Parliamentary questions

268. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on when the minor works grant for 2025 will be made available to schools. [4082/25]

269. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if the summer works scheme for schools will be re-introduced this year. [4083/25]

270. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education to publish the ministerial brief she received on commencing her role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4088/25]

271. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Education to urgently review the decision to deny the provision of a second SEN classroom at a school (details supplied) considering the immediate need and the impact on the five children on the waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4122/25]

272. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Education what steps her Department will take to ensure that a school (details supplied) receives the necessary classroom space to accommodate the new teacher arriving in September 2025, given that there is currently no additional space available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4123/25]

273. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Education to provide clarity on the criteria for approving prefab replacements and additional accommodation for visiting teachers; what support can be offered to a school (details supplied) in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4124/25]

274. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education to address as a matter of extreme urgency the pension calculation information in respect of a person (details supplied) that contains very significant discrepancies and inconsistencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4141/25]

275. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if there has been a change in her Department’s approach to the assessment process for home schooling; if it is now the case that meetings are now requested with the child for whom home schooling is being sought by a parent or guardian; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4144/25]

276. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education whether she will make provisions for the tender schedule for the new school building project of a school (details supplied) to include provision for the groundworks (earthworks and drainage) for the proposed new playing pitch on site, as this is necessary for the realisation of this playing facility for the school and the community in the …

277. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education if she and her Department can assist a family (details supplied) in regard to an urgent matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4156/25]

278. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education the measures being taken to address a lack of school transport since October 2024 for a child with special needs (details supplied); when this family can expect school transport for their child to commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4164/25]

279. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if a school place for a child (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4167/25]

280. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will allow for an appeals process for applicants for assault leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4183/25]

281. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education to examine the case of ECTS credits for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4208/25]

282. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education in respect of each Bill for which her Department had responsibility and that was initiated in 2024, or that was enacted in 2024, to specify in which House of the Oireachtas the Bill was initiated; the number of ministerial or Government amendments submitted at each legislative stage of the Bill; if the guillotine was used on the Bill …

283. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education given the ongoing development in Dundalk and the increasing demand for school places, if she will outline any additional school building proposals or plans for expanding school capacity in the area to address the current shortage of available places for students, particularly in the south of the town; and if she will make a statement on t…

284. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education for the position on the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024; for an update on the progress of the Bill and when it will be enacted; to advise if the Nursing Homes Supports Scheme Act 2009 will be reviewed as part of the Bill to ensure that any awards survivors received from the Residential Institutions Redr…

285. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the status of an application by a school (details supplied) under the emergency works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4307/25]

286. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that her Department’s website is updated to accurately reflect the current stage of the building process for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4310/25]

287. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the salary scale that applies to the Secretary General of her Department; whether this scale has changed in the past year; whether there are proposals to change this scale in the coming period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4314/25]

288. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education her plans to create a dedicated national therapy service in education, beginning with special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4330/25]

289. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the application, selection process and criteria that apply for a secondary school to gain DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4333/25]

290. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education whether a school (details supplied) can apply for DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4334/25]

291. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education whether a school (details supplied) can apply for DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4335/25]

292. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the selection process and criteria that apply for a secondary school to participate in the breaking the cycle scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4336/25]