852. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on when a new school building (details supplied) will be progressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59607/25]
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853. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on when an application for additional accommodation for a school (details supplied) will be progressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59608/25]
854. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the suppressed teaching post at a school (details supplied) could be retained until the end of the school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59648/25]
855. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a response will issue regarding a proposal from University College Cork (details supplied); for a timeline when the Department’s decision on the application can be expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59664/25]
856. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to fund play therapists, including play therapists through school completion programme. [59692/25]
857. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the action her Department is taking to tackle recruitment challenges of bus drivers under the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59739/25]
858. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to increase the number of special education places in Limerick city schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59751/25]
859. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline any indicative plans for the increase to core funding (capitation grant) for the primary education sector to bring it in line with that of second-level funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59761/25]
860. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the plans by her Department to ensure the timely delivery of DEIS Plus resources, before the end of the 2025/2026 school year, given the proposed start date for DEIS Plus of September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59762/25]
861. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she expects the eligibility criteria and additional time allowed in the SEC’s pilot for extra time in State exams under the RACE accommodations to be published; when she expects the full details of the pilot to be communicated to schools; if she or her Department officials have met with the SEC to discuss the pilot; to report on those meetings; …
862. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth regarding the RACE Scheme for 2026, to outline the details behind the extra time pilot, including which candidates will be included in the pilot, the amount of extra time they will receive and when these details will be provided to schools, considering the closing date for reactivation and new applications is 21 November for Leaving Certificate stude…
863. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department expects to review the new pilot online school admissions system; if this system can be expanded nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59767/25]
864. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline her Department’s plans to increase the number of SNAs and special education places, and to improve school buildings, school funding, school transport, teacher recruitment and retention for schools in Fingal east (details supplied). [59770/25]
865. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of parents that gave notice to the NCSE that their child requires a special class/special school place for the 2026/2027 school year, up to the deadline of 1 October 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59775/25]
866. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the name and location of UBU-funded youth services, per ETB; the funding provided to each service in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; the planned allocation for 2026; the number of staff and the number of young people engaged in the service for each of those years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
867. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide details of the funding provided to each national youth organisation in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025; the planned allocation for 2026; the number of staff and the number of young people engaged for each of those years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59789/25]
868. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the implementation of the 'Opportunities for Youth: National Strategy for Youth Work and Related Services 2024-2028'; which of the 18 priority actions have been commenced; the budgetary allocation for same; the way in which youth services are being increased in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59795/25]
869. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the availability of school places in County Laois for children with autism; the number of children currently without a school place in the county; her future plans to streamline the application process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59797/25]
870. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures her Department is taking to address the current shortage of qualified teachers, particularly in DEIS, special education, and Gaeltacht schools; the incentives or supports being considered to improve retention; when she expects to see a reduction in unfilled teaching positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59798/25]
871. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the scale of school absenteeism since the COVID-19 pandemic, by DEIS and non-DEIS schools; the specific actions in place to reduce absenteeism, especially among children under six; when the promised new DEIS+ scheme will be published and implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59799/25]
872. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth the means by which her Department is tracking progress on the 100+ actions in Education Plan 2025, particularly those involving education therapy and school transport services; the benchmarks being used; the means by which the Department plans to resource delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59800/25]
873. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications received for the academic year for transport for children with additional needs; and the number that have been processed, by county, in tabular form. [59803/25]
874. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of places available to children with special educational needs in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the additional places planned and the timeframe in which they will be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59823/25]
875. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the exclusion of SEBD special schools from DEIS supports, particularly in cases where pupils have been transferred from DEIS-designated mainstream schools, thereby losing access to essential wraparound supports like HSCL officers and School Completion Programmes (details supplied). [59834/25]
876. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has met with or engaged directly with the management and board of management of a school (details supplied) regarding their serious concerns in relation to a lack of appropriate supports and the unsafe conditions they face; and if not, whether she will agree to a formal meeting to discuss these concerns. [59835/25]