Parliamentary questions

Education Policy

Mick Barry

947. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education the supports that are given to help pre-school and primary school children whose first language is not English nor Irish or who are being raised bilingually with a language other than English or Irish to help them to learn and develop skills in their own language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29166/22]

School Costs

Catherine Murphy

948. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if there is a difference between school enrolment and school registration fees; the fees if any that a school may request; the guidance that has been issued to schools on this issue; the steps that can be taken in cases in which fees have been inappropriately requested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29176/22]

National Council for Curriculum and Assessment

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

949. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the particulars included in the work undertaken by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment in relation to the major review of relationship sexuality education across all stages of education to ensure that it is fit for purpose and meets the needs of young people today in modern Ireland; if the review included stakeholder engagement including parents, students, teachers and school staff; the timelines for each stage of the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29188/22]

Educational Reform

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

950. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education if student organisations (details supplied) have been included to date and will be included in the future in the work being done to reform relationship sexuality education and social, personal and health education curricula respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29189/22]

Educational Reform

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

951. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the length of time that the preparation of a background paper for the senior cycle social, personal and health education/relationship sexuality education development is expected to take; the expected timeline for the senior cycle RSE/SPHE specification redevelopment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29190/22]

Educational Reform

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

952. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the exact timeline for the public consultation which is due to take place following the expected agreement of the draft revised junior cycle relationship sexuality education/social, personal and health specification by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment Council this summer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29191/22]

School Curriculum

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

953. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education when in 2023 that the primary curriculum framework for relationship sexuality education and social, personal and health education will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29192/22]

School Curriculum

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

954. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education her views on the current opt-out choice for parents in relation to relationship sexuality education and social, personal and health education curricula in schools; her views that this is a viable option given that the Department is moving to update the curricula; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29193/22]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

955. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education her Department’s input and engagement with the Department of Justice and their work on the third national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29194/22]

Interest Rates

Noel Grealish

956. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education the amount of interest that her Department has been charged by financial institutions since negative interest rates were introduced by year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29198/22]

Interest Rates

Noel Grealish

957. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education the State agencies, organisations or boards under the responsibility of her Department or that receive funding from her Department that have been charged negative interest by financial institutions since negative interest rates were introduced; the amount of interest that has been charged to each State agency, organisation or board in 2021 in each of the preceding years in which such charges were applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29217/22]

School Transport

Kathleen Funchion

958. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education if he will review the school transport case of a student (details supplied). [29250/22]

Departmental Staff

Matt Carthy

959. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education if any former Secretary Generals are seconded from her Department; the locations of same; the purpose of the secondment; the remuneration they are in receipt of from her Department or additional allocation to the agency or institution to which they are seconded arising from the secondment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29260/22]

Education Policy

John Lahart

960. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the history of her Department’s involvement and policy role in the provision of early-intervention education; the responsibilities of her Department and others in relation to early-intervention education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29323/22]

Schools Building Projects

Dara Calleary

961. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education the financial support or grants that are available for a rural school to build a small all-weather sports facility on its grounds for the use of its students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29343/22]

Educational Disadvantage

Niamh Smyth

962. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a DEIS appeal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29345/22]

Departmental Policies

Niamh Smyth

963. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education to review correspondence (details supplied); the status of this appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29347/22]

School Curriculum

Joe McHugh

964. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the plans that are in place to mainstream and or implement the content language integrated learning pilot on a national basis and, in particular, for secondary schools that are already providing Irish medium education outside Gaeltacht areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29353/22]

Special Educational Needs

Mary Lou McDonald

965. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education if she will confirm that she no longer intends to establish special education centres for children with autism and other disabilities. [29354/22]

Teaching Council of Ireland

Joe McHugh

966. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the efforts that are being made to address the issue of teacher supply for Irish-medium secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29355/22]

Departmental Data

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

967. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Education if any energy retrofit and renewable energy works have been funded under the minor works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29374/22]

School Admissions

Claire Kerrane

968. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if she will advise the processes that are in place where there is not a place in the local Gaelscoil; the way that children are ensured a place in a Gaelscoil in their area if they cannot secure one in their school of choice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29379/22]

