639. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is aware of pressures for school places at primary school level in an area (details supplied); if she is aware there is children on waiting lists as a result of oversubscription of junior infant places; the actions her Department plans to take to ensure a school place is available to every child in the area; and if she will make a s…
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640. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide replacement prefabs for the prefabs damaged by recent storms at a school (details supplied) given her decision that the school was not approved by her Department to proceed to construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10329/26]
641. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who have presented to the NCSE requiring a letter of eligibility after the 1 October deadline, introduced in 2025, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10334/26]
642. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list each of the project managers for each of the schools effected by construction defects which were constructed by a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10337/26]
643. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to address the discrepancy in post primary special education places (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10339/26]
644. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures which have been put in place to address the concerns uncovered in the report ''Supporting all Children and Young People to Access an Appropriate Education'. [10340/26]
645. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the three steps in the conclusion of 'Supporting all Children and Young People to Access an Appropriate Education'. [10341/26]
646. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a late application will be admitted to a special educational needs class for the 2026-2027 academic year (details supplied); if the child will be accommodated due to a long wait for an appointment to receive an educational psychologist report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10357/26]
647. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students attending schools (details supplied) who reside in the Tyrrelstown-Mulhuddart SPA, broken down per school year group, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10359/26]
648. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide guidance for parents unable to secure a primary school placement for their children in their locality. [10360/26]
649. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a SENO will be appointed for North Wexford. [10369/26]
650. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the need for additional SNA support at a school (details supplied); the measures she will put in place to address the needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10370/26]
651. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which teachers are able to exercise the flexibility envisaged under the EU Work-Life Balance Directive; whether any consideration will be given to issuing guidance to schools to allow parental leave to be flexibly taken where agreed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10391/26]
652. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of early intervention classes in special schools, in each of the years 2014 to 2016, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10394/26]
653. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department intends to ensure that new contracts for the school transport scheme will be issued without delay after the expiry of the current term in June, to provide consistency and reliability for bus operators; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10395/26]
654. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans in place to expand access to specialised provision of speech and language classes, given that evidence suggests that at least 10% of children have speech, language and communication needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10397/26]
655. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether children with verbal dyspraxia/apraxia of speech are eligible for speech and language classes under Circular 0024/2025, including where they have a dual diagnosis of autism; to clarify the way eligibility is determined in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10398/26]
656. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason children with non-verbal IQ scores above 90 and severe dyslexia, but who cannot present a reliable verbal IQ due to speech difficulties, are excluded from Reading Schools; whether current policy reflects contemporary evidence on dyslexia identification and intervention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10399/26]
657. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application from a school (details supplied) to establish a second ASD class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10405/26]
658. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she expects to be in a position to outline plans for the inclusion of additional schools in the DEIS+ programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10425/26]
659. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures in place to protect and support small schools in rural areas; the way In which demographic change and enrolment thresholds are taken into account in education policy and school planning; the steps being taken to ensure the long-term sustainability of rural schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10428/26]
660. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth the specific measures being taken to protect small schools in rural areas from closure or forced amalgamation; the way in which adjustments to enrolment thresholds and staffing schedules can be made to ensure the long-term sustainability of rural schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10429/26]
661. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will extend the newly announced wellbeing grant scheme to primary schools in County Laois; the criteria for inclusion in Strand Two of the Counselling and Mental Health Pilots in Primary Schools; if she will make provision for the establishment of education wellbeing teams to support school clusters in Laois in line with those currently operat…
662. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department plans to establish a Gaelcholáiste in an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10466/26]
663. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Education and Youth the protocols which currently exist to allow for the sharing of needs-based assessment information between the HSE and schools, with parental consent; whether the absence of shared assessments contributes to duplicated assessments, delayed supports, or inconsistent planning for children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the ma…