Education Policy

1045. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the guidance issued by her Department to schools on ensuring that secular instruction is free from religious content and that religious instruction is provided separately and only with parental consent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47432/25]

1046. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide details of the oversight mechanisms in place to ensure that schools funded by the State comply with parents' right to withdraw their children from religious instruction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47433/25]

1047. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will commission a review of compliance with Departmental guidance regarding the right of parents to withdraw their children from religious instruction in publicly funded schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47434/25]

1056. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions being taken to reduce class sizes at primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47545/25]

2717. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the rationale for the recent changes to the Research Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme which prevent second-year PhD students, who were unsuccessful in their first application, from reapplying; if he will consider transitional arrangements to allow current students who had a l…

2718. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to consider increasing to 60 credits the maximum credits that a part-time student at undergraduate level can study in a single academic year in order to be eligible to receive a SUSI grant, given that the maximum amount of credits that a student can study in a single academic year and be i…

1027. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the FASD Ireland pilot project in secondary schools in County Clare; and if she would expand this pilot project elsewhere. [41077/25]

1028. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will roll out a classroom based programme that raises awareness of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in every secondary school across the State for students in transition year. [41078/25]

1029. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to ensure people are educated about foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in post primary schools. [41079/25]

1034. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will allocate sufficient funding to fully implement the national therapy service in mainstream education settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41189/25]

1037. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she supports the concept that every school should become a school of sanctuary; and her views on the role of schools as champions of inclusion. [41229/25]

1216. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth her policy for improving accessibility to co-educational schools at primary level; the percentage of new schools sanctioned that are co-educational; and the plan to improve choice for parents in areas of same-sex schools only. [43404/25]

3364. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans he has to advance education, training and maintenance of new digital skills, particularly STEM subjects, to assist girls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41956/25]

3368. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures he will take to ensure that staff working in adult education are not reliant on social welfare during the summer months; the timeline for when these measures will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42217/25]

3374. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is responsible for education for people over the age of 65 years, given that lifelong learning is defined as learning up to the age of 64 years; if not, the Department that is responsible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42334/25]

3406. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on timelines, budgets and the terms of reference for a review of disability issues across further and higher education settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43463/25]

129. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions underway in primary schools to ensure that children have adequate digital literacy skills. [40002/25]

161. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to ensure schools that are operating via Windows 10 are supported to upgrade all ICT infrastructure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39683/25]

169. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will reassess the need for a secondary school for Newcastle given the population is growing faster than projected in the 2022-2028 South Dublin County Development Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40007/25]

583. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the provisions his Department will make to ensure those working in further education and adult education will have access to appropriate and secure contracts ensuring they are not left unemployed during the holiday periods; ensuring they are provided with guaranteed working hours during the…

455. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she has taken to deliver on the commitment in the Programme for Government to establish a new national small schools project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38808/25]

37. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently address an important issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37951/25]

166. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to consider Ireland’s potential membership of the European Infrastructure for Translational Medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37612/25]

286. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the process of designation of institutes for higher education institutes will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36353/25]

569. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures her Department has put in place to ensure that school leaders and boards of management are not required to undertake significant administrative responsibilities, such as the establishment of school meal programmes during the summer break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33841/25]