Parliamentary questions

491. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education if her Department, or any body under its aegis, currently directly employs cleaners and/or service officers; if so, the number of staff employed in each role; the value and length of any related contract, by body, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3211/25]

492. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education if her Department can clarify when they first have records of a school (details supplied). [3228/25]

493. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will accept the invitation to visit a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3230/25]

494. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education when the planned national survey of parental preferences relating to school ethos, gender mix and education through English or Irish will be carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3238/25]

495. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if the commitment in the programme of the previous Government to deliver 400 multi-denominational schools by 2030 still stands despite its omission from the current Programme for Government; the steps she plans to take to increase the number of multi-denominational schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3239/25]

496. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education the total value of the annual mileage claims for each Ministers of State assigned to her Department in 2023 and 2024 respectively; to provide a breakdown for each year of the individual claims; the annual cost of overnight allowances related to the civilian drivers of each relevant Minister of State in 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a stat…

497. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education to list the composition of her private office, inclusive of the grade and increment of each civil servant assigned to their office; whether they are located in the private or constituency office; the value of any allowance paid to those individuals and the purpose of each allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3265/25]

498. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education if she has any plans to expand Irish-medium second level school provision in Dublin Rathdown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3296/25]

499. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education the number of public sector workers in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare under headings (details supplied), in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3375/25]

500. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the severe supply shortage of teachers currently impacting primary and post primary education; the steps that are being taken to increase the number of qualified teachers in Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom to teach here; if she will engage with the Teaching Council with the view to escalating measur…

501. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to ensure that only strictly age-appropriate teaching material is communicated to pupils at primary level; if she is aware of the concerns expressed by parents on this issue, which were communicated to her predecessor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3410/25]

502. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education the location of each new special school to be established in 2025; the enrolment for each school and the waiting lists for each place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3422/25]

503. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details of the number of vacant teaching posts in primary and secondary schools in the Dublin south west constituency; how this compares to the national average, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3434/25]

504. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education to provide a list of schools in Kildare north that are on the waiting list for an ASD unit; and the length of these waiting lists. [3443/25]

505. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education the provision for new primary and second level school places in Kildare north, with reference to the rapidly expanding population [3447/25]

506. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education what plans, if any, her Department has for a new school building for a secondary school in Dublin 2, 4 or 6; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3466/25]

507. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to reduce the number of exemptions from studying Irish at second level; the number of special assistant teachers that currently provide Irish language support to second-level students; what measures are being taken to improve the number regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3494/25]

508. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education the current status on the new development at a school (details supplied); when it is due to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3530/25]

509. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the status of the school inclusion model; the name and number of schools involved; the progress to date and future plans for expansion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3562/25]

510. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the extent and estimated cost of damage to school buildings across the State resulting from storm Éowyn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3563/25]

511. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education her plans for financial aid to schools impacted by damage from storm Éowyn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3564/25]

512. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the way she plans to address the staffing crisis in secondary schools as identified in a survey (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3565/25]

513. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the indicative timeline for works on a new building at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3566/25]

514. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education her plans to expand and improve the DEIS scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3567/25]

515. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education her plans to introduce a DEIS+ scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3568/25]