435. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for unifying SNA allocations across mainstream and special classes; the measures which are in place to ensure autism class resources are not diluted or redeployed to the detriment of children with higher levels of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71506/25]
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436. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason behavioural care needs have been excluded from the definition of complex needs and level 3 care needs; whether she will review this definition in consultation with practitioners and parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71502/25]
437. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which schools are expected to provide evidence implementation of the Relate document within the six-week review window, given the absence of adequate training and preparation; whether additional time and resources will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71503/25]
438. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she will provide assurances that no child currently receiving SNA support will lose that support due to the new NCSE guidelines; and if a robust and accessible appeals process will be guaranteed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71504/25]
439. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address the specific points regarding the opening of an autism class raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71520/25]
440. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the community contribution refund that is due to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71544/25]
441. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently review a decision in respect of a school in County Kerry, (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71565/25]
442. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently review a decision in respect of a school in County Kerry, (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71567/25]
443. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the ratio of male to female teachers in primary and secondary schools respectively; the measures he will introduce to increase the number of males training to become primary and secondary school teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71569/25]
444. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department will take to ensure that a child (details supplied) can access a suitable educational setting for the remainder of the 2025/2026 school year. [71570/25]
445. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the SNA review application for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71579/25]
446. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a proposed project by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71625/25]
447. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress made over the past 12 months on each of her Department's Programme for Government commitments, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71635/25]
448. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration will be given to a request for a second special class in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71644/25]
449. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to include Romanian on the secondary curriculum. [71645/25]
450. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the eligibility criteria for inclusion in the new DEIS Plus programme; if the principal criteria to be applied will be the Pobal Deprivation Index and other small area data sets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71674/25]
451. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) will be included in the new DEIS Plus programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71675/25]
452. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new school building projects and extensions currently underway in Limerick, by stage, and date the project entered that stage including the number of pupils currently in that school, in tabular form. [71679/25]
453. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new school development projects in County Cavan currently in stage 3 of the development process; and the date each project entered stage 3, in tabular form. [71680/25]
454. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in County Roscommon that have sought assistance from the financial support service unit of her Department in 2022 to 2025, in tabular form. [71681/25]
455. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update regarding a school (details supplied); and the date it will progress to the next stage. [71716/25]
456. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has received proposals from a school (details supplied) in County Louth proposing internal modifications to the proposed new buildings; if she is aware of the fact that the new school building has been in process for several years; if she will include the project in her Department’ Sectoral Plan under the revised NDP; and if she will ma…
457. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options available in relation to funding school transport for children in transition year attending a football academy programme in Cork (details supplied). [71776/25]
458. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the process for the acquisition of a site for a primary school in Donabate (details supplied) has been completed and the site is in her Departments ownership; the timeline for the delivery of this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71811/25]
459. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the revised National Development Plan includes the capital provision for two primary schools and a secondary school in Ballymastone, Donabate given these sites have already been provided for in the Donabate Local Area Plan 2016-2026 with Donabate one of the fastest growing areas in the country; the timeline for the delivery of these schools; and i…