Parliamentary questions

Departmental Staff

Peadar Tóibín

585. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of allegations of bullying made by departmental staff against departmental staff in each of the past five years and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will detail what actions are being taken by her Department to investigate the allegations or if they are being investigated. [17793/23]

Departmental Staff

Peadar Tóibín

586. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of Departmental staff dismissed in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [17811/23]

School Textbooks

Carol Nolan

587. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if she will conduct a review of all recommended book reading lists for primary and post primary schools to ensure that they are age-appropriate and do not contain age inappropriate graphic sexual imagery and language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17834/23]

Third Level Education

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

588. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 416 of 28 March 2023, the steps her Department can take to address the anomaly that has arisen in relation to a PhD postgraduate allowance, which meant that in September 2013 PhD students could not both retire to claim their award and also stay in service to fulfil the new timeframe of the pre-existing and changing regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17839/23]

Schools Building Projects

James Browne

589. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Education if the development of a school (details supplied) is going ahead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17885/23]

Schools Building Projects

Paul McAuliffe

590. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the new-school-build for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17967/23]

Schools Building Projects

Paul McAuliffe

591. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education the level of engagement between her Department and Dublin City Council in relation to a new primary school for the Meakstown area of Dublin 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17972/23]

Schools Building Projects

Paul McAuliffe

592. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education her plans for a new school in the Dublin 9 and Dublin 11 area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17973/23]

Schools Building Projects

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

593. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the number of school building projects currently in progress across the various stages of planning, design, tender and construction by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17979/23]

Schools Building Projects

Mary Lou McDonald

594. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education if a new school (details supplied) build project will now proceed to construction. [18003/23]

School Accommodation

Danny Healy-Rae

595. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae 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. [18004/23]

State Examinations

Eoin Ó Broin

596. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education to explain why leaving certificate language oral exams take place at Easter; if the impact on students was taken into account when this change was made; and if she intends to review this decision. [18026/23]

School Staff

Paul Kehoe

597. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the secondary subjects with the highest number of vacant teacher posts, such as metalwork, woodwork, Spanish, computer science and so on, from one to ten, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18099/23]

School Admissions

Kathleen Funchion

598. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education if she will assist a child (details supplied) in obtaining a school place in Kilkenny. [18116/23]

School Transport

Éamon Ó Cuív

599. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education what arrangements have been put in place in relation to applying late for school transport for pupils who have not been accepted into any school to date because of the enormous pressure on schools in the Galway city area, which her Department is aware of and working on, as the closing date for applications for school transport is at the end of this month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18147/23]

Schools Building Projects

Robert Troy

600. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a schedule of accommodation for a school (details supplied). [18148/23]

School Accommodation

Robert Troy

601. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the application for a new school building of a school (details supplied). [18149/23]

Schools Building Projects

Robert Troy

602. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the application for additional buildings of a school (details supplied). [18150/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Alan Kelly

603. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education when a child (details supplied) will get their appointment with the National Educational Psychological Service. [18152/23]

Special Educational Needs

Alan Kelly

604. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education when a child (details supplied) will get a place appropriate to their growing needs [18153/23]

School Uniforms

Holly Cairns

605. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to require all schools to use generic uniforms and to give students the option to wear trousers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18175/23]

Special Educational Needs

Kathleen Funchion

606. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education for a breakdown of the 92 new special classes nationally; if any of these places will be allocated to Kilkenny; the schools in Kilkenny will they be allocated to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18186/23]

State Examinations

Seán Haughey

607. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if special arrangements will be made for students sitting the Leaving Certificate in 2023 and 2024 given the difficulties they faced in respect of their post-primary education in general due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18189/23]

Special Educational Needs

Duncan Smith

608. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the delay in providing ASD classes in two schools (details supplied); if she will intervene to ensure that the ASD classes will be provided in both schools for September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18190/23]

School Transport

Ged Nash

609. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education why second-level students (details supplied) are not provided with access to school transport services to access schools in Drogheda where the majority have enrolled in secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18192/23]

School Facilities

Michael Healy-Rae

610. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education the reason a school canteen (details supplied) has not yet opened since Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18236/23]

Teacher Training

Pádraig O'Sullivan

611. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the number of second level teachers qualified per subject per year in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18237/23]

