Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

463. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special schools operated the July provision in 2025; the number of special schools planning to operate same this academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14040/26]

464. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools that have contacted the FSSU this year; the proportion of the schools in contact with FSSU which represent special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14041/26]

467. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is considering measures to encourage broader uptake of the July provision among special school staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14055/26]

469. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school building project (details supplied) will proceed to tender stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14072/26]

470. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of SNA posts that were found to be in excess of the level of need in their current placement and thus reallocated following the recent Statewide NCSE SNA review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14073/26]

471. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of SNA posts in Kildare that were found to be in excess of the level of need in their current placement and thus reallocated following the recent Statewide NCSE SNA review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14074/26]

472. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department will provide adequate funding to a school (details supplied) to cover operational expenses; if her Department will engage in a meaningful way to resolve the significant financial difficulties the school is facing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14075/26]

480. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools which have submitted appeals following the outcome of NCSE-led SNA review; the number of those appeals that have been decided on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14135/26]

498. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of Bus Éireann being consistently unresponsive in relation to queries from families and elected representatives pertaining to the school transport scheme; the measures she will take to improve communication from Bus Éireann regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14314/26]

525. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 120 of 12 February 2026, if she will address specifically the funding gap between special classes at primary level and post primary level. [14478/26]

852. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to extend AIMS support to after-school services, as currently children with additional needs receiving support in preschool and primary school are without needed support in after-school care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14148/26]

114. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will prioritise Irish-medium services in the development of State-led early years facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12771/26]

176. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being taken to improve provision in the early years sector for children with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12772/26]

299. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for the reduction of three SNA posts at a Kildare school (details supplied), when the NCSE review was supposed to pertain to only one above-SERC post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13438/26]

160. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which findings from the three-year Irish language youth work research pilot will inform mainstream funding, staffing and training, including outside Gaeltacht areas; when will translated training resources be widely accessible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13243/26]

161. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the engagement her Department has had with the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht in terms of Irish language youth work; the discussions that have taken place on the need to strengthen the language planning process by providing spaces where events and activities are promoted for Gaeltacht and non-Gaeltacht youth and Irish language learners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13244/26]

243. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to strengthen governance in Bord Bia and to ensure the chair and board members of Bord Bia do not have commercial arrangements that cut across Bord Bia’s mission to promote Irish food and higher standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13245/26]

244. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in light of recent controversy, the way in which he intends to protect the integrity and meaning of the Bord Bia quality mark, in order that consumers can have genuine confidence that it stands for something better than the minimum legal standards for imported meat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13246/26]

205. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Defence the work being undertaken by her Department to improve housing conditions for members of the Defence Forces in the Curragh; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12382/26]

482. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to reform the system of tax expenditures and to strengthen tax evaluation practices within his Department, so as to ensure that the billions in revenue foregone annually is subject to robust scrutiny and demonstrably effective in achieving stated policy objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12433/26]

528. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason the 7% increase for An Post pensioners has not been paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12157/26]

543. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the rationale for the Office of Government Procurement’s decision not to permit any adjustment to hourly rates under the Managed Security Services Framework to reflect the introduction of the statutory auto-enrolment pension scheme; whether any mechanism exists, or is being considered, to accommodate statutory employment cost increases introduced after tender submission deadlines within OGP frameworks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12799/26]

703. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the proportion of DEIS and non-DEIS schools that currently operate one special class; the proportion which operate more than three special classes, by level, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12858/26]

1019. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of applications which were made for sustainability funding for childcare services in financial difficulty; the level of funding that was made available each year for the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12124/26]

1067. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the steps she is undertaking to promote infant mental health and positive attachment relationships between caregivers and infants; if she is considering resourcing further targeted interventions in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11697/26]