392. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if, in light to the popularity of Irish-medium education, she has any plans to increase the number of places offered on the course at Marino Institute of Education given the shortage of teachers applying for positions in Gaeltacht schools and Gaelscoileanna; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33707/25]
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393. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding modular accommodation for a special class at a school (details supplied); the position regarding application for associated SEN repurposing grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33731/25]
394. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if reconsideration will be given to a decision to deny additional SNA allocation to school (details supplied) for the reasons outlined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33734/25]
395. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on a school and it's emergency works scheme application (details supplied) following extensive damage caused by storm Éowyn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33754/25]
396. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on an extension for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33774/25]
397. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on an extension of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33775/25]
398. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to include rural DEIS schools in the Home School Liaison Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33782/25]
399. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth why rural Deis schools are not given the same access to the Home School Liaison Scheme as urban schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33783/25]
400. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to improve the quality and accessibility of examinations.ie. [33787/25]
401. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a full list of all documents, reports, strategies, and resources that have been “unpublished” by her Department over the past ten years (details supplied), including all such materials that have been “unpublished” by divisions, sections and units of her Department that became part of the Minister’s Department following a transfer of funct…
402. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to support families who choose home schooling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33820/25]
403. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she is taking to address reports of staff exhaustion in schools, particularly among SNAs and teaching staff, due to a lack of adequate supports and resources during the current school term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33842/25]
404. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) in east Cork will not be given an extra Autism class for 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33852/25]
405. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a child (details supplied) can avail of tutor summer provision if the dates and activities in the school-based summer provision do not suit the child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33853/25]
406. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth if pupils currently enrolled in a school (details supplied) who have a diagnosis of MGLD will have to move to mainstream education under her Department’s plan to re-designate special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33861/25]
407. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth if pupils with a diagnosis of MGLD and no other diagnosis or dual diagnosis will have to move to mainstream education under the Department’s plan to re-designate special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33862/25]
408. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of SNAs employed in County Wicklow in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; the number that will be employed in the 2025-2026 academic year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33863/25]
409. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new SNA posts allocated for the 2025-2026 academic year in comparison to 2024-2025; the number of these who are full-time contracts; the number who are part-time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33864/25]
410. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures that will be put in place for students with MGLD diagnosis who will have to move to mainstream schools from special schools under her Department’s plan to re-designate special schools; what assessments have been completed by her Department in regards to staffing provisions and classroom space availability for designated MGLD classes; and i…
411. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether consideration has been given to lifting the mandatory retirement age of 70 for school transport providers for children with special education needs, or to a temporary lifting of the age limit of 70 for drivers to ensure continuity of service to children with special education needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33866/25]
412. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Education and Youth when he will introduce a new national small schools project, as outlined in the Programme for Government. [33868/25]
413. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps that have been taken to reduce primary class sizes to 19, as stated in the Programme for Government. [33869/25]
414. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to emails on 28 May and 12 June 2025, to provide an update on the urgently needed modular units for a school (details supplied). [33874/25]
415. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of an issue (details supplied) where SNAs moving from part-time roles to permanent staff roles are left without pay for the summer period preceding their first full-time term; if she and her Department have plans to address this anomaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33905/25]
416. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the meaning of ‘complex MGLD’ in the circular 0039/2025 regarding the re-designation of special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33906/25]