777. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an additional accommodation project under the School Capital Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58767/25]
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778. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an additional accommodation project under the School Capital Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58768/25]
779. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an additional accommodation project under the School Capital Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58769/25]
780. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on an additional accommodation project under the School Capital Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58770/25]
781. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on an additional accommodation project under the School Capital Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58771/25]
782. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the significant delays in a school's (details supplied) electrical installation emergency works, which was approved by her Department on 15 July 2025 but stalled as a result of ongoing delays within the Emergency Works section; if she will investigate and clarify the reasons for these delays, especially given the critical n…
783. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reasons for the continuing delay in progressing an approved Electrical Installation Emergency Works Project at a school (details supplied); when the emergency works section will issue authorisation to proceed in order that works can commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58791/25]
784. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to publish average and median processing times in the emergency works stream from approval to authorisation to proceed for each month in 2024 and 2025; the escalation protocols where insurer deadlines or health-and-safety risks are identified; the 2025 staffing levels and open case volumes in the emergency works section, including any service standa…
785. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth in circumstances where Departmental processing delays in the Emergency Works stream result in a school missing insurer-imposed completion deadlines, the contingency supports (including temporary risk-mitigation measures, interim authorisations, or coverage assurances) which are available to protect the school's ability to operate; and if she will ma…
786. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will formally announce the reforms of the way in which teachers get contract of indefinite duration (CID), changing from the current two consecutive years for CID to one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58804/25]
787. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current policy of her Department regarding Garda vetting for volunteers in school-based Parent Associations, in particular volunteers who assist with activities such as school discos, parties, trips or other events outside normal classroom teaching; whether these activities are deemed “relevant work or activities” with children under the terms of …
788. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) for a school seeking to expedite approval for an ASD class.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58811/25]
789. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to delays in progressing electrical installation emergency works for a school (details supplied); the actions she will take to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58868/25]
790. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress of a building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58911/25]
791. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress of a building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58912/25]
792. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria currently used to approve exemptions from studying Irish (primary and secondary); the timeframes these criteria are audited or reviewed by her Department, the steps being taken to ensure consistency and fairness across schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58938/25]
793. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has evaluated the impact of the rising number of Irish exemptions on bilingual policy goals, Irish language proficiency targets; and if her Department plans to propose reforms (e.g. differentiated instruction, optional exam modes, or phased reduction) to reverse exemption growth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58939/25]
794. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports (special education resources, differentiated curricula, teaching methods) which are provided to students with learning difficulties or literacy challenges to enable them to continue Irish rather than be exempted; the number of such supports which have been funded in the past three years; the plans which exist to expand them; and if she…
795. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to commission an independent review of the exemption system for Irish in schools (primary and secondary), including its impacts on language retention and equity; the terms of reference that review will have; and the timeframe for when it will begin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58941/25]
796. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the new building proposed for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58967/25]
797. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when schools will be provided with exam papers under the post primary school book scheme. [58968/25]
798. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of post primary schools which currently have not been provided with exam papers under the post primary school book scheme; and when she expects that all schools will have received them. [58969/25]
799. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the mainstream class teacher grant, which encompasses a furniture and ICT grant will be paid to schools before the new school term begins in 2026; and the month she envisages the grant will be paid to schools. [59027/25]
800. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on school building and extension projects in Cork north central, including Gaelscoileanna and DEIS schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59028/25]
801. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if additional supports will be provided for students with special educational needs in Cork city schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59029/25]