426. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider increasing the number of posts of responsibility in a special school, bearing in mind that special schools generally have a large staff of SNAs and ancillary staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65938/25]
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427. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to roll out the new administrative executive roles scheme for schools as a pilot scheme in County Kerry to support and strengthen schools there, to help principals and teachers across the county, reduce the huge admin burden; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65939/25]
428. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date for the publishing of the proposed new DEIS Plan; and when her Department intend to communicate with school principals at existing DEIS schools in County Louth regarding the proposed DEIS plus part of this plan. [65943/25]
429. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the form of collaboration that took place with principals of existing DEIS schools in County Louth regarding the development of the proposed DEIS plus scheme. [65944/25]
430. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the form of engagement or collaboration that took place with home school community liaison workers, school completion programme workers, and children and young people from schools in County Louth in line with her stated intention to "form a student-centred design approach" for the proposed DEIS plus scheme. [65945/25]
431. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of additional people the proposed DEIS Plus plan will support in County Louth. [65946/25]
432. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which the funding announced in Budget 2026 for the introduction of the DEIS Plus scheme will be allocated to schools in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65947/25]
433. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans in place to ensure that proposed DEIS Plus funding and resources are made available to schools in County Louth before the end of the current academic school year allowing schools sufficient time to plan and prepare ahead of the proposed September 2026 rollout; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65948/25]
434. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools and students that will be included in the pilot programme (RACE accommodations) for students with dyslexia and dyscalculia for the upcoming 2026 examinations; and if she will roll this out to all eligible students across the State in the interest of fairness and equity for the 2026 examinations. [65950/25]
435. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will instruct her Department to ensure that the child in question is provided with necessary supports. [65969/25]
436. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason for the delay in issuing payment to a person (details supplied) under the home-based summer programme; when payment can be expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65984/25]
437. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will formalise sun safety in the primary and post-primary school curricula, to integrate age-appropriate sun smart education (HSE2025), thereby enabling children to develop healthy habits from a young age. [65986/25]
438. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will introduce the HSE’s sun smart school toolkit into the national curriculum for social, personal, and health education. [65987/25]
439. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of former secretary general’s, retired civil servants, directors of service, retired city/county managers or those of a similar grade in her Department that have subsequently served on State boards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65997/25]
440. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the review of out-of-school education; the current status of the revision report; when it is expected to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66022/25]
441. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to provide a school place for a child (details supplied), who has not attended school since 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66035/25]
442. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of the number of schools, per county, that were approved under the muti-annual summer works scheme for the years 2022 to 2025 to date, respectively, in tabular form. [66049/25]
443. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated to schools under the summer works scheme on a county-by-county basis, for the year 2023, 2024 and 2025 respectively, in tabular form. [66050/25]
444. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of categories that schools were approved funding for under the summer works scheme, on a county-by-county basis, for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 respectively, in tabular form. [66051/25]
445. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to multiple applications made by a school (details supplied) under the emergency works scheme; the actions she will take to ensure these applications are progressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66057/25]
446. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount her Department and any body under her aegis have spent on the services of a company (details supplied), by year and organisation in the years 2020 to 1 November 2025, in tabular form. [66076/25]
447. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount her Department and any body under her aegis have spent on the services of a company (details supplied), by year and organisation in the years 2020 to 1 November 2025, in tabular form. [66094/25]
448. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 17 September 2025, for an updated table accounting of the recent funding announcement under the climate action summer works scheme (details supplied), by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66155/25]
449. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address the concerns of parents who have so far failed to secure infant places in their local village school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66157/25]
450. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide funding to carryout significant improvement works to the older schools in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66161/25]