Parliamentary questions

School Transport

Pearse Doherty

189. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education the total number of school transport applications received for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal, per area in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if consideration was given to providing school transport to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22305/23]

School Accommodation

Michael Lowry

190. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 521 of 18 April 2023, if the form of acceptance is now with her Department; if this ASA project for a two-classroom SEN base has progressed to the next stage; if the review of the temporary accommodation application has been completed by her Department; the recent correspondence her Department has had with the school authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22306/23]

School Patronage

Cian O'Callaghan

191. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education when the reconfiguration report for three schools (details supplied) will be available to parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22312/23]

School Facilities

Neasa Hourigan

192. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education if any allowance will be made for out-of-hours community use of a hall (details supplied) under the agreement to transfer the hall to school ownership; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22319/23]

School Admissions

Bernard Durkan

193. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education when the child of a person (details supplied) might obtain a school place for September next, preferably at a particular school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22356/23]

School Admissions

Bernard Durkan

194. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the extent to which it might be possible to provide a school place for a child (details supplied) who is due to enter first year in September next in either Kilcock, Maynooth or Celbridge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22361/23]

School Transport

Brendan Griffin

76. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education if she will address a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21889/23]

Special Educational Needs

Colm Burke

77. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the number of places that are available in the ASD class in a school (details supplied) for the 2023-2024 school year; if there are plans to build capacity in the number of places available in ASD classes in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21899/23]

Special Educational Needs

Michael Lowry

78. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if she will examine the case of a school (details supplied) which was approved for an extension to include an ASD unit that would accommodate over 12 special needs students; the status of the new ASD unit for the school; when construction will commence on the new school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21903/23]

Grant Payments

Thomas Pringle

79. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if she will address the situation of a late payment from the tuition grant section to a school (details supplied), as this has resulted in staff not being paid on time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21904/23]

Residential Institutions

Holly Cairns

80. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will provide her response to the finding in a report (details supplied) concerning the priority need for end-of-life care for survivors of institutional abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21918/23]

School Textbooks

Holly Cairns

81. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that the free primary schoolbooks scheme allocation to a school (details supplied) factors in exceptional circumstances to ensure that all students receive their books; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21919/23]

School Patronage

Seán Haughey

82. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the proposal to reconfigure three primary schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21930/23]

Education and Training Boards

Paul Murphy

83. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the amount of public money that has been spent to-date in relation to the case of a person (details supplied) defending the actions of a WWETB principal by the senior management team and board members of WWETB against serious accusations of wrongdoing reported from 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21934/23]

School Funding

Cathal Crowe

84. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will outline the options available to a school (details supplied) to assist with running costs. [21993/23]

School Transport

Peter Burke

85. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education the circumstances in which children qualify for school transport to a primary school which is not their nearest school in situations where their nearest primary school is at capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22009/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pearse Doherty

86. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if she has received correspondence from a school (details supplied) in County Donegal relating to the provision of an ASD class; when a full response will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22097/23]

Grant Payments

Alan Farrell

87. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if the home tuition payments being made to a preschool for an autistic pupil (details supplied) have been delayed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22103/23]

School Transport

Michael Lowry

88. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on phases two and three of the ongoing school transport scheme review, which began in February 2021; if the review has made any recommendations to change the distance criteria eligibility for school transport (details supplied); if the school transport scheme review will consider reducing this distance to less than two kilometres; when the review finding of phases two and three will be released; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22129/23]

School Staff

Seán Sherlock

89. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education if she will resolve an issue affecting CPD for guidance counsellors in Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22131/23]

School Transport

Pearse Doherty

90. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education when a response to communication from this Deputy can be expected in relation to school transport to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22132/23]

School Curriculum

Pearse Doherty

91. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if it is possible that a school (details supplied) in County Donegal retains their current full time EAL hours; if a review of the decision to cut the hours can be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22133/23]

School Staff

Thomas Gould

92. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if she has engaged with an organisation (details supplied) regarding guidance counsellor supervision. [22135/23]

Grant Payments

Róisín Shortall

93. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education if she will give urgent attention to the case of a pre-school for autistic children which is facing severe difficulties as a result of ongoing delays in receiving payments from her Department (details supplied); the steps she is taking to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22140/23]

Schools Building Projects

Colm Burke

260. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the current position in respect of the payment of instalments to builders who have contracts for the building of new schools, in view of the fact there appears to have been a delay over the past three months in the making of such payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21043/23]

