Parliamentary questions

416. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education the status of the planned extension for a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; the projected timescale for construction to start; and if the school can be approved emergency accommodation in the interim. [2363/25]

417. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education the rationale behind the relocation of the Donegal Education Centre to Letterkenny. [2366/25]

418. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education about the steps being taken to ensure that school secretaries receive equal treatment in accessing public service pension schemes. [2367/25]

419. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education the status of a new school building project (details supplied); the timeline for progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2429/25]

420. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education the engagement her Department has had regarding the transfer of a site (details supplied) in County Sligo; and the expected date of completion. [2432/25]

421. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education the plans being put in place for a new school (details supplied) in County Leitrim. [2433/25]

422. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education whether she will consider advance works on sports facilities for a school building project (details supplied) that is not progressing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2434/25]

423. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education when a suitable school place will be found for a child (details supplied). [2437/25]

424. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education the number of planning applications there have been in relation to the new school building for a school (details supplied) since it was sanctioned; the reason it has taken so long to deliver; the stage the process the development is at; the further number of stages that are involved in the project; if the design team has completed its work;…

425. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if assistance or a grant can be given to provide transport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2444/25]

426. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education to outline the role of her Department in promoting the delivery of sport in primary and secondary schools as well as in further and higher education institutions, including through the provision of capital and equipment funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2463/25]

427. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Education to examine the cases of children (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2501/25]

428. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education if the location for the new special school in Nenagh has been decided on. [2504/25]

429. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education the funding stream available to a school (details supplied) to apply for an AED defibrillator, or if the Department of Health will provide one. [2509/25]

430. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will commit to collecting data on the educational outcomes for deaf and hard of hearing students. [2512/25]

431. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that due to changes in SET hours deaf, and hard of hearing students are now receiving less support than before; and if she will consider reviewing these guidelines [2513/25]

432. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the steps her Department is taking to give retiring school secretaries access to public service pension schemes, and other leave schemes, in view of the fact that teachers and special needs assistants are in receipt of these schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2519/25]

433. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education the status of the payment of school secretaries through her Department, and in relation to any further discussions her Department might be having with unions with regard to parity with other public servants and access to the single public service pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2527/25]

434. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education if her Department will reconsider the decision to refuse an ASD class at a school (details supplied) given that there is a waiting list for such classes at this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2562/25]

435. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education if a policy for Irish in the education system from early childhood education to third level has been developed based on the Common European Framework of References for languages to promote an increase in the number of students studying Irish in educational institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2564/25]

436. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the timeline for the delivery of the modular building required for the ASD special class at a school (details supplied); if she is aware that the school has had to defer admissions for September 2025 due to the lack of suitable infrastructure, despite engaging with the NCSE and her Department on this matter; …

437. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education when a grant payment will issue to a school (details supplied) for bus escorts for the 2023/2024 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2601/25]

438. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education the status of plans for a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2621/25]

439. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the details of any grants available to a school to purchase a multi-purpose play area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2624/25]

440. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education if the lack of provisions at secondary-school level for deaf pupils (details supplied) will be urgently addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2635/25]