Parliamentary questions

Special Educational Needs

Alan Farrell

155. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if any additional special school places in existing special schools are expected to come on stream for the September 2023/2024 school year in Dublin Fingal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20364/23]

School Transport

Alan Farrell

156. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education when reliable and consistent school transport will be supplied by her Department to a pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20365/23]

School Accommodation

Steven Matthews

157. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to a letter sent by this Deputy seeking an urgent meeting with senior Department officials responsible for the delivery of both temporary and permanent accommodation for multiple schools in Wicklow (details supplied); if she can confirm whether this meeting will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20366/23]

School Patronage

Rose Conway-Walsh

158. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to expand the provision of co-educational, non-denominational post-primary education in Westport, County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20369/23]

School Enrolments

Duncan Smith

159. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the procedure for enrolment into a national State school where the consent of one parent is withheld or not available; if the school can deny enrolment, stating the school needs the consent of both parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20377/23]

Education Welfare Service

Duncan Smith

160. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the length of time of absence from primary school after which a child’s welfare must be referred to Tusla and other school authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20378/23]

Special Educational Needs

Emer Higgins

161. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the action her Department is taking to increase teacher and SNA uptake of the Summer Education Programme for 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20388/23]

School Transport

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

162. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if school transport can be provided to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20393/23]

Schools Building Projects

Catherine Murphy

163. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update in respect of a site her Department owns and its intended use for a permanent building for a school (details supplied); if she will provide details of her engagements with the patron in respect of same; and the date on which the project will commence its stages to becoming a live project. [20394/23]

School Facilities

Ciarán Cannon

164. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Education when she intends to commence a national programme to deliver sports halls to the many schools that have no such facilities, thus remaining severely disadvantaged in terms of delivering the many elements of the physical education curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20436/23]

School Staff

Paul Kehoe

165. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if a person currently employed as an SNA is entitled to include years worked as a care assistant in the HSE/health board in their years of service record; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20441/23]

Education Welfare Service

Pauline Tully

166. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education the number of educational welfare officer posts allocated to counties Cavan and Monaghan in 2021,2022 and to-date in 2023; the number of vacancies; the timeframe for these vacancies to be filled, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20464/23]

School Textbooks

Marc MacSharry

167. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if she will give consideration to increasing the funding of €96 per student to schools to cover the cost of schoolbooks, workbooks and copybooks, given that the cost is much greater (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20465/23]

Residential Institutions

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

168. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education if she, and the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, will meet with a person (details supplied) as a matter of urgency with the aim of resolving the issues that have prompted their hunger strike. [20479/23]

School Staff

Michael McNamara

169. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education if there are plans to recruit extra doctors for a company (details supplied) in the mid-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20484/23]

Schools Building Projects

Denis Naughten

170. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education when an announcement will be made on the approval of funding for projects under the 2023 summer works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20493/23]

Departmental Reports

Verona Murphy

171. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Education the number of external consultant reports commissioned by her Department in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023; the cost of same; the company involved; the title and publication date, by report, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20545/23]

Departmental Bodies

Verona Murphy

172. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Education the number of external consultant reports commissioned by the bodies under her Department's aegis in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the cost of same; the company involved; the title and publication date, by report, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20546/23]

School Staff

Francis Noel Duffy

173. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education her Department's plans to tackle the shortage of teachers in primary and post-primary schools; her plans to incentivise the return of teachers from abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20562/23]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Canney

174. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if her Department will provide a school place for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20568/23]

Education and Training Provision

Emer Higgins

175. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if her Department will review the alternative education pathways and settings available for under-16s in the Clondalkin area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20569/23]

Schools Building Projects

Seán Canney

176. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education the progress that has been made on an extension for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20601/23]

School Staff

Matt Shanahan

177. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education in relation to the cycle to work scheme, which is a tax incentive to encourage employees to cycle to work, if her Department currently offers this scheme to its employees; if she will confirm the reason a substitute SNA employed by her Department might not be entitled to avail of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20610/23]

School Transport

Mairéad Farrell

178. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education if she is considering providing free or reduced cost school transport seats in rural areas where there are not sufficient pupils who meet the criteria for free school transport for a bus to be viable; if she is considering any other solution to this problem to ensure that as few pupils are arriving to school in private vehicles as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20625/23]

Schools Building Projects

Steven Matthews

179. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education the position regarding any school in County Wicklow currently part of the pathfinder scheme, at any stage of completion and that seeks to fully retrofit older school buildings; the details of the work being carried out in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20633/23]

