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Colm Burke Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
176. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if applications for emergency works and additional accommodation for a school (detail supplied) will be supported, as the works are urgently needed by the school and its students, in particular students with ASD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70782/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
177. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the roll out and funding of the proposed DEIS+ scheme, as of December 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70182/25]
Brian Brennan Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
178. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans for the introduction of additional special classes and supplementary supports for children with special educational needs where existing services are not currently sufficient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70589/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
179. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the delivery timelines of building works and school building programmes under her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70186/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
180. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to ensure that schools in County Galway have appropriate SET and SNA allocations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69832/25]
Liam Quaide Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
181. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline the accreditation status and graduate-eligibility pathways associated with the new professional doctorate in educational psychology at Maynooth University; whether graduates of this programme will be eligible to work across the full range of public services, including the HSE, children's disability network teams, CAMHS and Tusla, o…
Edward Timmins Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
182. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a review is being carried out of the projected teacher numbers required at primary and post primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67791/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
183. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update and timeframe on an educational campus (details supplied) and the capital programmes on site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70807/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
184. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progress of the new classrooms for a school (details supplied). [70819/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
185. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the forward planning measures in place to address the shortage of ASD class places in both primary and secondary schools in Kildare north, given rising population and demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70776/25]
James Geoghegan Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
186. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans for the educational therapy service to be rolled out to all special schools and, in time, all mainstream schools; if she can provide a timeline for this rollout; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70225/25]
Paul Lawless Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
187. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will commit to publishing annual regional forecasts of demand for special class places, alongside timelines for sanctioning and opening, to ensure parents have clarity and to avoid last-minute crises in securing placements. [70382/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
188. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth the schools in north Dublin that have received approval under the 2026 climate action summer works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70466/25]
Paula Butterly Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
189. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to support the mental health and wellbeing of students in non-DEIS schools, particularly students who do not meet the criteria for special educational needs; and if she will consider expanding funding streams and staffing allocations to schools regardless of DEIS or DEIS plus status. [69898/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
190. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth an bhfuil sí sásta stádas DEIS a bhronnadh ar Ghaelscoil Lir. [70853/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
191. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the engagement with her Department and other Departments to ensure that assessment of needs reports are not required for school placements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70259/25]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
192. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding each primary school to be built in Cork north west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70799/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
193. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress made on co-educational reform and proposed school amalgamations in Dublin Bay North, particularly in view of clear parental interest shown in recent surveys; the next steps in the decision making process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70839/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
194. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider expanding NEPS to provide psychological services in all schools. [70741/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
195. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department’s plans to increase the number of special education classes and expand ASD units in Cork north west, given the significant demand and rising waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69160/25]
John Clendennen Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
196. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options available to a school (details supplied) to meet the costs of caretaking services when in receipt of NIL ancillary services grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69837/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
197. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who have applied for special education places for the academic year 2026/2027; if she has considered a centralised application system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70183/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
198. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school building projects which are currently under construction in north Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70624/25]
Donna McGettigan Oral 11 Dec 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
199. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps his Department is taking to develop and reform the placement and allocation system for apprentices, ensuring that these are reasonably within a commutable area close to where they live; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67911/25]
Donna McGettigan Oral 11 Dec 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
200. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps his Department is taking in relation to the reports that a €17 million business school at University College Cork has been permanently shelved; and for an update on the status of the matter. [67912/25]