Schools Building Projects

Gary Gannon

969. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if he will outline the way principals and boards of management of schools can avail of mediation support where there are issues relating to the build of an extension on school grounds; the issues that lie between the consultant and the builder where it appears the relationship has almost completely broken down; if her Department provides mediation services to look to ensure projects are completed on budget within reason and on time; and if he will outline all other supports available to principals and boards of management of schools who might find themselves in such a situation and the way they can access such supports? [29385/22]

School Accommodation

Gary Gannon

970. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of projects for school extensions which will be used to accommodate ASD special classes that are ongoing; the number that are due to be completed and opened by August and September 2022; the number of these projects that are facing difficulties in relation to budget concerns, contractors, the sourcing of building supplies and planning concerns; and the number that face risks to the projected timelines of these projects. [29386/22]

Schools Building Projects

Gary Gannon

971. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education her views on whether the workload is too onerous on principals and boards of management in relation to the building of school extensions, whether for ASD special classes or to remove need for temporary accommodation; and the steps that her Department is taking to ensure that the workload is limited, streamlined, and consolidated wherever possible. [29387/22]

Schools Building Projects

Gary Gannon

972. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if she plans to consider a more streamlined system for schools to apply for funding more easily for ASD special class extensions to school buildings; if an economy of scale has been considered for school extensions, that is that her Department would be able to consolidate projects across the country and order in bulk to achieve economy of scale; and if analysis has been carried out to consider the benefits and disadvantages to such an arrangement especially pertinent given the significant lack of special class places that still remains across the country. [29388/22]

School Accommodation

Sorca Clarke

973. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of primary schools with classrooms in prefabricated buildings in each county in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29392/22]

School Accommodation

Sorca Clarke

974. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of primary schools with classrooms in prefabricated buildings for more than ten years in each county in tabular form. [29393/22]

School Accommodation

Sorca Clarke

975. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of secondary schools with classrooms in prefabricated buildings in each county in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29394/22]

School Accommodation

Sorca Clarke

976. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of secondary schools with classrooms in prefabricated buildings for more than ten years in each county in tabular form. [29395/22]

Special Educational Needs

Steven Matthews

977. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the proposed closure of the special education class in a school (details supplied) for children attending a mild general learning disability class; if her officials will engage with school management regarding any appeals avenues available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29399/22]

Departmental Data

Peadar Tóibín

978. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if she has informed herself and conducted any analysis in relation to the number of primary schools that have vacant places in ASD units currently which cannot be availed of due to the waiting times for children of school going age waiting for an assessment of need; and if she has discussed the issue with the Minister for Health and the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29415/22]

School Admissions

Robert Troy

979. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that an appropriate school place is provided for a pupil (details supplied). [29433/22]

School Staff

Verona Murphy

980. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Education the number of additional special needs assistant posts for County Wexford for the 2022-2023 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29436/22]

Education Policy

Marian Harkin

981. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education if the July Provision will go ahead for a student (details supplied) attending a school in County Sligo. [29447/22]

State Examinations

Paul Murphy

982. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will request the State Examinations Commission to address an issue in relation to the cohort of students who are due to sit their Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate applied exams in June 2023 who have never sat a State examination, by extending the same adjustments to the State written examination for 2023 as are in place for the 2022 examinations (details supplied). [29500/22]

School Facilities

Joe O'Brien

983. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education the plans her Department has to facilitate improved walking and cycling access to schools (details supplied) from Waterside along the reservation indicated in the Greater Dublin Area Cycle Network Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29541/22]

Educational Disadvantage

Verona Murphy

984. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Education the date decisions on appeals to the DEIS programme will be communicated with schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29551/22]

School Staff

Verona Murphy

985. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Education the date a school (details supplied) will receive a decision on their primary staffing appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29552/22]

Departmental Functions

Niall Collins

986. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education if she will advise in relation to an application for an incremental credit claim for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29572/22]

School Admissions

Pat Buckley

987. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education the reason that a minor (details supplied) cannot be guaranteed a secondary school place in east Cork when the schools open after the summer recess; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29574/22]

School Staff

Pa Daly

988. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if she will approve the retention of a classroom teacher in a primary school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29594/22]

School Transport

Niamh Smyth

989. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if he will review correspondence (details supplied); her views in relation the specifics of this case; and if she will provide an update on the review of the school transport scheme. [29604/22]

Special Educational Needs

Réada Cronin

990. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Questions 397 and 398 of 31 May 2022, if her Department could examine the figures provided in view of the fact that in a reply to a previous Parliamentary Question the figure was 730 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29629/22]