School Staff

Pádraig O'Sullivan

612. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the number of teachers on different types of leave that is, job share, maternity break, career break and so on in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18239/23]

Educational Disadvantage

Michael Ring

613. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education if additional assistance can be provided to a rural DEIS primary school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18240/23]

Educational Disadvantage

Michael Ring

614. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education the support that will be provided to a school (details supplied) whose enrolment has increased by 20%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18241/23]

Education Policy

Paul Murphy

615. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if her Department will take the Explorium - National Sport and Science Centre into public ownership and re-open the educational facility, making it available to students free of charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18242/23]

Schools Building Projects

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

616. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education if a build programme for a school (details supplied) is back on track; and the indicative timeframes for all works to be completed. [18290/23]

Departmental Data

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

617. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education to list the primary schools in the Dublin 8, 10, 12 and 20 areas, their patronage, the number of pupils attended and the current capacity of each school, the plans for development, the number of teachers and the pupil-teacher ratio for each school. [18291/23]

School Admissions

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

618. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education given that there is no educate together secondary school in Dublin 8, the reason pupils coming out of educate together primary schools are not included in the catchment area for the nearest school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18292/23]

Schools Amalgamation

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

619. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on works to allow schools (details supplied) in Ballyfermot to be in a single campus, given the current disjointed school set-up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18293/23]

Education and Training Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

620. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education the funding that will be in place for the 2023/2024 academic year for bursaries for the education of trainee educational psychologists who have already commenced their training in the present academic year; if these bursaries are conditional on successful applicants working for NEPS for three years after qualification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18331/23]

Education and Training Boards

Cian O'Callaghan

621. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if the Education Training Board has completed its 2018 report on pluralism and patronage in schools; when that report is set to be released; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18334/23]

School Accommodation

Michael Lowry

622. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on an additional school accommodation scheme application from a school (details supplied); if additional accommodation will be provided to this school in view of the circumstances outlined; if she will clarify that funding is available for such projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18340/23]

Special Educational Needs

Paul McAuliffe

623. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a second-level school place for a child (details supplied). [18350/23]

School Facilities

Matt Carthy

624. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the status of building works applications, additional accommodation scheme and a summer works scheme 2020, in respect of a school (details supplied); when she expects to approve the projects for the next phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16077/23]

Schools Refurbishment

Pauline Tully

625. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the progress of development works including an ASA scheme and a SWS 2020 scheme at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16329/23]

School Facilities

Michael Lowry

626. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education the status of an application by a school (details supplied); if additional emergency accommodation will be provided to this school in view of the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16361/23]

Schools Building Projects

Seán Canney

627. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the re-location of a school (details supplied); if she is aware that the NCSE evaluation was finalised in March 2022, and the school’s current lease is due to expire in September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16365/23]

Schools Building Projects

Niamh Smyth

628. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) has not received permission to commence building works on the school; the reason is it taking so long to start the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16366/23]

School Curriculum

Jim O'Callaghan

629. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will consider establishing an EU at school initiative which would involve secondary school students in transition year being informed about the European Union and its structures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16370/23]

School Facilities

John Lahart

630. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education whether a school (details supplied) has developed an ASD unit within the new school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16381/23]

School Facilities

John Lahart

631. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education whether a school (details supplied) has developed an ASD unit within the new school building [16382/23]

School Facilities

Bríd Smith

632. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the impact of her Department’s decision to stall a much-needed second prefab block installation at Riverview ETNS; if she will acknowledge that children with additional needs are being particularly impacted as a result of building delays with the ability to provide small group teaching and other necessary interventions being severely curtailed (details supplied); if she will reconsider the stalling of the second prefab block installation and take steps to deliver what was sanctioned as a matter of priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16383/23]

Schools Refurbishment

Darren O'Rourke

633. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the school building works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16386/23]

School Management

Steven Matthews

634. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to a report written by a person (details supplied) in relation to religious ethos in schools coming into conflict with a teacher’s belief; if the recommendations of the report are being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16392/23]

Education Policy

Carol Nolan

635. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if it is the policy position of her Department that home-schooling can cause social isolation by limiting the ability of children to socialise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16398/23]

