Parliamentary questions

Special Educational Needs

Louise O'Reilly

13. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education the number of additional school places that will be available for the school year starting August/September 2024, above 2023 levels, for children in the Fingal area at primary and secondary level, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23686/24]

School Enrolments

Paul Murphy

14. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the action she will take to ensure that there are sufficient school places for every child who needs one in September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23915/24]

Special Educational Needs

Aindrias Moynihan

15. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education her plans to increase the provision of ASD places for mid-Cork secondary schools to meet the demand required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23833/24]

School Transport

Bernard Durkan

16. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the extent to which she and her Department expect to be in a position to improve school transport serving primary and second level schools throughout north Kildare and countrywide in line with the enrolment requirements and admissions for September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23854/24]

School Staff

Christopher O'Sullivan

17. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the administrative workload that teaching principals have to deal with; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23838/24]

School Enrolments

Alan Farrell

18. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on her Department’s effort to meet the demand for school places in Dublin Fingal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23908/24]

School Enrolments

Paul Murphy

19. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the action she will take to ensure that there are sufficient secondary school places for every child who needs one in September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23912/24]

Special Educational Needs

Robert Troy

20. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she accepts recommendations by NCSE regarding school places; if so, if she will ensure the school building unit implement such recommendations in a timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23802/24]

School Funding

Richard Bruton

21. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education the investment which has been made from excellence funds to promote creative collaboration among clusters of schools; and if she has plans to expand investment of this sort. [23892/24]

School Accommodation

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

22. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently review the decision by her Department not to include a school (details supplied) in the school capital building programme. [23739/24]

Special Educational Needs

Ruairí Ó Murchú

23. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the progress being made to open a second autism unit class at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23650/24]

School Accommodation

Thomas Gould

24. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education for an update on the review of the engineer’s report into a school (details supplied) in Ballincollig, Cork. [23836/24]

Schools Building Projects

Richard Boyd Barrett

25. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education to provide details on the plan for a new-build school in Dún Laoghaire (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23890/24]

Special Educational Needs

Ruairí Ó Murchú

26. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the ongoing review of SET teaching hours at primary schools; the number of additional hours allocated, if any; the number of schools involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23651/24]

School Transport

David Stanton

27. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education the current regulations with respect to students availing of school transport to a school which is their second-nearest school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23858/24]

School Transport

Chris Andrews

28. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education the cost of transporting special education children to school in south Dublin for the academic years 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23774/24]

Special Educational Needs

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

29. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the number of spaces and the number of applicants to special schools in the Dublin 8, 10, 12 and 20 areas; and to outline her plans to ensure the needs of every child who requires special education is catered to. [23887/24]

School Accommodation

Seán Canney

30. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if her Department will provide the temporary accommodation necessary to allow a school (details supplied) to carry out proposed works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23810/24]

School Staff

Paul Murphy

31. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education what action she will take to fill vacant teaching posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23913/24]

School Transport

Seán Canney

32. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if she will instruct Bus Éireann to ensure school bus services are in place to deal with the demand for the commencement of the school year in August 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23809/24]