614. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the guidelines or rules that are provided for teachers who wish to avail of breastfeeding breaks in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10115/26]
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615. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any review has been carried out in her Department in relation to the New Brunswick model of fully inclusive education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10125/26]
616. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any comparative analysis is being carried out in relation to the way the UK approaches inclusivity in SEN education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10126/26]
617. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any comparative analysis is being carried out in relation to the way other EU countries approach inclusivity in SEN education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10127/26]
618. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any review is being carried out into the parameters of the SNA role in classrooms that would expand the current remit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10128/26]
619. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any review is being carried out into Circular 30/2014 related to the role of SNAs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10129/26]
620. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the merits of creating a mid-year review within schools in terms of their needs related to SNAs and other resources that may have changed since the start of the year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10130/26]
621. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are plans to bring forward legislation to ensure that adequate provision is made for Irish medium education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10138/26]
622. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a review has taken place regarding the ongoing reliance on prefabricated buildings at a school (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to privacy and light pollution concerns raised by residents of adjoining residential properties; and if there are plans to replace the prefabricated buildings with more suitable permanent structures. [101…
623. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide details of all active interdepartmental, interagency, and department-agency working groups organised under her remit. [10152/26]
624. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review Circular 08/02 determining eligibility for students requiring assistive technology under Circular 10 of 2013, to ensure that all students who could benefit from the use of laptops have access to this educational aid, even when the student falls below the specified I.Q. range or performance indicators but has a diagnosis of dyslexi…
625. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she can provide confirmation regarding the full scope of funding for a project (details supplied); if her Department intends to fund and deliver the project in line with its own original brief and the planning permission granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10185/26]
626. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will extend the award of bonus marks to include continuous assessment components completed through Irish for students sitting the Leaving Certificate in 2026, in order to ensure parity with the arrangements that will apply from 2027 for both written examinations and continuous assessment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on…
627. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the resources being dedicated to digital media literacy programmes that specifically aim to build resilience among young people against manipulation and coercive ideologies online, particularly for those who may be experiencing social isolation or mental health difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10198/26]
628. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a project (details supplied); if her Department plans to fund and deliver the project within the current planning permission of March 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10203/26]
629. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth to respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10204/26]
630. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown, by year and school level, of the number of reported incidents involving students bringing weapons onto school premises over the past five years; the number of suspensions and expulsions arising from such incidents; the guidance issued by her Department to schools in relation to disciplinary responses where weapons are involved;…
631. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the recent decision by the State Examinations Commission to provide only 10 minutes of additional time per examination for students accessing RACE accommodations, including students with dyslexia, dyspraxia and other specific learning difficulties; and if she will outline the evidence base used to determine this allocation; and if …
632. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider increasing the additional time available to students accessing RACE accommodations to a minimum of 10 minutes per hour, in line with international practice and the supports already provided at third level, to ensure that affected students are not placed at a disadvantage during State examinations; and if she will make a statement…
633. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the NCSE supported special schools which are located in permanent buildings; those which are in interim accommodation; those which have modular buildings adjoining permanent buildings, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10282/26]
634. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children currently enrolled in each NCSE supported special school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10283/26]
635. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an issue with school transport can be resolved for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10284/26]
636. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of persons currently in training to become a qualified psychologist with the National Educational Psychological Services. [10309/26]
637. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she intends to publish the review of the Junior Certificate School Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10320/26]
638. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 494 of 27 January 2026, the specific number of additional school places that will be created at a school (details supplied) following the completion of the current major project; the current number of students enrolled in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10327/26]