Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

School Facilities

Paul Kehoe

159. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education whether the option to install a turbine to generate wind energy has been considered for schools that are receiving solar to offset their energy, since schools are mainly open during winter when wind is the most abundant source of energy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19941/24]

School Facilities

Paul Kehoe

160. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if the option to install a turbine to generate wind energy has been considered for schools that are receiving solar to offset their energy since schools are mainly open during winter when wind is the most abundant source of energy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19942/24]

Special Educational Needs

Cathal Crowe

161. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will help the family of a person (details supplied) in their quest to have them enrolled in a special school in Ennis for their second-level education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19965/24]

Teaching Council of Ireland

Réada Cronin

162. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19989/24]

Schools Building Projects

Cormac Devlin

163. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19996/24]

School Accommodation

Éamon Ó Cuív

164. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education the progress made to date with an application for improved accommodation by a primary school (details supplied); when a decision will be made on it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20033/24]

School Transport

Michael Lowry

165. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the current school transport system, specifically in relation to the situation faced by the parents of a school in Tipperary (details supplied); the measures being taken to address the concerns of these parents, who rely on the Bus Éireann school bus as an affordable transport option for their children, and who have expressed dissatisfaction with the proposed changes to the school transport scheme set to be implemented by 2030; what can be done to ensure these students have an appropriate and affordable transport option to their local secondary school; what steps are being considered to address these issues highlighted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20036/24]

Schools Building Projects

Catherine Murphy

166. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide the date on which a Gaelscoil building project tender (details supplied) will be approved and published; the date on which it is expected that the buildings will be completed and ready for use; if she will outline the reason for the delay in progressing this project; if her attention is drawn to difficulties now present in the context of accommodating pupils in the 2024/2025 school year; and her plan to remedy same. [20049/24]

School Admissions

Brendan Smith

167. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education if additional places will be available for the 2024/2025 school year (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20054/24]

School Admissions

Brendan Smith

168. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education if additional places will be available for the 2024/2025 school year (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20054/24]

School Enrolments

Alan Kelly

136. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education the enrolments number as of 30 March 2024 for all post primary schools in County Tipperary. [19806/24]

Schools Building Projects

David Stanton

137. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education the situation with respect to her decision to sanction an extension to a school (details supplied); the further permissions her Department needs to make to facilitate the construction of the extension; when she expects work to commence on the extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19542/24]

School Transport

Bernard Durkan

138. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the steps being taken by her Department to better manage data on busy school transport routes to ensure that all places allocated are being utilised and being reassigned in the event that they are not to ensure that all school transport offered is being utilised to its highest capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19563/24]

Schools Building Projects

David Stanton

139. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education the situation with respect to proposed works for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19567/24]

Special Educational Needs

Michael Lowry

140. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education to provide details on the measures being taken to address the following concerns for teachers and special needs assistants injured at work; the current provision of immediate financial assistance available to cover medical bills and medications for teachers and SNAs who have been assaulted at work; if she will consider the extension of assault leave for teachers/SNAs to cover the entire duration of medically certified leave, as opposed to the current limit of three-six months; if she will establish a comprehensive support system for educators who have been injured at work; if her Department has completed a review of current policies and supports for schools and educators dealing with instances of extreme and frequent violent behaviours (details supplied); what steps are being considered to address these issues highlighted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19577/24]

State Examinations

Neasa Hourigan

141. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education if she will outline the response of her Department to the March 2024 ruling on the legal access of students with visual impairment to the junior certificate exam; if she will outline the provisions her Department will make to vindicate the judgement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19579/24]

Social Insurance

Michael Creed

142. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if a person now resident and retired in the UK who worked in the Irish education system from 1973 to 1976 as a teacher is entitled to a refund of her social insurance contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19582/24]

Special Educational Needs

Paul Murphy

143. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will agree to implement a pay increase for bus escorts for special schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19601/24]

School Facilities

Duncan Smith

144. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education to instruct her Department to engage with Fingal County Council to provide a long-time parking solution for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19602/24]

Special Educational Needs

Neasa Hourigan

145. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education the number of new places for children with special educational needs that has been secured for the 2024/2025 school year following the package announced in Budget 2024 for special needs education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19609/24]