419. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to review the use of the supplementary panel used in primary school teacher recruitment in Catholic schools; if open recruitment would not be a fairer and more efficient way to recruit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32137/25]
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420. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) which is not classified as a DEIS school can avail of European Structural and Investment Funds; the funding that can be provided for sustainable, trauma-informed support structures if they cannot; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32179/25]
421. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the availability of school places for children with special educational needs in east Galway; if her Department is aware of the current shortfall in both mainstream schools with special classes and dedicated special schools in the region; and the measures being taken to ensure that every child in east Galway can access an appropriate…
422. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of SNAs employed in mainstream primary schools as of 30 September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32219/25]
423. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students completing their second level education Leaving Certificate examination in Gael Choláistí this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32223/25]
424. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an application for an additional special education resource will be approved for a school (details supplied). [32234/25]
425. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update of the transfer of a plot of land in a school (details supplied) from her Department and the Dublin Education and Training Board to the HSE that is required to progress the delivery of a primary care centre in north Clondalkin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32236/25]
426. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of plans for renovations at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32254/25]
427. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of an ASD class in a supplementary request under ASA in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32255/25]
428. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the planning for a new school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32256/25]
429. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a case can be examined (details supplied) where a child does not have an appropriate school place for September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32303/25]
430. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will consider correspondence (details supplied) around the school transport scheme grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32325/25]
431. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of capital and current funding her Department provided to a school (details supplied) in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [32333/25]
432. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school's (details supplied) SNA allocation will be reviewed in light of the fact that an increased allocation was recommended by the SENO; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32360/25]
433. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that the long-promised new autism unit at a school (details supplied) will open as planned at the beginning of the 2025/2026 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32364/25]
434. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has plans to provide more clarity on the syllabus provided to English teachers for Junior Cycle exams; if there are plans to remove teachers freedom to choose specific examples of topics to cover, for example a short story; and if she plans to review the marking scheme for this year’s Junior Cycle exam. [32407/25]
435. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for emergency funding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32415/25]
436. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the funding available to schools for resources such as art therapy; if she will consider increasing supports for initiatives like this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32419/25]
437. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date on which SNA allocations will happen for the 2025/2026 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32485/25]
438. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of prefabs being used in primary and post primary schools across the State; the cost of these prefabs to the State, per county, in tabular form; the number of these prefabs that are being rented; the number that are being rented from foreign companies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32486/25]
439. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department’s website employs analytics tools (details supplied) that track website traffic using UTM parameters (for example, utm_source); if so, whether any visits have been recorded with a specific parameter or similar identifiers indicating traffic from ChatGPT; and to provide the monthly number of such visits, if recorded, for each of the …
440. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on a school building project for a school (details supplied); to outline the timeline for this project; when the school can expect to move through the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32521/25]
441. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a response will issue to a school (details supplied) that have been denied a SNA without any detail on the reason the decision was reached. [32524/25]
442. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason her Department agreed to provide an autism class for a school in 2023 (details supplied) and then refused funding this April; and when the full amount of funding needed will be provided. [32543/25]
443. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school (details supplied) that was granted funding by her Department in December 2024 for additional space needed in September 2025, will finally be contacted by the design team given the school was promised contact in February. [32544/25]