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301 records in IE in 2025
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
465. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71930/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
464. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for the delivery of a new building for a school (details supplied). [71848/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
463. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a decision will be made on a school’s application for emergency works (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71845/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
462. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school’s application for a lift upgrade (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71844/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
461. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider the inadequacy of primary school places in Kildare town (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71816/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
460. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on a new building for a second level CETB Gaelcholáiste in Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71814/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
459. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the revised National Development Plan includes the capital provision for two primary schools and a secondary school in Ballymastone, Donabate given these sites have already been provided for in the Donabate Local Area Plan 2016-2026 with Donabate one of the fastest growing areas in the country; the timeline for the delivery of these schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71812/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
458. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the process for the acquisition of a site for a primary school in Donabate (details supplied) has been completed and the site is in her Departments ownership; the timeline for the delivery of this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71811/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
457. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options available in relation to funding school transport for children in transition year attending a football academy programme in Cork (details supplied). [71776/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
456. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has received proposals from a school (details supplied) in County Louth proposing internal modifications to the proposed new buildings; if she is aware of the fact that the new school building has been in process for several years; if she will include the project in her Department’ Sectoral Plan under the revised NDP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71753/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
455. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update regarding a school (details supplied); and the date it will progress to the next stage. [71716/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
454. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in County Roscommon that have sought assistance from the financial support service unit of her Department in 2022 to 2025, in tabular form. [71681/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
453. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new school development projects in County Cavan currently in stage 3 of the development process; and the date each project entered stage 3, in tabular form. [71680/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
452. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new school building projects and extensions currently underway in Limerick, by stage, and date the project entered that stage including the number of pupils currently in that school, in tabular form. [71679/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
451. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) will be included in the new DEIS Plus programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71675/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
450. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the eligibility criteria for inclusion in the new DEIS Plus programme; if the principal criteria to be applied will be the Pobal Deprivation Index and other small area data sets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71674/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
449. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to include Romanian on the secondary curriculum. [71645/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
448. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration will be given to a request for a second special class in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71644/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
447. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress made over the past 12 months on each of her Department's Programme for Government commitments, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71635/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
446. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a proposed project by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71625/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
445. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the SNA review application for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71579/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
444. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department will take to ensure that a child (details supplied) can access a suitable educational setting for the remainder of the 2025/2026 school year. [71570/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
443. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the ratio of male to female teachers in primary and secondary schools respectively; the measures he will introduce to increase the number of males training to become primary and secondary school teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71569/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
442. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently review a decision in respect of a school in County Kerry, (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71567/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
441. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently review a decision in respect of a school in County Kerry, (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71565/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
440. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the community contribution refund that is due to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71544/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
439. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address the specific points regarding the opening of an autism class raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71520/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
438. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she will provide assurances that no child currently receiving SNA support will lose that support due to the new NCSE guidelines; and if a robust and accessible appeals process will be guaranteed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71504/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
437. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which schools are expected to provide evidence implementation of the Relate document within the six-week review window, given the absence of adequate training and preparation; whether additional time and resources will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71503/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
436. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason behavioural care needs have been excluded from the definition of complex needs and level 3 care needs; whether she will review this definition in consultation with practitioners and parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71502/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
435. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for unifying SNA allocations across mainstream and special classes; the measures which are in place to ensure autism class resources are not diluted or redeployed to the detriment of children with higher levels of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71506/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
434. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the NCSE has restricted the application window for SNA review requests between 15 September to 24 October; whether she will commit to allowing applications throughout the school year to reflect emerging needs beyond such small windows of opportunity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71501/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
433. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth the special schools in Mayo which will be supported under the current Education Therapy Service recruitment campaign; the levels of supports from OT, and speech and language therapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71496/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
432. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth the level of engagement her Department has had with special schools in relation to the Education Therapy Service recruitment campaign run by the HCSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71494/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
431. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to address the shortage of secondary school places for students with autism in Dublin 12; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71448/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
430. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the data sharing arrangements that exist for students identified through the continuum of support who are also on assessment of need or child and adolescent mental health services waiting lists; if a shared national system is planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71429/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
429. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration has been given to redeploying elements of the Inspectorate to provide in school training and collaborative planning support rather than focusing primarily on compliance based inspection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71426/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
428. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of teachers currently working in special education teaching roles hold a recognised qualification in special education; if she will provide this information in tabular form; if the Department plans to expand conversion or upskilling routes; the training is provided to external professionals who work with schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71400/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
427. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated number of administrative hours that schools spend each year on reasonable accommodations in the certificate examinations applications and assistive technology applications; if she will provide these estimates in tabular form; if she will consider introducing a high trust model similar to the Irish Exemption system to streamline this workload; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71399/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
426. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department collects centralised comparative data on levels of student need across post primary schools; if so, if she will provide these data in tabular form; and if not, the rationale for requiring schools to determine need in the absence of national benchmarks given delays for professional assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71398/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
425. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of personnel employed across all State agencies who support special education in post primary schools (details supplied); the total annual expenditure associated with these roles, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71387/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
424. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a community contribution refund due to a school (details supplied); the reason for the extremely lengthy delay in providing a lease in order to resolve the matter; the timeline for when a lease will be provided; the timeline for the refund to be issued following the provision of and signing of the lease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71384/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
423. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the number of spaces available in the Alternative Learning Programme per annum in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71346/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
422. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the number of people that have participated in the Alternative Learning Programme since its inception in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71345/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
421. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the number of people currently participating in the Alternative Learning Programme in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71344/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
420. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding options available for pre-Junior Certificate students who are looking for non-academic education or training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71343/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
419. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the number of home school liaison officers and home completion officers that are based in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area, by location, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71342/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
418. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Education and Youth the analysis, review and risk assessments carried out on the í Cineálta primary and secondary-schools programme, to ensure compliance with the principles and protections in the Children First Act 2015 and the Children First: National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children. [71340/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
417. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department last updated its guidance for schools on publishing photographs of pupils online; the changes have been made to previous versions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71330/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025
416. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to review or strengthen its guidance on the use of children’s images on school websites and social media, in view of the evolving digital risk this may pose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71329/25]