Parliamentary questions

383. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education noting her intention for all children with additional needs to have a school place in September, for an update on the application by a school (details supplied) for additional accommodation; if the application by a second school will receive approval without delay; the number of children in south Tipperary currently waiting for a school p…

384. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education if it is possible to review or appeal the application for a pupil (details supplied) to have assistive technology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7130/25]

385. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if her Department will consider the proposal put forward by the board of management a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7131/25]

386. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if an appropriate school place in a special class will be provided for a child (details supplied). [7157/25]

387. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if additional special classes will be provided in a school (details supplied). [7158/25]

388. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if an appropriate school place will be provided for a child (details supplied). [7159/25]

389. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education the reason the grant for newly qualified teachers only applies to those who qualified through the Professional Master of Education route and not to those who qualified through the direct route; if she is considering expanding the eligibility criteria to include all newly qualified teachers, given the high cost of living and specific chal…

390. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education if her Department has been notified of any school using capitation funds for the hiring of private therapists for children in the school; if so, the therapies purchased and cost range of the therapies, by region, in tabular form. [7202/25]

391. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education to publish a breakdown of the sources of expenditure for both primary level and second level schools, funded by capitation grants (capital works, cleaning, speakers, and so on) for the years 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [7203/25]

392. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education the status of application by a school (details supplied) for the balance of funding for an upgrade to school facilities for subject based equipment on health and safety grounds. [7213/25]

393. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Education if the case of an appeal for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7217/25]

394. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if her Department has any historical information on the old Church of Ireland school that was once at a location (details supplied). [7222/25]

395. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education for an update on the provision of a new building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7257/25]

396. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education to report on the tendering for research on demand for special school and special class places by the National Council for Special Education, in particular to report on the cost of the project and its timeline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7278/25]

397. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education if she will consider providing Professional Masters of Education options for 3rd level drama, theatre and film studies graduates who wish to pursue a career in teaching and to gain recognition from the Teaching Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7295/25]

398. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 6 February 2025, if the number of notifications received by the NCSE from parents and guardians by the 1 February 2025 deadline pursuant to her Department’s circular 0080/2024 has now been determined; and for a breakdown of same by county, and by category of need, in tabular form. [7334/25]

399. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the reason a graduate diploma course (details supplied) is not recognised by the Teaching Council; if any engagements are ongoing in relation to the course’s recognition for credits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7371/25]

400. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education the position regarding funding to support online safety programmes for schools;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7384/25]

401. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the status of an application for grant aid for major capital works for a school (details supplied) which was originally submitted in March 2024 and resubmitted in October 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7386/25]

402. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of applications under the minor works grant by Cork schools that were refused in each of the past five years. [7414/25]

403. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education for an update on the reopening of the Summer Works Programme for schools. [7415/25]

404. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education the schools in Dublin 2, 4 and 6 that have a live application for funding under the emergency works scheme; the precise nature of the works in each school; the status of each application, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7421/25]

405. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education the schools in Dublin 2, 4 and 6 that form part of her Department’s school building programme; the precise nature of the building project in each school; the status of each project, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7422/25]

406. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a schedule of all external legal consultation that she engaged in, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the general nature of the engagement; if the external consultation resulted in a report and or recommendations; and the cost of each consultant and or company engaged. in tabular form. [7431/25]

407. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education to examine the case for funding for a special class for a school (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7463/25]