Special Educational Needs

Alan Dillon

991. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education the reason that a special school (details supplied) was allocated an additional class teacher due to the increasing numbers of children with autism enrolling but did not get an additional SNA post to support the new class. [29630/22]

School Transport

Claire Kerrane

992. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education the status of the payment announced for bus operators that provide school transport to assist with rising costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29703/22]

School Transport

Michael McNamara

993. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education if she will advise on the case of two children (details supplied) regarding a school transport pick-up point; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29715/22]

Bullying in Educational Institutions

Niamh Smyth

994. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education her strategy to tackle cyberbullying and harassment, particularly of children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29723/22]

Schools Building Projects

Emer Higgins

995. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education when works on a school building project (details supplied) will begin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29730/22]

Special Educational Needs

Sorca Clarke

996. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of full school-based summer programmes for special education schools and classes in counties Longford and Westmeath for 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29734/22]

Special Educational Needs

Michael Ring

997. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education the position in relation to the July Provision for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29763/22]

School Enrolments

Neale Richmond

998. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the planned location of a school (details supplied); if she recognises the stress and concerns that this is causing among parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29929/22]

School Enrolments

Neale Richmond

999. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the rationale behind the decision to move the location of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29930/22]

School Admissions

Patricia Ryan

1000. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Education the number of section 37 A notices that have been issued in counties Kildare and Laois in the past two years; her plans to issue more notices in these areas in the near future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29940/22]

Special Educational Needs

Patricia Ryan

1001. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Education the number of special education needs organisers in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29964/22]

Special Educational Needs

Patricia Ryan

1002. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Education the number of special education needs organisers in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29965/22]

Ukraine War

Jim O'Callaghan

1003. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if her Department is in full compliance with the Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/554 of 5 April 2022 on the recognition of qualifications for people fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; if she will set out a list of the professional qualifications or professions recognised under the aegis of her Department; if Ukrainian qualifications are now recognised in each case; if electronic applications can be made for such recognition; the web address or email address to which such applications should be sent, or if physical application is necessary; and the exact procedures and address for such applications. [29977/22]

Special Educational Needs

Jackie Cahill

1004. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure the provision of a special needs assistance for a child (details supplied) with cerebral palsy who has very limited mobility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29998/22]

School Funding

Richard Bruton

1005. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if her Department makes any allowance in the budget provision for a school (details supplied) which has to operate across two separate sites. [30011/22]

Schools Building Projects

Richard Bruton

1006. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on when it is expected that construction will commence for a new school (details supplied). [30013/22]

Disadvantaged Status

Mattie McGrath

1007. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on a DEIS appeal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30016/22]

Schools Building Projects

Neale Richmond

1008. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) will move to its permanent site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30018/22]

Schools Building Projects

Neale Richmond

1009. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education when her Department expects to apply for planning permission for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30019/22]

Schools Building Projects

Neale Richmond

1010. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education when she expects work to begin on a permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30020/22]

Schools Refurbishment

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1011. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the plans for new school buildings at a school (details supplied) including a clear timeframe for completion; and if her attention has been drawn to the growing frustration amongst teachers, students and parents at the slow pace of progress. [30040/22]

Schools Refurbishment

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1012. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the plans for new school buildings at a school (details supplied). [30041/22]

Schools Refurbishment

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1013. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the plans for new school buildings at a school (details supplied). [30042/22]

School Transport

Brendan Howlin

1014. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that school transport is provided for a child (details supplied) and a number of school colleagues; if she accepts that there is significant demand for the provision of this service for the upcoming school term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30116/22]

State Examinations

Richard O'Donoghue

1015. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the worry that Leaving Certificate students will be under if the results are delayed; if she can give assurance that this will not be the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30120/22]

School Transport

Paul Kehoe

1016. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education when school transport routes will be added for a school (details supplied); if she will consider increasing the service to another school which is adjacent to the other school in order to accommodate its students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30158/22]

Schools Building Projects

Paul Kehoe

1017. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the status of the progress of a new school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30185/22]

Disadvantaged Status

Michael Moynihan

1018. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on DEIS appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30188/22]

Disadvantaged Status

Michael Moynihan

1019. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on a DEIS appeal submitted by a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30189/22]

