1128. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of complaints received by the Teaching Council in the past three years, by source (parents, boards of management, others); the outcomes of these complaints; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74777/25]
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1129. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the effectiveness of Section 19 of the Education Act 1998 in enabling patrons to intervene when Boards of Management fail to discharge their duties; whether additional powers or guidance are required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74778/25]
1130. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the Department’s role when a patron declines to intervene in a parental complaint; whether a more objective escalation process will be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74779/25]
1131. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the Education (Parent and Student Charter) Bill 2019, which aims to strengthen parental rights under the Education Act 1998; when she expects the legislation to progress beyond the third stage in Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74780/25]
1132. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); if she will provide an update on the person’s PME scheme application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74783/25]
1133. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will commit to a start date for the long-overdue construction of a permanent building for a school (details supplied); if she acknowledges that planning permission was secured in 2023 for a permanent building at the site of the former Dún Laoghaire fire station and a design team appointed but the project has not progressed since; and …
1134. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) in County Mayo was restricted to 100 student's enrolment for September 2025 when they had capacity to take 144 students. [74798/25]
1135. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) in County Mayo does not provide wood work or metal work classes in an all boys school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74799/25]
1136. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current rules that prevent students in special schools from accessing transition year or an equivalent additional year; if she will ensure that these students have the same opportunity as their peers in mainstream schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74804/25]
1137. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department last reviewed Rule 64 -1 of the Rules for National Schools in relation to the upper age limit for attendance at special schools; whether consideration is being given to amending this rule; whether an implementation timeline has been identified for any such amendment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74805/25]
1138. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures which are currently in place to facilitate access to an additional year of education for students in special schools with the highest level of need; whether exemptions or other administrative arrangements are used for this purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74806/25]
1139. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for the 1 October 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. [74812/25]
1140. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there is a legislative basis for the 1 October deadline applied by the National Council for Special Education for letters of eligibility for special school enrolment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74813/25]
1141. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider waiving or extending the 1 October deadline for NCSE letters of eligibility in exceptional circumstances where a child’s assessment changes after that date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74814/25]
1142. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way the National Council for Special Education communicated the introduction of the 1 October deadline to parents and schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74815/25]
1143. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason parents are being prevented from applying to special schools without a letter of eligibility when schools’ admission policies remain in place and receipt of such a letter does not guarantee a place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74816/25]
1144. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress being made to resource a new UBU-funded youth service covering the areas of Citywest, Saggart and Rathcoole; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74818/25]
1145. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps that are being taken to ensure the provision of education to a child (details supplied) who has been without access to a school placement for a long period. [74820/25]
1146. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of acting AP postholders not receiving remuneration since the beginning of the academic year 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74821/25]
1147. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an application by a school (details supplied) for the summer works climate action scheme 2026 was assessed. [74824/25]
1148. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth to ensure a school’s (details supplied) application for emergency repair funding is processed quickly. [74825/25]
1149. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans for the roll out of a national programme to provide stronger supports for children in the transition from primary to secondary school with a particular focus on addressing bullying and cyberbullying. [74850/25]
1150. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding an ASA application by a school (details supplied) for a new modular classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74851/25]
1151. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department will assist teachers with the administration involved with AON reports; the way this will change with the new approach to the AON process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74857/25]
1152. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on school building works (details supplied); and when she or her Department was last in contact with the board of management of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74868/25]