1078. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list the locations/routes of the additional 11 school transport projects that her Department, in collaboration with Bus Éireann, approved following the assessment made after the closing date for payment for the 2025-2026 school year where dedicated school transport/pilots may be successfully delivered; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
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1079. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the entire northwest of Ireland, Sligo, Mayo, Donegal, Roscommon, Leitrim and Cavan was excluded from the NCSE recruitment drive for senior and staff grade occupational therapists and speech and language therapists for the national educational therapy service (ETS) in special schools; if the decision will be reviewed to include them to …
1080. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the service plans for children with special needs from cradle to grave in Cavan and Monaghan, schools for special needs respite services, adult day service and full-time care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74430/25]
1081. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the services currently in place are adequate for people with special needs in both Cavan and Monaghan; if Cavan and Monaghan both have their own services in each county for each age group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74431/25]
1082. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the office rental costs per annum for staff in her Department and for each agency or organisation under her remit, in each of the years between 2015 and 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74446/25]
1083. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria and the specific budget allocation for the €3 million in enhanced school leadership to enable the creation of additional deputy principals; the timeline as to when these positions will be created; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74460/25]
1084. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider centralising applications for first-year primary and post-primary school places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74477/25]
1085. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth in reference to the Government’s announced reforms to the assessment of need process, to specify the framework or criteria will replace professional diagnostic reports in determining eligibility for special classes and special schools; how this framework will safeguard children’s well-being and evidence-based educational planning; and if she will ma…
1086. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the Government’s announced reforms to the assessment of need process, to clarify who will be tasked with conducting the proposed “educational assessments” for special education placement; to confirm whether classroom teachers, who are not diagnostically trained, will be expected to assume this responsibility; and if she will make a statem…
1087. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the Government’s announced reforms to the assessment of need process, the supports, training, and resources that will be provided to ensure that any new assessment responsibilities do not exacerbate already unsustainable workload levels in schools, as highlighted in recent research on teacher burnout; and if she will make a statement on t…
1088. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the Government’s announced reforms to the assessment of need process, the reason removal of diagnostic requirements was announced without consultation with teachers, unions, or parents; how her Department intends to restore trust and ensure transparency in future policymaking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74490/25]
1089. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the Government’s announced reforms to the assessment of need process, if the designation of special classes and special schools is being altered or dismantled as part of this policy change; if not, the reason this was not made clear at the time of announcement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74491/25]
1090. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the Government’s announced reforms to the assessment of need process, to provide a timeline for the publication of the full framework governing access to special classes and schools, to commit to halting implementation until robust consultation with educators and stakeholders has taken place; and if she will make a statement on the matter…
1091. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the Government’s announced reforms to the assessment of need process, whether she accepts that diagnostic reports are not merely bureaucratic hurdles but essential tools for children’s self-understanding and for evidence-based teaching; and the way in which her Department intends to safeguard these rights under the new system; and if she …
1092. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently examine a matter (details supplied) in respect of pension entitlements for school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74501/25]
1093. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74506/25]
1094. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide details of the delays in progressing a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74507/25]
1095. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the protest led by the school community in a school (details supplied) in relation to the delay in progressing a new school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74508/25]
1096. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the reporting in relation to the delay of progressing a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74509/25]
1097. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will meet with the principal in a primary school (details supplied) in relation to the delay progressing a new school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74510/25]
1098. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the basis for the 1 October 2025 deadline for applications requiring a letter of eligibility from the National Council for Special Education for enrolment in special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74514/25]
1099. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider waiving or extending the 1 October 2025 deadline in exceptional circumstances for applications requiring a letter of eligibility from the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) for enrolment in special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74515/25]
1100. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions she will take to engage with the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) to support parents who have missed the 1 October 2025 deadline for applications requiring a letter of eligibility from the NCSE for enrolment in special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74516/25]
1101. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions she will take to engage with the NCSE to ensure the issuance of eligibility letters to parents who are waiting for them in order to progress their applications to special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74517/25]
1102. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an appeal (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74544/25]