Schools Building Projects

Colm Burke

261. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education if all payments due under the contract for the erection of a new school (details supplied) will be brought up to date in view of the fact the most recent request for payment was submitted in January 2023 but has not been paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21044/23]

Schools Building Projects

Bríd Smith

262. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently complete the stage 3 tender review currently with her Department (details supplied) and allow the school to progress the building programme as soon as possible; if she will acknowledge concerns about rising building costs affecting tenders meaning further delays for schools if tenders are not responded to quickly; if she will take into consideration that the disrepair of the prefabs in question is worsening daily including asbestos issues; when a decision will be forthcoming; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21058/23]

State Pensions

Michael Healy-Rae

263. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if the case of a person (details supplied) will be investigated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21073/23]

State Examinations

Jim O'Callaghan

264. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education whether any allowances can be made for students currently in fifth year studying for the leaving certificate, given the interference with their education, particularly regarding languages during second and third year. [21074/23]

School Staff

Pauline Tully

265. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if she has introduced flexibility to the teacher allocation process to enable schools to deliver the full curriculum without lowering the standard of teaching, given the large number of Ukrainian children seeking refuge in the State who are entering the school system at different dates throughout the school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21075/23]

Special Educational Needs

Mary Lou McDonald

266. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education the location of the new special school in Dublin 7. [21085/23]

Special Educational Needs

Mary Lou McDonald

267. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education when the special school in Dublin 7 will open; and when parents can enrol their children. [21086/23]

Information and Communications Technology

Ciarán Cannon

268. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Education if officials from her Department are using an application (details supplied) to conduct business; if her Department has had official meetings regarding the use of the application by officials; if her Department has assessed the risk of using the application by Department officials and the input of Government-related data into the application; if her Department is using or is considering using other forms of artificial intelligence; if her Department is considering banning the use of the application by Department officials; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21095/23]

School Transport

Alan Dillon

269. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will consider accepting all applications for the school transport scheme, given the difficulties experienced by some students (details supplied) who did not receive tickets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21107/23]

Schools Building Projects

Thomas Pringle

270. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the planned building works at a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21122/23]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Pringle

271. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education when the outcome of an application for additional learning support in a school (details supplied) in County Donegal will be notified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21123/23]

School Staff

Thomas Pringle

272. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 265 of 25 April 2023, if a board of management can contact those teachers who have been refused continuation of a career break, to ascertain their intention to return to school or resign prior to the date that they are to resume duties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21129/23]

School Transport

Rose Conway-Walsh

273. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education if she will engage with the Minister for Transport to deliver public transport links between Westport and Louisburgh in order to support the student travelling from Westport to attend a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21142/23]

School Curriculum

Catherine Murphy

274. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education her plans to establish a stream of beginner, novice and advanced swimming lessons as part of primary education. [21165/23]

Legislative Reviews

Carol Nolan

275. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if she will list all reviews of Acts which have been carried out by her Department in line with the provisions of the Act in question from 2000 to date; if a summary will be provided of any substantive amendments of the Act in question that occurred on foot of each review and the amending legislation, if any, in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21180/23]

State Examinations

Carol Nolan

276. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the extent to which the State Examinations Commission is permitted to hire individuals who are not working as or qualified as teachers to correct the State exams; if there is scope to extend the ability of the commission to engage additional suitable persons in 2023; the number of such persons who have been engaged to correct the exams in each of the years from 2019 to date as a proportion of the total number of examiners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21195/23]

Special Educational Needs

Michael Lowry

277. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied); when this student will be offered a primary school place in this special unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21246/23]

Departmental Meetings

Darren O'Rourke

278. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education if she has spoken with her British counterpart to date in 2023. [21276/23]

School Funding

Joan Collins

279. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently request that her Department clears the moneys for a school (details supplied). [21294/23]

School Staff

Rose Conway-Walsh

280. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education the additional resources that are available for a school (details supplied); if she will consider providing a full-time EAL teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21296/23]

Special Educational Needs

David Stanton

281. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education the number of primary schools that provided the summer programme in 2022; the number of primary schools that are expected to provide the Summer Programme in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21326/23]

Special Educational Needs

David Stanton

282. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education if consideration has been given to early years education staff with experience in special need education, who do not hold teaching qualifications, being eligible for employment under the summer programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21327/23]

School Accommodation

Kathleen Funchion

283. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update with regard to a school (details supplied) which in August 2022 was offered a purchase option on a six-room modular building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21355/23]

School Transport

Cathal Crowe

284. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will intervene in a matter involving two bus routes for Ukrainian schoolchildren (details supplied). [21357/23]

