Education Policy

511. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the key measures taken to improve primary education during 2025; her priorities for same in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72469/25]

1154. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason students are only eligible for the Christmas bonus if they are receiving VTOS or Youthreach training allowance for at least 12 months, or if they were receiving a qualified payment immediately before their training, considering not all VTOS or Youthreach students apply for ano…

94. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progress of the establishment of the new education therapy service. [70472/25]

106. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an outline of the objectives of the Taskforce on Models of Supply for Irish-Medium Education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70465/25]

114. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which students are currently being educated around safe and responsible use of social media; the future plans or curriculum developments being considered in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70426/25]

123. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the purpose of the new primary school ethos survey announced in recent weeks. [70363/25]

124. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will introduce extra time for students with dyslexia under the RACE scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70469/25]

142. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding her Department’s primary school survey; the next steps following the survey’s conclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70226/25]

152. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to increase the number of people from working class backgrounds, especially those who have attended DEIS schools, into the teaching profession; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70749/25]

156. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding streams, grant programmes, or corporate partnership schemes available to support schools developing garden projects that will also serve the wider community; whether additional resources are planned to assist schools in promoting biodiversity, environmental education, and outdoor learning through such initiatives; and i…

161. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the primary school survey will allow for an assessment of the need for a Gaelcholáiste in Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70625/25]

163. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth given the rise in demand in mental-health needs, social isolation and cost-of-living pressures, if her Department plans to expand youth services, in terms of staff, geographical coverage, types of services such as mental-health support or community-based mentoring over the next year; the proposed additional allocation; and if she w…

168. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures her department is taking to address the increase in absenteeism in primary and secondary schools, considering the results of a recent large scale mixed method study showed a growing trend of students missing school post Covid–19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67784/25]

181. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline the accreditation status and graduate-eligibility pathways associated with the new professional doctorate in educational psychology at Maynooth University; whether graduates of this programme will be eligible to work across the full range of public services, including the HSE, children's disability network teams…

182. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a review is being carried out of the projected teacher numbers required at primary and post primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67791/25]

189. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to support the mental health and wellbeing of students in non-DEIS schools, particularly students who do not meet the criteria for special educational needs; and if she will consider expanding funding streams and staffing allocations to schools regardless of DEIS or DEIS plus status. [69898/25]

461. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department is tracking progress on the more than 100 actions in Education Plan 2025, particularly those involving the Education Therapy Service and strengthening school transport; the benchmarks which are being used; whether there have been delays; the way in which her Department plans to ensure that resource …

213. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to update the Department's school planning areas, particularly where significant amounts of development have changed since the school planning areas were last updated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67313/25]

717. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is pursuing any strategy to ring fence funding to attract skilled workers back from abroad to fill the shortfall in skills needed to meet the housing demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67933/25]

595. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will publish a report (details supplied) on the design and implementation of the new learner protection fund; and the way in which the views of English language education providers and representative bodies were incorporated into the final recommendations. [66945/25]

596. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will establish a formal mechanism for regular engagement with the English language education sector, recognising its significant contribution to Ireland’s economy. [66946/25]

345. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth is she aware of a spike in reported stress issues for post-primary school children, in terms of examination anxiety and so on; the way in which this is being addressed and the plans she has; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65189/25]

346. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans for a survey on parents of post-primary school students in view of the survey of primary school parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65190/25]

440. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the review of out-of-school education; the current status of the revision report; when it is expected to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66022/25]

961. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a university can terminate a student due to poor attendance, despite them passing all examinations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65897/25]