or Android tablets in the context of vendor lock-in, in the past five years to date in 2025. [9932/25]

77. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a schedule of suppliers of iPads and or Android tablets to schools, to include the top five suppliers and the totality of the value of iPads supplied, by vendor, in each year since 2017 to date in 2025. [9933/25]

78. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if, following his work on securing a school bus (details supplied), he will commit to securing an increased service due to the rising number of students attending this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9940/25]

79. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if she will review correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9960/25]

80. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais cad é líon foirne a Roinne agus cé mhéad díobh sin atá inniúlach sa Ghaeilge; agus cad iad na bearta atá á ndéanamh aici agus ag a Roinn chun an céatadán Gaeilgeoirí sin a ardú. [9972/25]