School Transport

Aindrias Moynihan

636. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of difficulties experienced by an organisation (details supplied) in County Cork in recruiting transport chaperones/escorts for children with disabilities to attend their day care services; what measures are being taken to address these recruitment issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15554/23]

School Facilities

James Lawless

637. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education if she will provide clarity on proposed funding for an extra classroom in a school (details supplied) for which they have been waiting for nearly three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16414/23]

School Attendance

Cian O'Callaghan

638. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a breakdown by gender of the pupils entering or leaving the Killester, Raheny and Clontarf school catchment area for secondary schooling for the 2016-2020 academic years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16415/23]

School Attendance

Bernard Durkan

639. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education if every action is being taken to ensure a child (details supplied) will have a school place in September 2023 given the school they have applied to is oversubscribed but the school is their local school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16450/23]

School Attendance

Bernard Durkan

640. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education if a school place for September 2023 can be facilitated and confirmed in the case of the daughter of a person (details supplied), who has applied to seven secondary schools to no avail, recently moved from County Offaly to County Kildare and is worried that they will have no place in September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16454/23]

Schools Building Projects

Denise Mitchell

641. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on building works at a school (details supplied). [16457/23]

Schools Refurbishment

Sorca Clarke

642. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in Counties Longford and Westmeath that have had school buildings/refurbishment/extension works approved; and the number of those approved works that are delayed at present, in tabular form. [16477/23]

Schools Building Projects

Thomas Pringle

643. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a list of all the schools on the school building programme which have recently been put on hold for all counties, including the stage at which the building project is currently at, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16488/23]

Legislative Measures

Denise Mitchell

644. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education if there is any intention on the part of her Department to seek changes to the Children’s First Act 2015 to include special needs assistants and classroom assistants as mandated persons under the Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16494/23]

Special Educational Needs

Cian O'Callaghan

645. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the case of a student (details supplied) who has a dual diagnosis of Down's syndrome and autism spectrum disorder, who has received eight rejection letters for special education schools and special education units within mainstream schools for September 2023; if she will make contact with this student and their family in order to find a solution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16504/23]

Special Educational Needs

Catherine Murphy

646. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 657 of 21 March 2023, if she will again review the case of the person in view of the fact that there will now be a significant increase on their skill-set in the special needs department due to the amalgamation of three schools into one. [16534/23]

Departmental Staff

Denis Naughten

647. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education the number of staff within her Department who are based and working with the European Union in Brussels; their present roles and responsibilities; the posts and responsibilities presently vacant; the corresponding figures on 23 June 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16556/23]

Schools Building Projects

Ged Nash

648. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education if she will outline a timeframe for her Department to address and repair the serious deficiencies in a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16606/23]

School Accommodation

Alan Kelly

649. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education if the temporary accommodation sanctioned for a school (details supplied) is on track to be in place for the new school year in September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16609/23]

Qualifications Recognition

Claire Kerrane

650. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if a person with a Masters of Education from the United States, where they worked at university level teaching adults, and therefore did not hold a teaching licence, can have their qualification recognised in Ireland; and what course would a person need to complete in order to teach in Irish schools. [16622/23]

Schools Building Projects

Paul Kehoe

651. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) can expect to receive approval on a tender and progress its build project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16647/23]

Public Sector Pay

Pearse Doherty

652. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education when her Department’s payroll section will provide requested information urgently required for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16661/23]

School Accommodation

Paul Kehoe

653. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the status of the provision of accommodation for a school in County Wexford (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16677/23]

Special Educational Needs

Bernard Durkan

654. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education if a secondary school place will be accommodated for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16753/23]

School Enrolments

Louise O'Reilly

655. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the demand that will be placed on national schools in Rush, County Dublin; if provision has been made to increase national school places in the short to medium-term; if she will provide specific information by school on the number of places that will be available for the next ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16754/23]

Special Educational Needs

Bernard Durkan

656. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education if all efforts are being made to facilitate a full-time ASD secondary school place in Leixlip/Lucan for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16755/23]

School Accommodation

Niall Collins

657. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education to present an update on the plans for the future accommodation needs of (details supplied); if she will appreciate the serious concerns of the school community in respect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16767/23]

School Accommodation

Patrick Costello

658. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education when works on a school (details supplied) will take place. [16768/23]

Schools Building Projects

Marian Harkin

659. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education for an update on a new school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16770/23]