School Uniforms

Anne Rabbitte

285. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education if consultation with the parents’ association or parent representatives on the board of management satisfies the criteria for consultation when a school is changing its uniform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21377/23]

School Curriculum

Paul Kehoe

286. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if she will outline all the courses taught in secondary school to teach children about fake news and equip them with the necessary skills to spot misinformation; her views on whether adequate hours are being devoted to this topic currently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21380/23]

Special Educational Needs

David Stanton

287. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education the supports available to early years children with special needs or additional needs who are not enrolled in a full day care setting such as a sessional ECCE service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21389/23]

Schools Building Projects

Paul Kehoe

288. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the progress of a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21394/23]

Schools Building Projects

Seán Canney

289. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if she will support a project (details supplied). [21403/23]

Special Educational Needs

Gary Gannon

290. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the position regarding the provision of autism-specific units for schools (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21552/23]

Irish Language

Eoin Ó Broin

291. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if she will outline the process through which a student can obtain an exemption from the study of Irish at secondary school level; and the criteria to be met in order to eligible for the exemption. [21566/23]

Special Educational Needs

Mark Ward

292. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the special education preschool facilities available for a child (details supplied) who has a diagnosis of autism and whose parents cannot find a suitable place for them. [21583/23]

Special Educational Needs

Paul McAuliffe

293. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education the name and location of the proposed new special school in Dublin 7; the proposed commencement date for the school; the estimated number of students that the school will cater for; the estimated number of teachers that will be employed at the school; what the enrolment process will involve; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21605/23]

School Enrolments

Sean Fleming

294. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details in respect of schools (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21630/23]

School Enrolments

Sean Fleming

295. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details in respect of schools (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21632/23]

School Enrolments

Sean Fleming

296. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education if information will be provided in respect of schools (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21635/23]

School Enrolments

Sean Fleming

297. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education if information will be provided in respect of schools (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21636/23]

School Accommodation

Colm Burke

298. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education if a modular unit will be provided at a school (details supplied), given that it has been sanctioned for a third ASD class and will require this additional space in order to accommodate these students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21639/23]

Special Educational Needs

Holly Cairns

299. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will assist a disability service for young people (details supplied) to run the summer programme; if she will ensure that her Department officials engage with this service to facilitate same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21676/23]

Health and Safety

Holly Cairns

300. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will outline her engagement with the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment concerning changes to the Health and Safety Authority's guidelines regarding the use of glyphosate on school grounds and in the vicinity of schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21677/23]

School Accommodation

Michael Ring

301. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education the position regarding a lease for a school (details supplied); when the matter will be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21727/23]

School Curriculum

Pa Daly

302. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if teachers are expected to teach new SPHE-RSE classes or modules without any formal training in same. [21734/23]

School Transport

David Stanton

303. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education if she has received a request from Bus Éireann to provide a school bus service on a route (details supplied); the number of students who are involved in this request; if she will accede to this request; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21735/23]

Public Sector Pay

Catherine Murphy

304. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will set out the rationale for requiring teachers to have not just a MyGov account but also a public services card in order to avail of digital payslips. [21758/23]

Public Sector Pay

Catherine Murphy

305. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she and or officials engaged with the Department of Social Protection in the context of using the public services card in order to access digital payslips; if she and or officials requested sanction for this from either the Minister For Social Protection or the Minister For Public Service and Reform. [21759/23]

Public Sector Pay

Catherine Murphy

306. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she engaged with officials or the Ministers at the Department of Social Protection and or Education in the context of the use of the public services card in order to access payslips by teachers. [21760/23]

Public Sector Pay

Catherine Murphy

307. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she and or her officials undertook a data protection impact assessment in the context of digital payslips issuing for teachers, the use of a public services card and my gov ID to access same; and if she will provide the outcomes of that assessment to this Deputy or publish them on her Departments website. [21761/23]

Public Sector Pay

Catherine Murphy

308. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will set out the rationale for setting up the digital service as an opt-in service rather than an opt-out one. [21762/23]

Education Policy

David Stanton

158. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 91 of 2 February 2023; the progress, if any, that has been made on the review of guidelines on the use of school buildings outside of school hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20831/23]

Special Educational Needs

Charles Flanagan

159. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education the criteria that has been used to determine the position the SNA allocation in respect of a school (details supplied) for the coming school term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20833/23]

Schools Building Projects

Michael Creed

160. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the progress of a school building project (details supplied); if the required three temporary classrooms will be available for occupation in September 2023; the next steps by her Department in respect of this project; if school management will be informed of the status of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20834/23]

