Parliamentary questions

362. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education to outline the waiting list for each reading/literacy schools in the country, and the waiting list for each reading class in the country, in tabular form. [6013/25]

363. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education when she expects the next reading school or reading class attached to a mainstream school to be given approval by her Department; where this will be; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6014/25]

364. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if she will consider the payment of one-off grant payments of approximately €2,000 and €3,000 to assist schools that have experienced minor damage due to storm Éowyn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6028/25]

365. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education for an update on her Department’s work to develop a programme to build and modernise PE and school sports facilities; if there is any information yet available for schools looking to upgrade their facilities and are interested in this programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6134/25]

366. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education if she will support an emergency works application from a school (details supplied) for the replacement of old windows in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6137/25]

367. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the timeline to build at a national school (details supplied) which was sanctioned in 2021 and that is still awaiting final sanction to go to tender for the build. [6148/25]

368. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education the number of persons on school waiting lists in Kildare, by school. [6156/25]

369. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education the number of open section 29 appeals with her Department, by school district. [6157/25]

370. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education her Department’s criteria in determining a schools' special education teacher allowance; the way educational disadvantage is calculated for the purpose of this allocation; if educational disadvantage is based solely on students eircodes and the Pobal deprivation index; if consideration is given to other factors such as the number of student…

371. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education the number of primary school classrooms of 30 pupils or more in County Kerry in each of the past five years; the measures she is taking to reduce the number of very large classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6183/25]

372. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of a situation arising in an area (details supplied); the actions her Department is taking to ensure placements are available to the children affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6192/25]

373. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education if a rural school (details supplied) will be prioritised for the pathway to renovate scheme to upgrade and renovate the school building rather than relying on constant emergency works applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6198/25]

374. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) has been granted funding for a rubber surface play area but have since been directed that they must use a hard tarmacadam surface which would be less safe for the pupils, if she will permit the funding to be used for a soft surface as originally approved; …

375. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to provide details of the empty buildings, by county, in her Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain empty; and the physical status of each building, in tabular form. [6227/25]

376. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to provide details of undeveloped sites, by county, in her Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain undeveloped; and the reason for the lack of development, in tabular form. [6245/25]

377. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education when the next meeting of EU education Ministers is scheduled to take place. [6285/25]

378. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education to provide an update in relation to her Department’s efforts to remedy very serious health and safety issues identified at a school (details supplied). [6294/25]

379. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education if consideration has been given to the financial burden of applications to the emergency works scheme, as some schools are being charged up to €2000 per report, which are a criteria for application to the scheme, and that some schools in need of extensive works will have to submit several reports at once. [6295/25]

380. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education for an update on an application for a furniture equipment grant for a sensory room in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6300/25]

381. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education to report on any plans for upgrading autism services in a school (details supplied) to provide additional SNAs and a special unit for autism; whether any grant funding has been made available for such upgrading; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6311/25]

382. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a timeline for the transfer of modular units from one school to another in Kildare (details supplied). [6314/25]

383. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties for families availing of taxi services as part of the school transport scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6328/25]

384. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education if her Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within her Department in 2024, 2024 and to date in 2025; if any section of her Department currently makes use of artificial intelligence; if she will outline the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; if she has consulted with any…

385. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6416/25]

386. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she and her officials will urgently approve the building application made to her Department by a school in County Clare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6422/25]