Questions

404. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth for clarification and information in relation to school bus ticket for a child (details supplied). [57018/25]

405. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progress of school building projects in Donabate, including any sites earmarked for schools as part of housing developments currently underway or planned; if she will outline the engagement to date between her Department, Fingal County Council, and relevant developers or construction companies regarding these sites; and if she wi…

406. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which a school (details supplied) can proceed to re-open much needed capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57032/25]

407. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the implementation of the proposed timebound provision for transferring teachers from route 3 to route 1 of the Teaching Council register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57079/25]

408. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of ongoing communication challenges between the Teaching Council and applicants seeking to transfer their registration routes; the steps being taken to ensure timely, transparent and supportive communication with teachers who are actively employed in schools and awaiting guidance on their registration status; and if she will make a st…

409. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will investigate reported inconsistencies in the Teaching Council’s handling of registration route transfers, particularly in cases where teachers with similar qualifications and experience have received differing outcomes; if she will ensure that all applicants are treated equitably and in a timely manner; and if she will make a statement on …

410. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will request the Teaching Council to review cases where teachers with comparable qualifications and experience have received inconsistent decisions regarding their registration route; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57082/25]

411. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the means by which her Department is addressing the situation whereby teachers registered under route 3 are currently prevented from commencing the Droichead process, despite being actively employed in Irish schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57083/25]

412. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will intervene to ensure that teachers registered under route 3, who are actively teaching in Irish schools, are not excluded from accessing the Droichead process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57084/25]

413. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the impact the current barriers to registration and induction are having on teacher supply, particularly in areas experiencing acute shortages such as north County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57085/25]

414. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will assess the impact of Teaching Council registration delays and route transfer barriers on the availability of qualified teachers in Dublin schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57086/25]

415. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the Teaching Council’s current policy regarding the recognition of teaching qualifications obtained through online programmes from UK universities; if she will ensure that such qualifications are treated equitably in the registration process, particularly where professional placement was completed in an Irish school; and if she will make a statement …

416. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the vacant buildings owned by her Department or by agencies under the remit of her Department in Dublin 2, 4, 6, and 6W, including, the address and size in square meters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57108/25]

417. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on comments regarding the education budget for 2026 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57139/25]

418. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 482 of 14 October 2025, if she will provide a breakdown of the capital funding for youth affairs under Project Ireland 2040, where €7.55 billion will be invested in the education and youth sector over the period 2026 to 2030; if she will provide an annual breakdown of funding going to youth affairs under Projec…

419. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of the number of applications for school transport in County Wexford for the 2025/2026 academic year; the number of pupils who were issued a bus ticket under the scheme; the number of pupils who were refused a place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57206/25]

420. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children with additional needs in County Wexford who are currently without a suitable school place for the upcoming academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57210/25]

421. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the engagement she has had with a group (details supplied); the actions she is taking to work with this group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57233/25]

422. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth where parents can find guidance on the structure for children opted out of religion under the new primary school curriculum. [57241/25]

423. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that single teachers appointed since 2004 are required to make mandatory 1.5% pension contributions to the spouses’ and children’s pension scheme despite being ineligible for benefits under that scheme; if she considers this requirement to be equitable; and if she will engage with the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, P…

424. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the building project at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57243/25]

425. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of suspensions and expulsions in special schools under the patronage of the ETBs in the school years 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24, respectively. [57244/25]

426. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth when grants awarded under her Department’s physical activity in teaching and learning scheme will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57249/25]

427. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to calls from parents and representative groups in relation to students with dyslexia and dyspraxia and other conditions what may require them to have additional time allocated and other accommodations for State examinations; if this is under review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57279/25]

428. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by her Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025, that could be categorised as not for external publication or marked for internal use only; the cost of each report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57288/25]