475. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on progress in relation to negotiations with school secretaries and caretakers regarding their request for pension parity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47971/25]
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476. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine and respond to points raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48029/25]
477. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria for schools to qualify for DEIS status; the progress of a DEIS+ model and when this will be delivered; if she will consider a school (details supplied) who previously applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48032/25]
478. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider addressing issues on the lack of certainty around work hours for special transport assistants (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48037/25]
479. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process in place to ensure bus services will be in place prior to the commencement of the school term for students, particularly for children with special needs; the reason in so many instances school bus places were not available on time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48084/25]
480. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools, by county for which an outstanding SNA review was ongoing at the commencement of the new school year; if she will introduce policies to ensure that such a situation does not arise in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48085/25]
481. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth the expected timeline for the expansion of the Junior Certificate school programme demonstration library project as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48092/25]
482. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which parents can meet the deadline when the system is not equipped to provide documentation which is a legal requirement (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48093/25]
483. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure parity of health and safety leave entitlements between special needs assistants, SNAs, and teaching staff; to explain the rationale for the existing 21-day cap on such leave for pregnant SNAs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48097/25]
484. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the nature of capital works projects funded by her Department carried out at a school (details supplied) from 2023 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form. [48110/25]
485. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the nature of capital works projects funded by her Department carried out at a school (details supplied) from 2023 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form. [48111/25]
486. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to expedite the opening of an autism unit in a school in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48123/25]
487. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications received for the school term 2025-2026 for a special education class, in a mainstream school or a special school; and the number of children who are projected to not be able to access a school place in the community in which they live. [48157/25]
488. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost of taxis in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 transporting children to special education placements due to a lack of provision in their locality, broken down by geographical area. [48158/25]
489. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on imbalances in the tendering system for transport in County Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48159/25]
490. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the imbalances in the tendering system (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48166/25]
491. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will commit to commencing the reduction in the student to teacher ratio from 23:1 to 19:1 in Budget 2026 as outlined in the Programme for Government; the measures she will introduce to prevent splitting classes in a school (details supplied) if the ratio remains at the current 23:1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48171/2…
492. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress made to date toward the construction of new premises at a school (details supplied); when the project will progress to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48174/25]
493. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of secondary school students in the State. [48175/25]
494. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the approximate number of secondary school students in each year group. [48176/25]
495. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of secondary school students, by county. [48177/25]
496. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding plans for the provision of secondary school places in Cherrywood, County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48187/25]
497. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding targeted funding to support schools to provide HEPA filters in areas that are prone to wildfires that lead to poor air quality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48188/25]
498. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to build new post primary schools and or expand capacity at other schools within County Kildare. [48197/25]
499. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children referred for a NEPS assessment who are currently enrolled in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48235/25]