427. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will engage with the Minister for Housing Local Government and Heritage to ensure that primary schools used as polling stations are not required to close on election days; if alternative venues such as community halls will be considered; if she will ensure that any lost school days are made up so that teaching time is protected; and if she w…
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428. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a new school building project (details supplied) has gone to tender; if the tender has been published on eTenders; the deadline for tender submissions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69921/25]
429. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider changing the DEIS status of a school (details supplied), from DEIS Rural to DEIS Band 1 status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69947/25]
430. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69983/25]
431. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding the delay in progressing the construction of the long-awaited extension for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69984/25]
432. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the proposed extension at a school (details supplied) remains on the priority build list for her Department beyond phase 1; if this will continue to remain a priority for her Department for full completion throughout 2026 and 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69985/25]
433. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69992/25]
434. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a building extension for a school (details supplied); the issues that are holding up the extension; and how they are being addressed. [69993/25]
435. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether contributions from the State or from employers towards the My Future Fund pension scheme will be reckonable as income for the purposes of assessing the eligibility of an individual or household for any means-tested services or schemes operated by her Department. [70019/25]
436. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider allowing students with certain learning difficulties to use laptops with pre-loaded State examination papers to complete their Junior and Leaving Certificate examinations in 2026 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70033/25]
437. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); when this matter will be dealt with; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70054/25]
438. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to accommodate the expansion of schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70074/25]
439. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that there will be urgent provision of laboratory capacity to facilitate secondary school students as a school expands (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70075/25]
440. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the provision she has made for the addition of prefabricated buildings on a school site (details supplied) for the use, on a temporary basis, by another school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70076/25]
441. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70078/25]
442. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the expansion of the JCSP demonstration library project will be included in the new DEIS+ plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70099/25]
443. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a building project for a school (details supplied) will be included on her Departments priority list for full completion across 2026 and 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70101/25]
444. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applicants for autism classes in Dublin 8, Dublin 12, Dublin 6/6w for 2026 and 2027, in tabular form. [70116/25]
445. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which the demand for autism classes in Dublin 8, Dublin 12, Dublin 6/6w will be met for the academic year 2026-2027. [70117/25]
446. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of existing spaces for autism classes in Dublin 8, Dublin 12, Dublin 6/6w. [70118/25]
447. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the rollout of free solar panels for schools; if private schools are being considered for inclusion under future funding rounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70141/25]
448. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding her plans to ensure that all schools will have solar panels; if there is a timeline for the completion of this target; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70142/25]
449. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of ASD class places available in primary schools in an area (details supplied) for the 2025-2026 academic year; the projected demand for these places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70191/25]
450. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth if priority is given to children residing in an area (details supplied) when allocating ASD class places in that areas primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70192/25]
451. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department’s plans to ensure continuity of education for children with ASD from primary to secondary level within their local community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70193/25]