School Transport

Michael Creed

660. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if she will make arrangements to restore supervised school transport for a pupil (details supplied) in County Cork attending a special school. [16778/23]

Legislative Measures

Denise Mitchell

661. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education if Section 67 of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 has been commenced; if not, when it is expected that it will be commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16822/23]

Special Educational Needs

Denise Mitchell

662. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied). [16823/23]

Education Policy

Holly Cairns

663. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to encourage teachers and SNAs to participate in the summer programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16830/23]

Education Policy

Holly Cairns

664. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to ensure that enough schools participate in the summer programme to ensure that all eligible children can avail of this support, including any plans for her Department to directly run regional programmes. [16831/23]

Education Policy

Emer Higgins

665. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education when DEIS bands will next be reviewed. [16839/23]

Education Policy

Emer Higgins

666. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education to review the use of Eircodes as a method of assigning DEIS status to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16840/23]

Education Policy

Emer Higgins

667. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if there is a holistic view of special education needs within her Department ensuring that the building unit team and the NCSE liaise with one another; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16843/23]

Education and Training Provision

Emer Higgins

668. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education how many additional post-primary SEN places will be available in the Clondalkin area from September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16844/23]

School Facilities

John McGuinness

669. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 551 of 21 June 2022, if she will again request the NCSE to respond to the query (details supplied). [16859/23]

Education and Training Boards

Michael Healy-Rae

670. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if the eligibility of a person (details supplied) for the supplementary panel will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16944/23]

Early School Leavers

Eoin Ó Broin

182. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the transfer of the school completion programme to her Department; if consideration has been given to governance of the programme; if it is likely the programme will move away from localised management to a more centralised governance structure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15791/23]

School Funding

Eoin Ó Broin

183. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if she will outline what, if any, supports or resources are available to mainstream, non-DEIS schools regarding home-school community liaison, administration, counselling and therapeutic funds; and if her Department intends to increase supports in these areas. [15792/23]

School Staff

Eoin Ó Broin

184. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if she is aware the teacher shortage is still impacting schools in the Clondalkin, Dublin 22 area; if she is aware there is no sub panels available to the schools; if she is aware this is having a negative impact on the school experience of pupils due to staff in place being diverted; and what action her Department is taking to ensure solutions are found. [15793/23]

Schools Building Projects

Eoin Ó Broin

185. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education which schools in the Clondalkin, Dublin 22 area have had their building projects paused due to funding issues; and if she will provide a comprehensive update on actions her Department is taking to ensure the projects are delivered at the earliest opportunity. [15794/23]

Schools Building Projects

Eoin Ó Broin

186. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if her Department has any plans to centralise and take over responsibility for the project management of school building projects and tenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15795/23]

School Accommodation

Eoin Ó Broin

187. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education what action her Department is taking to increase capacity across secondary schools in the Clondalkin, Dublin 22 area, given that each secondary school reports oversubscription for the coming 2023-24 school year ; if she will provide an update on efforts of her Department to ascertain the true extent of capacity issues in the area as advised in previous responses on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15796/23]

Schools Building Projects

Pearse Doherty

188. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if any contact has been made with a school (details supplied) regarding the commencement of construction on a building; if she is aware of the urgency of the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15813/23]

Special Educational Needs

Michael Healy-Rae

189. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if she will review a decision on a grant for assistive technology for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15824/23]

Schools Building Projects

Michael Creed

190. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question Number 266 of 23 March 2023, if this reply is reflective of the Cabinet decision on the review of the school building programme of 21 March 2023 and decisions taken and announced subsequently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15831/23]

Schools Building Projects

Ged Nash

191. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education if she will outline a specific timetable for the construction and delivery of a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15852/23]

School Curriculum

Richard O'Donoghue

192. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education if discussions are expected to allow Irish to be an optional subject at post-primary level (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15875/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Niall Collins

193. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education if there is any grant scheme for solar panels (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15886/23]

Teaching Qualifications

Niall Collins

194. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education if a person (details supplied) can avail of employment in the Irish education system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15912/23]

Special Educational Needs

Mary Lou McDonald

195. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education if she has published the National Council for Special Education policy advice on education provision in special classes and special schools submitted to her Department on 12 January 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15977/23]