Parliamentary questions

626. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education to review correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1633/25]

627. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education if she will work with Bus Éireann to amend the rules to allow those over 70 years-of-age continue to drive school busses, subject to annual medical examinations, to help alleviate the shortage of school bus drivers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1658/25]

628. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if her Department can provide an update on the need for an ASD unit in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1673/25]

629. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education her views on local authorities not gritting outside schools during cold weather spells; if she will examine the matter; if she will examine the possibility of providing grit containers for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1699/25]

630. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education to report on the plan and timeline for moving a school (details supplied) to its new location in Stillorgan. [1702/25]

631. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education the status of plans for the development of an additional special educational needs class at a school (details supplied). [1704/25]

632. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education the status of the introduction of the two new pilot subjects for the Leaving Certificate (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1705/25]

633. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education the status of the planned development of a school (details supplied); and the timetable for completion of this project. [1706/25]

634. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education if an issue with regard to sick leave will be reviewed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1707/25]

635. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if further resources will be provided to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1708/25]

636. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education whether a rural school (details supplied) would be eligible for a whole school building upgrade rather than relying on constant emergency works applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1730/25]

637. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education the status of an application for a special class for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1731/25]

638. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if she will report on the capacity to cater for children with special needs in the education system in Kerry; the number of special needs classes in secondary schools; the proportion of secondary schools that have special needs classes; the number of SNAs currently in employment; the number of children with SENs this caters for; the proportion o…

639. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if she will report on the number of school places for children with special educational needs in County Kerry in each of the years 2020 to 2024, broken down by primary and secondary school places, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1747/25]

640. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by her Department where that address is located in Dublin, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1760/25]

641. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education for a full update on the proposed new school building as part of the amalgamation of schools (details supplied); when a planning application will be lodged; and the approximate timeline for the completion of the overall project. [1791/25]

642. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education for an update on school secretary pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1796/25]

643. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the provision of two classrooms at a school (details supplied). [1804/25]

644. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education for an update on the development of a new school in Renmore (details supplied). [1809/25]

645. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education for an update on the development of new schools in Athenry (details supplied). [1812/25]

646. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education when construction of the new secondary school in Blessington, County Wicklow will commence. [1837/25]

647. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education when she will sanction the next stage of the building project in a school (details supplied). [1838/25]

648. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education if she plans to move the marking scheme for the Junior Certificate to grades at a 10% interval, similar to what currently applies for the Leaving Certificate. [1839/25]

649. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education to provide a schedule of all foreign travel undertaken by her and her accompanying officials in 2023 and 2024, including flight, hotel, transfers and other miscellaneous costs. [1857/25]

650. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the status of an additional accommodation project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1875/25]