School Accommodation

Steven Matthews

180. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the accommodation needs for a school (details supplied); if this is under review by her Department; if the drawings and plans drawn up in 2010 for a new building within the school are still valid and actionable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20726/23]

School Funding

Steven Matthews

181. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education the options that are available for a school (details supplied) with regard to funding to provide an all-weather pitch within the school grounds; if any active applications from the school are under review in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20727/23]

School Funding

Paul Kehoe

182. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the total cost involved in emergency works for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20764/23]

School Staff

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

183. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if access to a payslip for teachers requires the teacher to have a Public Services Card; her views on whether access to a person's own payslip is not a public service; the reason for the requirement for a PSC; and if access will be made available without having to have a PSC. [20767/23]

School Funding

Brendan Smith

184. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education the grant aid available for primary schools to develop play areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20787/23]

School Funding

Ivana Bacik

244. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education the amount of funding which has been drawn down for solar photovoltaic panels as part of the summer works scheme; and the amount drawn down by each school, in tabular form. [20066/23]

School Transport

Brendan Smith

245. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education if provision will be made to enable persons aged 70 years and over, subject to appropriate medical checks, to drive public service vehicles and vehicles employed on State contracts as difficulties are arising in many areas, such as school transport with shortage of qualified drivers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20124/23]

School Admissions

Eoin Ó Broin

246. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if she will provide advice to the family of a young person (details supplied) who has been unable to obtain a school place for first year in their locality and further afield, and who is advised it is unlikely they will obtain a place in an appropriate school at this stage of the year. [19933/23]

School Enrolments

Eoin Ó Broin

247. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on secondary school capacity in Dublin Mid-West; if her Department have ascertained the full picture of capacity issues in the area; if she is aware that there are still a number of young people in the area without an appropriate school place for the coming school year; and the action her Department is taking to ensure school places for young people in this situation. [19934/23]

Education and Training Provision

Paul Murphy

248. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education her views on whether current trainee educational psychologists should only have to accept to work in an organisation in exchange for the number of years for which funding has been offered, for example, one year of funding in exchange for one year work post-qualification (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19957/23]

Residential Institutions

Richard Boyd Barrett

249. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education whether she has any plans to re-open the residential institutions redress in order to accommodate those people who, due to the nature of their personal trauma, were unable to apply before the deadline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19975/23]

School Funding

Michael Healy-Rae

250. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if she will provide funding for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19977/23]

Child Abuse

Claire Kerrane

251. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education the next steps in the process for the scoping inquiry into historical sexual abuse in schools run by religious orders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19985/23]

School Enrolments

Emer Higgins

252. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the number of additional post-primary school places that will be provided in the south Clondalkin area in September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19986/23]

School Transport

Michael Lowry

253. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if she will investigate the reason two school transport applications for post-primary students (details supplied) who are otherwise eligible for school transport but are attending their second nearest school and have applied for school bus tickets to their second nearest school were denied bus tickets by Bus Éireann due to their not attending their nearest school; if she will clarify and confirm the criteria Bus Éireann should use in such circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19999/23]

Special Educational Needs

Brendan Griffin

254. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education if a child (details supplied) in County Kerry will qualify for the July Provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20004/23]

Special Educational Needs

Mark Ward

255. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 361 of 28 March 2023, the school in the Dublin mid-west area that has had one new special class at post-primary level approved for the 2023-2024 school year; the schools in this area that have engaged with the NCSE to establish a special class; if she will provide an update on their engagements to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20007/23]

Legislative Measures

Steven Matthews

256. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to The Fair Employment (School Teachers) Bill passed in the Northern Ireland Assembly in March 2022; if similar legislation is under consideration by her Department for this jurisdiction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20010/23]

Education Policy

Jackie Cahill

257. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education how the panel system for the appointment of primary teachers operates; how it differs from the supplementary panel; if she will detail how the various criteria for inclusion on both the panel and supplementary panel work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20047/23]

School Funding

Holly Cairns

258. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education when the minor works grant will be paid to schools for the current school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20049/23]

School Funding

Holly Cairns

259. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the reason the timelines for when schools receive grants to maintain school buildings, pay for utilities and cleaning services, and to pay staff have been revised several times this school year; if she will provide additional funding to schools adversely impacted by her Department’s delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20050/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Holly Cairns

260. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if the Covid cleaning grant will be given to schools for term three of this school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20051/23]