Disadvantaged Status

Jackie Cahill

1020. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) is the only secondary school in a town that does not have DEIS status; if so, if her Department has considered the way this might affect enrolment numbers over the coming years given that schools with more resources in the immediate area are more attractive for parents of prospective students for enrolment; when the appeal on behalf of the school for DEIS status will be decided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30196/22]

Special Educational Needs

Denise Mitchell

1021. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education the number of children in need of an ASD place in Dublin 5, 13 and 17 respectively, who have been unable to secure an appropriate school place for the 2022-2023 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30198/22]

Special Educational Needs

Neale Richmond

1022. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the status of special educational needs provision for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30204/22]

School Transport

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

1023. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of eligible applications that have been received and the number of eligible tickets issued for the school transport scheme in the 2021-2022 school year. [30209/22]

State Examinations

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

1024. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the date of Leaving Certificate 2022 results; and if she will give assurances that this will not be delayed. [30305/22]

Departmental Legal Cases

Catherine Murphy

1025. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the number of cases that have been taken against her Department in each year since 2016 in relation to special education provision; the cases that have been settled; the cases that are still outstanding; the amount in legal fees for each year since 2016; the location in which that is captured in her Department's accounts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30315/22]

Residential Institutions

Catherine Murphy

1026. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education when she intends to introduce legislation to formally wind up Caranua; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30316/22]

Site Acquisitions

James Lawless

1027. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education if she will assist in identifying a site for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30384/22]

Special Educational Needs

Danny Healy-Rae

1028. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if an occupational therapist report is a requirement in order to qualify for a grant for a laptop at a secondary school for a student with dyslexia; if this varies by each school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30386/22]

Traveller Education

Mary Lou McDonald

1029. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education if work has commenced on the Traveller education strategy, which was committed to in the 2020 programme for Government; the progress that has been made to date; and when the strategy will be completed and rolled out across the education system. [30398/22]

School Attendance

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

1030. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the number of children currently on reduced timetables who have been notified to her Department under the new guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30400/22]

School Attendance

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

1031. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the number of children with disabilities who are currently on reduced timetables who have been notified to her Department under the new guidelines, by each diagnostic category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30401/22]

School Attendance

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

1032. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the number of young persons who have had suspensions or expulsions notified to her Department in this academic year since January 2022; if she will provide the comparable data for the period 12 months previously; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30402/22]

Special Educational Needs

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

1033. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the current status of the proposed front-loading model for special education needs assistants; the modelling or algorithm that informs the front-loading model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30403/22]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

1034. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated full-year and first-year cost of reducing the pupil-teacher ratio at post-primary level by one point. [30406/22]

Site Acquisitions

Neale Richmond

1035. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the status of the provision of a permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30422/22]

Schools Building Projects

Neale Richmond

1036. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the status of the provision of a permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30423/22]

State Examinations

Neale Richmond

1037. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the results date for the leaving certificate examination in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30424/22]

Ukraine War

Neale Richmond

1038. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the number of Ukrainian refugees who have enrolled in primary school across Ireland, per county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30425/22]

Ukraine War

Neale Richmond

1039. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the number of Ukrainian refugees who have enrolled in secondary schools across Ireland, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30426/22]

Schools Building Projects

Eoin Ó Broin

1040. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the status of the new building for a school (details supplied); and the timelines for planning, tender, commencement and completion. [30471/22]

School Staff

Seán Canney

1041. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if she will take steps to allow a school (details supplied) to retain an eighth teacher given that the school now exceeds the threshold by six pupils but was one short in September and it will now have two super-sized split classes of 36 pupils each due to the increased numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30484/22]

School Accommodation

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1042. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the status of an application for extension for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30576/22]

Site Acquisitions

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1043. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the status of the acquisition of a site for replacement of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30577/22]

School Admissions

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1044. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if every applicant for secondary school in Newbridge, Kildare and the surrounding rural areas has obtained a school place for the coming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30578/22]

Special Educational Needs

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

1045. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if she will review the reduction of allocation from 14.5 special needs assistants, SNAs, to 12.5 in a school (details supplied) and the reduction from six to four SNAs allocated to one of its centres, given the particular circumstances of the school and the impact the reduction will have in enabling pupils in the special classes to participate in mainstream classes. [30590/22]

Schools Building Projects

Seán Canney

1046. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on progress on the new building for a school (details supplied); if a design team has been appointed; when it is expected that an application will be made for planning permission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30634/22]