School Transport

Duncan Smith

161. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will consider a request (details supplied) for school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20835/23]

Energy Prices

Mary Lou McDonald

162. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education the funding streams that are available for a school (details supplied) to assist with the cost of rising energy costs for the school. [20837/23]

School Accommodation

Colm Burke

163. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the current position in respect of a primary school (details supplied) that requires additional accommodation, given that the number of students attending the school for the academic year commencing in September 2023 will increase dramatically, and also in view of the fact that her Department has sanctioned the two special classes that will also require additional accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20843/23]

Departmental Consultations

Sorca Clarke

164. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the date and mechanism which an organisation (details supplied) was formally requested by her Department to extend its remit and support post-primary parents and the engagement before said date with the individual member organisations of the National Council of Public-Private Partnerships. [20917/23]

Schools Building Projects

Claire Kerrane

165. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the progress of an application by a school (details supplied) for major capital works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20936/23]

Special Educational Needs

Francis Noel Duffy

166. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education if she will clarify whether funding for children with additional needs is being considered for a school (details supplied); and if so, when it is expected to receive such funding. [20938/23]

Education and Training Provision

Colm Burke

167. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education if she would consider a new school programme, which would encourage young people to join training programmes; the additional supports in place to assist those who opt for training in trades; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20951/23]

School Patronage

Cian O'Callaghan

168. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education in relation to the Schools Reconfiguration for Diversity process, the selection process for the initial pilot phase areas; the number of phases included under the guidelines of the process; the number of schools that have undergone successful reconfiguration and divestment since 2012; the target for Divestment under this process by 2030; if this target is likely to be achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20954/23]

Special Educational Needs

John McGuinness

169. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education further to previous Parliamentary Questions on the same issue, if a place will be approved for a child (details supplied); if the full range of services and supports required in this case have now been provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20957/23]

School Transport

Michael Ring

170. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education if she will amend eligibility under the terms of the school transport scheme to include regard for children to attend post primary level where they reside not less than 4.8 km from and are attending their nearest co-educational post primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20979/23]

School Accommodation

Michael Lowry

171. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 521 of 18 April 2023, if he will provide an update on an additional school accommodation application for a school (details supplied); if her Department has all of the necessary documentation to make a decision on this application; when a final decision will be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21001/23]

Education Policy

Cathal Crowe

172. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the steps her Department has taken for rural Ireland since 2020. [21002/23]

Special Educational Needs

Eoin Ó Broin

173. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the efforts that are being made by her Department and the NCSE to provide an appropriate school place that will meet the needs of a person (details supplied) as per their obtained assessment report. [21025/23]

School Accommodation

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

144. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if funding will be made available for the urgent provision of modular classrooms for a school (details supplied) in advance of September 2023 as part of the SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation Programme. [20213/23]

School Accommodation

Alan Dillon

145. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education for an update on the building works for (details supplied); the reason changes have been made to the original recommended additional accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20226/23]

Special Educational Needs

Kathleen Funchion

146. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education the options available to a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20247/23]

School Enrolments

Bernard Durkan

147. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education if all efforts are being made to ensure a school place in Kilcock will be accommodated for the forthcoming year in the case of the children of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20248/23]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Canney

148. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if she will support a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20253/23]

School Enrolments

Richard Bruton

149. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if her Department plans to provide more capacity for boys' secondary school places, which are very low in the school planning area of Clontarf, Killester and Raheny. [20274/23]

Schools Building Projects

Catherine Murphy

150. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update in respect of the accommodation brief for a building project (details supplied); if she will provide a further update in respect of the engagements an education and training board has had to date with the patron; and the date on which the project will commence. [20275/23]

School Transport

Louise O'Reilly

151. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that a school bus (details supplied) providing school transport for children with additional needs has ceased to operate since before the Easter school holidays; and her plans to immediately resolve the situation. [20346/23]

School Accommodation

Steven Matthews

152. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education the steps she will take to ensure the temporary accommodation committed to for a school (details supplied) will be in place for September 2023; if her attention has been drawn to a request from the five Wicklow Deputies for a meeting with senior officials responsible for this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20350/23]

Special Educational Needs

Niall Collins

153. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 383 of 21 February 2023 (details supplied), when a response will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20352/23]

Special Educational Needs

Alan Farrell

154. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the number of new special schools expected to open serving the Dublin area for the September 2023/2024 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20363/23]