827. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address the matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59340/25]
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828. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if additional supports will be provided to special schools to assist with the day-to-day running costs, similar to supports provided in Budget 2024 and Budget 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59342/25]
829. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of changing the criteria of the capitation grant for special schools to consider all school staff or the square meter area of the school premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59343/25]
830. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider providing all special schools with an additional AP1 post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59344/25]
831. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the new regulations recognising teachers who trained abroad, will recognise the cohort of Irish teachers with teacher training abroad whose qualifications up to now were considered inadequate to qualify for Irish teaching entry; if Irish teachers overseas will be able to use their qualifications from overseas to join up to this new programme; th…
832. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school bus ticket will be awarded to a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59392/25]
833. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school bus ticket will be awarded to a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59393/25]
834. D'fhiafraigh Deputy John Connolly den Aire Oideachais agus Óige faoin iarrachtaí atá déanta ina Roinn chun cuir leis an méid Gaelscoileanna sá tír; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [59402/25]
835. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there will be a re-instatement of Junior- and Leaving Certificate fees for the academic year 2026-2027; and her plans to ensure that these fees are covered by her Department, as they were last year. [59411/25]
836. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the survivors of industrial schools who are on hunger strike outside Leinster House; if she is aware that they have passed their 30th day of hunger strike; if she has met with this group about their demands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59412/25]
837. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide any documents outlining the agreed selection process with Bus Éireann that is used to determine who is deemed concessionary when it comes to school bus selections. [59414/25]
838. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new primary school projects commenced and completed between 2016 and 2020; between 2020 and 2024; the number which have been granted planning permission and are ready to commence in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59415/25]
839. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of State property under the remit of her Department (details supplied), in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59425/25]
840. Deputy Emer Currie 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; if her Department plans to review of these guidelines within the lifetime of this Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59459/25]
841. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's policy in relation to supplementing above SERC SNA allocation with hours from mainstream SNA's; her views on whether it is acceptable to undermine mainstream provision to fill gaps in above SERC allocations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59461/25]
842. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's policy in relation to above SERC SNA allocations; and to provide copies of any circulars and policy documents relating to this. [59462/25]
843. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of cases taken against the NCSE in each of the past five years including 2025 to date. [59463/25]
844. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans for increasing supports for special schools; if she will meet with a school (details supplied) regarding resourcing needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59466/25]
845. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students per classroom in either primary or secondary school; her Department recommendations for schools in a situation where there are more than the recommended allocated number of students in a classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59539/25]
846. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the development of a new school site (details supplied); when the new schools will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59554/25]
847. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application (details supplied) by a primary school for additional school accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59560/25]
848. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will meet with the principal of a school (details supplied) to discuss the urgent need for an additional autism class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59562/25]
849. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an application for a school extension could go to construction (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59570/25]
850. D'fhiafraigh Deputy John Connolly den Aire Oideachais agus Óige cén tacaíocht ar leith atá ar fáil do mheánscoileanna atá ag feidhmiú ar na hoileáin amach ón gcósta; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [59579/25]
851. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans for the future employment of teachers taken on due to the large influx of students arriving here, escaping the invasion of Ukraine; if they will be retained by their present schools; if the pupil teacher ratio will be adjusted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59587/25]