126. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide further funding for the ICT and minor works grants for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30081/25]
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127. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of newly qualified primary school teachers employed in the State in each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31302/25]
128. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider more flexibility on the Irish criteria for students in relation to at-risk schools that are on the border of a Gaeltacht area and which rely on feeders from both English- and Irish-speaking primary schools; if a hybrid approach could be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18853/25]
129. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 330 of 8 May 2025, if she will provide an update on her Department’s plan to publish a timeline for these pilot projects; if her Department has instructed Bus Éireann to change concessionary tickets to eligible tickets following pilot projects being completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31…
130. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of roof repairs at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30789/25]
131. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeframe in which a permanent special school will be delivered in Monaghan. [31311/25]
132. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the action her Department is taking to increase the number of school bus drivers in view of ongoing recruitment challenges of bus drivers under the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31252/25]
133. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth how she intends to tackle soaring school running costs; if she will initiative a comprehensive review of school running costs and schools funding; if she will increase school capitation by 20% for primary schools in budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31222/25]
134. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to her Department’s announcement of 29 May 2025 regarding minor works and ICT funding for schools, when she expects these grant funding payments to issue to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31251/25]
135. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to ensure children with Down's syndrome have access to school places and supports appropriate for their particular needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31226/25]
136. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the implementation of the review of the school transport scheme. [30837/25]
137. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress made on introducing a new common application system for children applying to special schools and classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31232/25]
138. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to expand the National Educational Psychological Service to support an increased number of assessments each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31233/25]
139. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will make a decision on the provision of an emergency works grant to a school (details supplied) to enable it undertake repairs to its roof which has multiple leaks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30076/25]
140. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding to date this year for independent youth projects in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31113/25]
141. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on concerns in relation to ICT funding for 2025, as raised by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30864/25]
142. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will pause the introduction of senior-cycle redevelopment for all tranche 2 subjects, not just English and accounting, in order to allow for adequate preparation particularly relating to school resourcing, the impact of artificial intelligence and evaluation of additional assessment components; and if she will make a statement on the matter…
143. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to detail the most recent occasion her Department provided guidance, through Department circular, curriculum guidelines or any other method, to primary schools on the allocation of homework to pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31158/25]
144. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will prioritise Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board, ETB, for new UBU projects in 2025, given its status as the lowest-funded ETB under the Department of Children, Disability and Equality and the urgent need for improved youth services in the region. [29525/25]
145. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth how she plans to expand trauma-based therapy; if this will be focussed in DEIS and DEIS+ schools or otherwise; the extent to which these supports will be resourced in terms of staffing and funding; a timeline for implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31223/25]
146. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline her engagement with stakeholders, including trade unions, regarding pay and pension parity for school secretaries and caretakers, and other ancillary school staff, as of June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30863/25]
147. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process by which a school can appeal refusal of its application for DEIS status. [31312/25]
148. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the urgent need for investment in national schools in Donegal; if she will take action to provide the much-needed funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31012/25]
149. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will pay primary-school caretakers' wages directly rather than wages being paid by schools themselves. [30172/25]
150. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the up-to-date position on advancing a school building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31162/25]