Education Policy

670. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if her Department has issued advice to primary schools on specific requirements or criteria for outside organisations brought into primary schools to run educational programmes; and if the learning outcomes of said programmes are overseen in any way by her Department. [11714/25]

685. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if her Department has a policy in relation to allowing or prohibiting male students to compete in female-only sports; whether she is aware of this practice having been allowed in Irish schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11823/25]

745. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education if consideration has been given to specific proposals for a right to switch off for secondary school students given the increased communication from teachers to students via email; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12502/25]

1929. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider developing a centre of excellence for marine and airborne field robotics, with a particular focus on supporting many Government and semi-State agencies that have requirements from time to time for marine field robot systems; if he will consider locating this centre of…

277. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education if she will update the current policy for providing funding to schools for the installation of solar panels to allow for ground-based panels as well as roof-mounted panels (details supplied). [10435/25]

8. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education how she intends to deliver on the programme for Government commitment to expand opportunities for students to attend Gaelscoileanna and Gaelcholáistí; if it is her commitment, as it was her predecessor’s, to “work towards doubling the number of young people currently in Irish-medium schools” (details supplied); and if she will make a state…

136. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education if she will consider introducing a seizure first aid programme into all schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8346/25]

418. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education the work her Department has undertaken to provide a Gaelcholáiste in Swords to meet the needs of the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7625/25]

429. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education what plans have been made for the delivery of a secondary school in Newcastle, County Dublin, given the growing population in the area which is exceeding the population projections for the 2022-2028 South Dublin County Development Plan. [7782/25]

432. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education when a national therapy service for schools will be rolled out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7844/25]

456. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education if work is being done to establish a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a child-centred, school-based service across occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, and psychology in primary schools in the Ballymun area, given current levels of need; if she will engage with the Ballymun Implementation Board established by the Government i…

205. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on her Department's work to develop a roadmap for inclusive education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7009/25]

340. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education her views on the programme of work to be undertaken by his officials to implement the programme for Government's commitment to ‘Increase the number of schools offering PE as a Leaving Certificate exam subject’; and if she will make statements on how consideration will be given to ensuring that an equal focus be placed on same-sex girls' …

369. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education the number of open section 29 appeals with her Department, by school district. [6157/25]

186. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking ensure that children are provided with stability in their education, following the termination of a private contract to house Ukrainian families (details supplied); the measures in place to deal with such circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5346/25]

189. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the Department’s position regarding children with specific medical needs who may require emergency intervention from school staff while attending school; if schools can refuse to assist students in the required way in the case of a life threatening emergency (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5391/25]

267. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if she will address concerns raised by a number of parents with respect to the inappropriate targeting of children by commercial skin product companies with products known to irritate children’s skin; if she will engage with an organisation (details supplied) in an effort to explore how it may assist in implementing an awareness programme in…

288. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education her plans to create a dedicated national therapy service in education, beginning with special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4330/25]

319. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the details of her Department’s policy toward single-sex primary and post-primary schools; if it is the intention of her Department to phase out the use of single-sex schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4744/25]

412. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education her position on single-sex primary and post-primary schools; if she is taking steps to encourage single-sex schools to become co-educational schools or if such changes in status are solely school-led; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2346/25]

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]

441. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education to develop a policy for Irish in the education system from early childhood education to third level (with the policy focusing specifically on what is taught and the results that are desired); to establish an expert group to develop this policy and that the policy would be based on the European language framework (details supplied); if she…

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]

1380. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider a conversion programme for graduates who have completed an intellectual disability nursing programme and wish to transfer to general nursing. [3074/25]

512. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a date for the establishment of the Citizens' Assembly on the Future of Education and its terms of reference. [46514/24]