51. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans for a new second-level special school in the Youghal school planning area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59679/25]
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52. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has carried out an assessment of the impact the current teacher shortages are having on students, particularly in rural schools and DEIS areas; and the measures which are being taken to recruit and retain teachers. [59600/25]
53. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59134/25]
54. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total funding provided for special education at primary and second level in 2025; the total financial provision for this sector in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59678/25]
55. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the three secondary schools in west Wicklow (details supplied), which are awaiting building projects to commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59747/25]
56. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason education therapy services have not been provided to children with additional needs in mainstream schools in Budget 2026; and the measures being taken to ensure the same support is provided to these children in contrast with children attending special education schools. [59668/25]
57. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the new school building project at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56131/25]
58. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress of repurposing works at the new special school site (details supplied) in County Cork; to provide an estimated timeline for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58317/25]
59. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the proposed Gaelcholáiste project has still not gone to tender despite repeated assurances that it would do so by the end of Q3 2025; if the project remains on track for commencement of construction in Q2 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59673/25]
60. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to youth programmes in disadvantaged areas, such as the Ballinfoile Youth Activities Project in Galway, that wish to expand their capacity to engage with more children, but are limited by a lack of funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55824/25]
61. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she will implement the recommendations of the school transport review concerning lowering the minimum distance limits in relation to the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59604/25]
62. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the provision of special education capacity in County Waterford. [57740/25]
63. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether it is appropriate for the new educational psychologist doctoral programme in Maynooth University to depart from the standard placement procedure by not offering placements within the HSE and within NEPS only; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44790/25]
64. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a review on the way in which teacher allocations are decided for schools; the way in which new housing developments are taken into consideration on teacher allocations for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59591/25]
65. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if funding received by her Department in Budget 2026 will be directed towards tackling the problem of vacant teaching posts at primary and post-primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55563/25]
66. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department will gather and use feedback from schools and families in Kildare north following the pilot of the online school admissions system to support future improvements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59582/25]
67. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the loss of a teaching post at a school (details supplied), which has now resulted in split classes and increased class sizes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59698/25]
68. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Minister for Education and Youth conas a chinnteoidh sí nach mbeidh an suirbhé náisiúnta ar thuismitheoirí maidir le soláthar agus rogha scoileanna claonta maidir leis an teanga teagaisc, i gcomhthéacs na buairte atá léirithe ag comhaltaí de Chomhchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge agus ag Conradh na Gaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas in…
69. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans she has to recruit 1,717 special needs assistants and 860 special education teachers announced in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59400/25]
70. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will reconsider the expansion of reading classes in Fingal, given the demographic growth and increasing demand for dyslexia-specific supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59753/25]
71. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a special class will be established in a school (details supplied) for the 2026-2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59135/25]
72. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the survey of primary school parents and guardians and parents and guardians of children not yet in school on their preferences on important aspects of school provision and choice in their community, as committed to in the Programme for Government. [59719/25]
73. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider expanding the summer works scheme to include astro turf surfaces, rather than restricting the funding to play areas, tarmac, and concrete surfaces, as per the proposed development of sporting facilities in education in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59620/25]
74. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the means by which she is going to address the alarming rates of mental wellbeing issues facing students; and when we will see robust mental health and well-being programmes introduced into the school day. [59670/25]
75. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for capital works submitted by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59715/25]