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Barry Ward Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
589. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the number of staff assigned to the school in the National Rehabilitation Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9832/26]
Barry Ward Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
590. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the location of all schools that are located within hospitals to accommodate children in longer term medical care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9833/26]
Barry Ward Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
591. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students currently assigned to schools that are located within hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9834/26]
Barry Ward Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
592. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of staff that are currently assigned to schools located within hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9835/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
593. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school transport applications submitted in Waterford from 2022 to 2025; and the number of those applications that were approved during this period, in tabular form. [9842/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
594. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to address the use of AI tracking software in schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9846/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
595. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the DEIS review; when the review will conclude; the way in which schools outside of DEIS can engage in the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9848/26]
Paul Lawless Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
596. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason no schools in County Mayo were included in the most recent list of school building projects progressing to tender and construction for 2026–2027, given the significant and well-documented accommodation pressures in the county, particularly in relation to special education provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9851/26]
Paul Lawless Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
597. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a decision will issue on the accommodation plans submitted by a school (details supplied) which have been with her Department for ten months without an update, despite repeated follow-up by the board of management; the status and expected timeline for review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9852/26]
Barry Ward Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
598. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the extension and upgrade to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9859/26]
Barry Ward Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
599. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the omission of a school (details supplied) from her Department’s priority list of building development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9860/26]
Barry Ward Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
600. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will engage with school management in a school (details supplied) in relation to previous commitments to carry out an extension and upgrade to the school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9861/26]
Barry Ward Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
601. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the frustration of school management in a school (details supplied) in relation to previous commitments to carry out an extension and upgrade to the school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9862/26]
Barry Ward Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
602. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the basis for the decision to not include a school (details supplied) in her Department’s priority list of building development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9863/26]
Paul Lawless Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
603. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether Youthreach experience as a resource person is counted for incremental credit when moving into a post-primary teaching role; if so, the reason the same experience is not uniformly recognised for those remaining in Youthreach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9890/26]
John Lahart Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
604. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the prefabricated classrooms approved in 2021 as a temporary measure at a school (details supplied); if their continued use has been reviewed; when they will be removed; the interim steps that will be taken to address the impact on neighbouring residents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9896/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
605. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the lack of ASD capacity in the Dublin 7 area for girls transitioning out of infant classes; if her Department is making the necessary arrangements to facilitate the opening of a second ASD class at a school in Dublin 7 (details supplied) to address this critical shortfall; the way in which her Department intend…
Pádraig Rice Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
606. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 500 of 16 December 2025, the current status of the building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9948/26]
Ann Graves Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
607. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth his views on a matter (details supplied). [10019/26]
Michael Murphy Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
608. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the capital works project for a school (details supplied); when a decision is expected on the stage 2A completion certificate recently submitted to her Department; the reasons for the length of time this project has been in the planning pipeline, since 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10037/26]
Duncan Smith Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
609. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm if a school (details supplied) has been included in the 2026/2027 school buildings programme; when the tender for these projects will be finalised and when construction will commence on these new school buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10045/26]
Matt Carthy Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
610. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the second classroom in the ASD unit at a school (details supplied) has been sanctioned; when it is expected that this classroom will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10050/26]
Sean Fleming Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
611. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for a special needs class (details supplied); if she will approve this class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10063/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
612. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason there is no cover provided for primary school teachers who wish to avail of breastfeeding breaks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10110/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
613. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures in place to ensure that primary school classes run smoothly when their teacher is availing of a breast-feeding break; and if she will consider providing cover for teachers who wish to avail of breast feeding breaks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10111/26]