School Discipline

Sorca Clarke

261. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of students who have been expelled from primary schools by county in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [20055/23]

School Discipline

Sorca Clarke

262. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of students who have been expelled from secondary schools by county in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [20056/23]

Education and Training Provision

Róisín Shortall

263. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 64 of 19 April 2023, if additional student funding supports, separate to those already announced for trainee educational psychologists, will be considered as part of the interim recommendations of the working group; the exact timeline she is working towards; the estimated date for completion of the final report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20063/23]

School Funding

Paul Kehoe

264. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details of the funding that is going towards period poverty in schools; if she will provide a breakdown of that funding, in tabular form, as the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform has indicated that the funding of implementation measures for period poverty needs to be funded separately via each Department’s vote; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20101/23]

School Transport

Paul Kehoe

265. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if a child can be deemed eligible for school transport to their second closest school when there is no bus service to their closest school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20117/23]

School Accommodation

Brendan Howlin

266. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the severe pressure on secondary school places in Wexford town for the coming academic year; if she will set out a timeline for the construction of the new post-primary school in Wexford town (details supplied); if she will make contact with each of the post-primary schools in Wexford town to ensure the maximum possible first-year intake in September 2023 to reduce the pressure on students without a place this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20139/23]

State Examinations

Gary Gannon

267. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a timeline on when the updated deferred Leaving Certificate criteria will be announced. [20142/23]

State Examinations

Gary Gannon

268. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if additional time is to be granted to Ukrainian students sitting Junior and Leaving Certificate examinations to ensure that they can make all necessary translations. [20143/23]

Special Educational Needs

Bernard Durkan

269. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education when a second level school place will be offered in the case of a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20172/23]

Special Educational Needs

Bernard Durkan

270. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education when admission to a special autism class might be referred in the case of a person (details supplied) her condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20176/23]

School Transport

Marc MacSharry

271. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 260 of 23 March 2023, if her Department’s school transport section will contact the family (details supplied) and provide them with an update on their request; if a permanent arrangement can be put in place with the bus service provider to facilitate the dropping-off of the child concerned to the centre for the ongoing dates as required while the child is attending school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20177/23]

Departmental Contracts

Louise O'Reilly

272. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a list of contracts her Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the estimated value of those contracts. [20181/23]

Schools Building Projects

Brendan Smith

273. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education when a building project (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage; if she will ensure that this project progresses as quickly as possible in view of the urgent need to provide additional accommodation at this school for the next school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20203/23]

Schools Building Projects

Alan Dillon

274. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the building works programme for a school (details supplied); if she can commit to prioritising this school based on health and safety matters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20204/23]

Schools Building Projects

Alan Dillon

275. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the building works programme for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20205/23]

Schools Building Projects

Mark Ward

82. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) will see work commence on its new school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19621/23]

Schools Building Projects

John Brady

83. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); if she will provide an estimated timeframe from construction to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19651/23]

Schools Building Projects

John Brady

84. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); if she will provide an estimated timeframe from construction to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19653/23]

Schools Building Projects

John Brady

85. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); if she will provide an estimated timeframe from construction to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19654/23]

Schools Building Projects

John Brady

86. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); if she will provide an estimated timeframe from construction to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19655/23]

School Accommodation

John Brady

87. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the implementation of additional accommodation for a school (details supplied); if she will outline the works that are needed; if she will provide a timeframe for when this work will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19656/23]

School Facilities

John Brady

88. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education the action being taken by her Department regarding security concerns raised by a school (details supplied); the action and measures that will be implemented by her Department following the completion of an assessor report carried out in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19657/23]

School Funding

Mattie McGrath

89. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education the reason the ancillary services grant for the running of schools that is scheduled for payment in April 2023 is now being delayed until June 2023 (details supplied). [19659/23]

School Transport

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

90. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if she will investigate the withdrawal of school transport from a child with Down syndrome (details supplied); and the measures that can be taken to ensure their transport is restored. [19684/23]

Bullying in Educational Institutions

Brendan Griffin

91. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a timeline for the implementation of the key actions in Cineáltas: Action Plan on Bullying; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19726/23]

School Accommodation

Richard Boyd Barrett

92. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the legal basis on which she can refuse to answer Parliamentary Question No. 670 of 21 March 2023 in relation to the annual rental costs for the current temporary accommodation and site of a school (details supplied); if such a request for those costs is not disclosed, how oversight and transparency on the expenditure of these public funds are to be achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19732/23]

