Parliamentary questions

30. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education what steps have been taken to address the shortage of additional need services at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8588/25]

31. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education her plans to address the issue of the shortage of school places in Kildare. [6505/25]

32. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the plans to help primary and secondary school parents to cope with school costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8427/25]

33. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if the concerns of staff and the local community will be listened to; if she will reverse the decision to relocate the Donegal Education Centre from Donegal town to Letterkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8542/25]

34. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education whether she has met with organisations (details supplied) to discuss the concerns of teachers regarding the proposed Leaving Certificate Senior Cycle reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8315/25]

35. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on extensions to schools in Kerry. [8645/25]

36. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education the proposals she has to roll out a national therapy service in education for special schools and special classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8600/25]

37. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if consideration will be given to a review of the incremental credit award to teachers returning to Ireland who have gained experience working in schools abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8187/25]

38. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education when the summer works scheme 2025 will be open for applications; whether the categories of works covered in previous years will continue to be available under this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8370/25]

39. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the school transport scheme in County Mayo; if the service from Derryfadda and Boleyglass to Crossmolina, which operated until 2021, will be reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8616/25]

40. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education if she will cease the promotion of transgender ideology in primary and secondary school curricula, given the extensive research from comprehensive studies such as the Cass report, which provides stark warnings on the issue, and the fact that it is being implemented without consultation with parents, teachers, or consideration of school ethos…

41. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the counselling in primary schools pilot; the counselling hours delivered to date and the number of children to benefit; the way in which this pilot is monitored and evaluated; her plans for its further rollout; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8492/25]

42. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education what resources are allocated to ensure that teachers working in special schools are adequately trained; if there are professional learning seminars they can avail of or if the university courses at present offer this training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8188/25]

43. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education the actions she will take to address the concerns of the management of a school (details supplied) regarding their existing prefab accommodation and the need to upgrade their heating system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6890/25]

44. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education the reason the proposal from a school (details supplied) to temporarily host the students of the new special school in north Dublin was rejected; how these students will instead be accommodated; the timeline for this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8271/25]

45. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education if she intends to introduce changes to the school transport scheme in advance of the next school year. [5749/25]

46. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education her plans to ensure every child and young person seeking a school place in County Kildare will be offered same in 2025/2026 and 2026/2027 academic years. [7552/25]

47. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that there is provision of a multigendered and multidenominational secondary school in the Ashtown and Pelletstown areas of Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8535/25]

48. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) will be included in the school capital buildings programme, considering its seriously inadequate school facilities and amenities in a landlocked site, as well as the dangerous location of the school from a road-safety perspective. [8590/25]

49. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Education for an update on work for a school (details supplied), including the works on an ASD unit. [8372/25]

50. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the progress on school building projects and the projected completion dates for schools in Dublin mid-west (details supplied). [8473/25]

51. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the status of a proposed school for special education in County Monaghan; the number of children that are expected to be enrolled upon the school’s opening in September; the admissions criteria that will be applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5748/25]

52. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education the measures to improve access to school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8534/25]

53. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education her efforts to accommodate students with special educational needs in Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8533/25]

54. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education the training provided to teachers to ensure the adequate provision of education to students with special educational needs. [8610/25]