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Ciarán Ahern Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
470. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the results of the school patronage survey will be made public. [7444/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
471. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who have been referred for a place in a special school in each county, each year for the past ten years. [7482/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
472. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average waiting list time for a child placement after receiving the referral. [7483/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
473. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children which are still waiting for placement in each county, each year, for the past five years. [7484/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
474. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special school placements which are available, by county, by year. [7485/26]
Micheál Carrigy Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
475. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for funding for a special class for a school (details supplied). [7487/26]
Micheál Carrigy Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
476. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for a new school building (details supplied). [7488/26]
Carol Nolan Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
477. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans she has to revise the Walk Tall Programme to include modern materials on drug prevention suitable for primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7540/26]
Carol Nolan Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
478. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she is taking to provide sustained professional development training for teachers on delivering drug education without adding to existing initiative overload in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7541/26]
Carol Nolan Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
479. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the resources allocated to primary schools in County Offaly for implementing drug prevention programmes, given staffing shortages in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7542/26]
Carol Nolan Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
480. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she is taking to address overcrowded classrooms impacting the effective delivery of SPHE drug education modules in secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7544/26]
Carol Nolan Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
481. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide details on specialist supports available to teachers in County Offaly for handling complex pupil needs related to drug awareness and mental health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7545/26]
Carol Nolan Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
482. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the evaluation mechanisms in place to assess the effectiveness of current youth drug prevention curricula in primary and secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7547/26]
Carol Nolan Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
483. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she is taking to ensure a compassionate, evidence-based approach to drug education in rural schools like those in County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7548/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
484. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the National Council for Special Education will be permitted to issue letters of eligibility again; her views on a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7549/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
485. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any of the new special classes announced for the school year 2026-2027 will be early intervention classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7567/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
486. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to a shortage of primary school places in Shankill, County Dublin; the steps she is taking to address the concerns of parents in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7582/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
487. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a short-term plan to address the shortage of primary school places in Shankill, County Dublin due to a significant increase in population in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7583/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
488. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the procedures in place within her Department that ensure that significant population growth in an area is matched with additional school capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7584/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
489. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions she will take to ensure that all children that are in the local catchment area for primary schools in Shankill, County Dublin are accommodated with school places in their local community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7585/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
490. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a long-term plan to address the shortage of primary school places in Shankill, County Dublin due to a significant increase in population in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7586/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
491. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to delays in progressing emergency works at a school (details supplied); the steps she will take to ensure that this project is progressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7589/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
492. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to ensure improved communication with the principal at a school (details supplied) in relation to a project funded under the emergency works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7590/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
493. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reasons for the delay in progressing a project funded under the emergency works scheme for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7591/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
494. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that the DEIS + scheme does not focus solely on urban areas, but also assists rural disadvantaged areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7596/26]