Residential Institutions

Brian Stanley

93. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education if she will meet with representatives from a network (details supplied) to discuss urgent related matters. [19736/23]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

94. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of lowering primary school class sizes in all primary schools to include DEIS Band 1 schools from September to December 2023, and for the full financial year 2023/2024. [19803/23]

School Staff

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

95. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the breakdown of the number of assistant principal 1 and assistant principal 2 (special duty posts) that existed in primary and special schools on 26 March 2009. [19804/23]

School Staff

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

96. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the breakdown of the number of assistant principal 1 and assistant principal 2 (special duty posts) that exist in schools as of today's date. [19805/23]

School Accommodation

Paul Kehoe

97. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the status of an additional accommodation request for a school (details supplied); if it will be ready in time to accommodate a newly sanctioned ASD class in September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19839/23]

Residential Institutions

Thomas Gould

98. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if she will meet with a person (details supplied) who is currently on hunger strike and seeking a meeting with her. [19840/23]

State Examinations

Richard Boyd Barrett

245. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the plans in place to avoid delays in the Leaving Certificate results this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18910/23]

School Transport

Michael Healy-Rae

246. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education the status of a bus service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18925/23]

Special Educational Needs

Sorca Clarke

247. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of notices served under section 25 of the Education Act 1998 in each of the years 2018 to 2022, and to date in 2023, and the number that referred to students with an additional education need and or a requirement to have access and support of an ASD unit. [18930/23]

Special Educational Needs

Sorca Clarke

248. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of students with additional educational needs that were not provided with transport for the 2022-2023 school year. [18931/23]

Schools Building Projects

Sorca Clarke

249. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the schools that have been given revised timelines for the completion of building works, given the recent announcement of the restarting of school building projects; and the revised timelines per school, in tabular form. [18932/23]

School Staff

Sorca Clarke

250. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of teaching posts vacant per county in national, primary and secondary schools, per county, in tabular form. [18940/23]

School Staff

Sorca Clarke

251. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of permanent teaching post contracts issued to teachers in national, primary and secondary schools in 2022, and to date in 2023. [18941/23]

Departmental Data

Paul Donnelly

252. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education the current number of live studies, reviews and research projects undertaken or commissioned by her Department; and the date by which study, review and research is scheduled to be completed, in tabular form. [18944/23]

Disadvantaged Status

Sorca Clarke

253. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education what funding that is available to DEIS schools to assist in meeting the costs for school trips to facilitate further learning, integration and social development. [18968/23]

State Examinations

Matt Carthy

254. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education when Leaving Certificate results will be published in 2023; if she will ensure that students receive their results in a timely manner to facilitate those studying away from home including those who have conditional offers to third-level institutions outside of the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18979/23]

Child Abuse

Johnny Guirke

255. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education if the national school in Kells, County Meath, involving the Christian Brothers up to the year 1988, will be included in the scoping inquiry into historical sexual abuse in schools run by religious orders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19031/23]

Child Abuse

Johnny Guirke

256. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education the number of reports received of alleged historical sexual abuse in the then Christian Brothers-run national school in Kells, County Meath, for each of the years from 1968 to 1988, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19032/23]

School Accommodation

James Lawless

257. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education for an update on the current position in regard to the provision for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19044/23]

Disadvantaged Status

Cian O'Callaghan

258. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if funding is available for DEIS schools to assist with the cost of school tours; if she will consider implementing such a scheme to assist schools and parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19062/23]

School Accommodation

Paul Kehoe

259. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19064/23]

Third Level Costs

Fergus O'Dowd

260. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education if she will respond to points of concerns raised by a trainee psychologist (details supplied) in respect of the proposed changes in funding for trainee educational psychologists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19082/23]

Special Educational Needs

Alan Dillon

261. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if approval and funding can be granted for immediate provision of a three-modular classroom unit to accommodate special needs children (details supplied); if this will be granted before September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19085/23]

Special Educational Needs

Alan Dillon

262. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if additional accommodation space will be allocated for an additional teacher allocated by the NCSE (details supplied); if this will be granted before September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19086/23]

School Transport

Danny Healy-Rae

263. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19088/23]

Public Sector Pensions

Seán Canney

264. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if a teacher (details supplied) is under the pre-2012 pension regime or the post-2012 pension regime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19151/23]

School Staff

Thomas Pringle

265. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education in the situation where a Board of Management has had to refuse an application for an extension to a career break, when the Board can expect a decision from that teacher regarding their position in the school, staying in situ or resigning, as this information is vital for the best interests of the school community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19161/23]