1077. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Youth regarding pupils with a diagnosis of autism who have been granted additional supports in schools, the interim measures her Department will support between now and 2027 to ensure pupils have daily access to a qualified SLT in a school (details supplied); the services or pilots available to these pupils this coming term; the named point of contac…
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1078. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school suspensions and expulsions for the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41723/25]
1079. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children with additional needs who are on short school days this year, and for the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41726/25]
1080. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update, including a timeline, for the new ASD classes for a school (details supplied). [41727/25]
1081. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update including a timeline for the new ASD classes for a school (details supplied). [41729/25]
1082. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the full details in relation to the free schoolbooks scheme at both primary and secondary school levels, by all items covered and the items not covered, by the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41741/25]
1083. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); when the project will move to construction stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41759/25]
1084. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); when the project will move to construction stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41760/25]
1085. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on an extension for a school (details supplied); when the project will move to construction stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41761/25]
1086. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on an extension for a school (details supplied); when it is likely that the project will move to tender and construction stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41762/25]
1087. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a school building project for a school (details supplied); to confirm at what stage the project is currently at; the estimated timeframe from construction to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41763/25]
1088. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has carried out any further evaluations in relation to constructing a new secondary school in a location (details supplied) considering the growth in population and pressures on school places in the local area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41764/25]
1089. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the building project for a school (details supplied); to confirm at what stage the project is at; when it is likely that the project will move forward to design and construction stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41765/25]
1090. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the building project for a school (details supplied); to confirm at what stage the project is at; when it is likely that the project will move forward to design and construction stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41766/25]
1091. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current stage of plans for the building of a new primary school in a location (details supplied) considering the influx of new homes and population growth in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41767/25]
1092. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the construction of a new school building for a school (details supplied); and when it is likely that the building project will be completed. [41768/25]
1093. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 461, 462 and 463 of 15 July 2025, if she will acknowledge that the new circular facilitating admissions to developmental language disorder/speech sound disorder classes is exclusionary towards one particular cohort of students who would benefit from the supports offered in these classes, namely childr…
1094. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of mental health professionals currently working directly in post-primary schools; if her Department has costed the expansion of in school counselling and therapeutic supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41785/25]
1095. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current budget allocation for school-based mental health initiatives, including the Junior Cycle wellbeing programme, SPHE, and so on. [41786/25]
1096. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41815/25]
1097. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the Teaching Council will not fully recognise a special education masters as an appropriate qualification for a special education teacher and are insisting on the primary masters education in addition given the shortage of special education teachers. [41834/25]
1098. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will examine the case of a child (details supplied); if she will set out the supports that will be made available to the child and the child’s family to address the child’s lack of a suitable school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41862/25]
1099. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the special education review committee was last reviewed in the context of moderate general learning classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41946/25]
1100. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to assist in securing a place in a primary school autism spectrum unit for a child (details supplied) with a diagnosis of ASD for the 2026-2027 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41962/25]
1101. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department expects construction works in a school (details supplied) to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41976/25]