1202. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will commit to communicating important circulars to school principals during school term time and not during holiday periods; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43081/25]
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1203. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration will be given to the implementation of a pro-rata administration time allowance for deputy principals given the fact that a school with 572 pupils has the same day time administration allocation as a school with 170 pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43082/25]
1204. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will commit to a guaranteed grant schedule given that schools have been requested to submit a three-year budget to the FSSU which they cannot complete without knowledge of incoming grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43083/25]
1205. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to sanction more early intervention classes in Kerry; the number that will be available in 2026; the number of places that will be available in total; the number of places that will be available for new students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43098/25]
1206. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which her Department or any body under her aegis has responsibility, for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened…
1207. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of capital funding programmes or grants which her Department or any body under her aegis has responsibility, for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened…
1208. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the rollout of the school transport scheme. [43202/25]
1209. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of additional special needs assistants and special education teachers employed by her Department for the academic year 2024-2025; the planned for recruitment for 2025-2026; how these will be allocated across schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43381/25]
1210. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the additional supports being put in place to support student mental health and wellbeing including access to counselling and mental health education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43382/25]
1211. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the review of the Anti-Bullying Action Plan; the new measures that are being introduced to address online and in-school bullying; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43383/25]
1212. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress made in reforming the senior cycle curriculum; the subjects being prioritised for modernisation; how student, parent-guardian and teacher voices are being incorporated into the reform process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43384/25]
1213. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for achieving the Programme for Government commitment to reduce primary school class sizes to the EU average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43385/25]
1214. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the proposed new National Youth Strategy; and the supports being prioritised for early intervention, mental health, and youth homelessness prevention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43389/25]
1215. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding a redress scheme for victims of historical child sexual abuse in primary and secondary schools (details supplied). [43403/25]
1216. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth her policy for improving accessibility to co-educational schools at primary level; the percentage of new schools sanctioned that are co-educational; and the plan to improve choice for parents in areas of same-sex schools only. [43404/25]
1217. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are plans in her Department, including Budget 26 plans, for an assessment of the funding of youthwork services in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43423/25]
1218. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans and timelines for the expansion of the school inclusion model and school based therapies for special schools, for autism classes and for mainstream; the number of various therapists required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43424/25]
1219. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans for assistive technology as a means of facilitating special education and school based therapies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43425/25]
1220. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans in place to ensure students with special educational needs are facilitated in getting appropriate school places, at primary and secondary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43426/25]
1221. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to streamline the school building programme application model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43427/25]
1222. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to build new secondary schools and/or expand capacity at other schools within County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43428/25]
1223. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress being made to provide additional autism units at primary and secondary schools in County Louth for the September 2025 intake of students; if she will outline plans for additional autism units to come on stream for September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43429/25]
1224. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department plans to develop a strategic plan for the provision of SEN at primary schools over the next three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43430/25]
1225. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to update the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43431/25]
1226. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to update the educational system at primary and secondary level to cater for students with mild learning disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43432/25]