326. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will issue a directive/circular to all schools to ensure that the 1916 Proclamation is given pride of place in all schools, as it once was; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6759/26]
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327. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine an increase in the budget for schools across all schemes that are currently operating (details supplied). [72006/25]
328. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which she is working to ensure that children with disabilities in Cork north-west and County Cork have equal access to education, including sufficient special class and special school places, appropriate transport, and in-school therapy supports; the number of children with additional needs in this region currently without an appropria…
329. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken in advance of the new school year to ensure that difficulties experienced in the previous academic year regarding Bus Éireann school transport passes are not repeated; whether his Department is working with the Department of Education and Youth to accurately assess the number of students who will require school transport services…
330. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the school building and development projects at a school (details supplied); the steps her Department has taken to date to progress these projects; whether she is aware of delays, structural issues, and capacity pressures at both schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11021/26]
331. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the engagement she and her officials have had in 2025 with the Minister for Health and the HSE in relation to the recruitment of senior and staff grade occupational therapists and speech and language therapists for the National Educational Therapy Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71265/25]
332. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the development of a school (details supplied); if this includes a sports and recreation facility, noting the school provides education to approximately 1,000 students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68397/25]
333. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there will be an update to the SPHE curriculum to further highlight the use and abuse of inhalants given the tragic death of a young student in Dublin 15. [10766/26]
334. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the analysis that is carried out in terms of the way in which SNAs are allocated to a primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11111/26]
335. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the analysis that is carried out in terms of the way in which SNAs are allocated to a secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11112/26]
336. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of primary school principals in small scale schools in relation to the perception that they are comparatively worse off in relation to the allocation of SNAs in comparison to larger schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11113/26]
337. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions she will take to ensure that smaller primary schools, with fewer than 100 pupils are adequately supported in terms of their SNA allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11114/26]
338. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the appeal of a school (details supplied) in relation to their current allocation of SNASs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11115/26]
339. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will engage with the management team of a school (details supplied) in relation to their resource allocation in terms of dealing with pupils with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11116/26]
340. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will engage with the NCSE in relation to their resource allocation in terms of dealing with pupils with additional needs for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11117/26]
341. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the approved modular buildings for a school in Cork city (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11120/26]
342. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11121/26]
343. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 506 of 27 January 2026, if she will provide an update on the appeal underway. [11130/26]
344. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a child in County Kildare (details supplied) will receive a special school place; if the child's need is known to the local SENO; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11149/26]
345. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's position on calls by an organisation (details supplied) for 'Seizure Safe Schools'; if she will meet to discuss their proposals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11171/26]
346. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there is a canteen in her Department headquarters; and if the Minister can provide assurances that all meat sold or provided in that canteen is of Irish origin. [11179/26]
347. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department, or any agency or body under its aegis, has at any time entered into a contract, funding arrangement, partnership, service agreement, or other working relationship with the organisation (details supplied); the nature and duration of any such engagement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11213/26]
348. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department, or any agency or body under its aegis, has worked with, supported, promoted, facilitated, or otherwise engaged with schools in relation to participation in a programme (details supplied); whether schools have been encouraged or assisted to participate in this programme through her Department; and if she will make a statement …
349. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of measures to address pay equity concerns for principals of special schools (details supplied); the expected timelines for resolving outstanding matters including the payment of the special school allowance, the reinstatement of the special education diploma allowance, and the completion of costings for payments to principals for staff m…
350. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school has not been allocated any SNAs for 2025-2026 despite the significant and growing level of need; the number of children with additional needs attending the school (details supplied); her views that smaller school's experience an inequity of access to support children purely based on school size and infrastructure rather th…