Parliamentary questions

601. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education for a list of all primary schools located in Cork north central, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1276/25]

602. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education for a list of all secondary schools located in Cork north central, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1277/25]

603. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education for a list of all special education schools located in Cork north central, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1278/25]

604. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education if there are plans to introduce funding streams or grants, of approximately €50,000, for schools for medium-to-large-scale projects, such as the development of new playgrounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1302/25]

605. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education if there are plans to introduce funding streams or grants, of approximately €50,000, for the development of new playgrounds on school grounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1303/25]

606. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education regarding her Department’s direction for the relocation of a primary school (details supplied), if there has been engagement with the relevant local authority in relation to provision of school traffic wardens on the routes surrounding the two locations; if not, if this will be undertaken to ensure safety for pupils on their way to and from…

607. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education regarding her Department’s direction for the relocation of a primary school (details supplied), if there has been any engagement with public transport operators in relation to ensuring transport routes include the road on which the new school is situated; if not, if this will be undertaken to ensure the school is directly accessible by publ…

608. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the development of a new school site to accommodate two schools (details supplied); when the new schools will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1332/25]

609. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the reason funding has yet to be provided to a school (details supplied) to provide ASD classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1333/25]

610. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the measures being taken to ensure a special school place for 2025-2026 for a child (details supplied). [1334/25]

611. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if capital funding will be provided to a school (details supplied) to provide ASD classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1335/25]

612. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education the reports requested, commissioned, or otherwise received by her Department relating to building defects at a school (details supplied); if there are plans to rectify these defects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1339/25]

613. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education in light of the long-standing delays since 2003 in providing a permanent building for a school (details supplied), the steps her Department is taking to expedite the commencement of construction on the site, for which full planning permission was granted in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1372/25]

614. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the issue of the fence at Buirg An Rí Glen separating the school from an estate (details supplied) which is supposed to be closed between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. (details supplied); if she will work with local residents to urgently resolve this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1374/25]

615. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education for details of the status and timelines for all school building projects in Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1384/25]

616. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education for an update on the number of school bus routes still not in operation, including details of the areas and schools serviced by these routes and how many children are impacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1385/25]

617. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education for an update on the planned changes to the school transport scheme for the 2025/26 school year, including the reduction of the distance a student must live from their school in order to be eligible for the scheme and the removal of the “closest school” requirement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1386/25]

618. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education the status of an application for a special class (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1463/25]

619. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education if she has plans for speech therapists to be returned to special schools full-time, not shared; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1499/25]

620. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education when a project (details supplied) will be able to proceed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1504/25]

621. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the consideration she has given to the condensing of the Professional Masters in Education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1522/25]

622. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education the reason for the ongoing delays to the construction and opening of a new ASD unit in a school (details supplied); the timeline for completion of this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1534/25]

623. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education to outline the overall costs associated with the purchase and installation of prefabricated classrooms at a school (details supplied); associated ancillary and maintenance costs, by year, since 2001, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1566/25]

624. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education the reason for the delay in providing permanent school buildings for a school (details supplied); to outline where the process currently stands; the timeframe for the completion of the works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1567/25]

625. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education if her Department and agencies under the aegis of her Department have policies on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the Department and those agencies; whether training has been provided to staff on the use of AI; if her Department has used AI, including large language models, in the preparation of legislation or statutory inst…