Questions

438. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais agus Óige an eol di gurb St Seton i mBaile Fhormaid, Baile Átha Cliath an céad cumasc de trí meánscoil le stádas Deis, agus gur gealladh do tuismitheoirí, daltaí agus pobal an ceantair a bhí amhrasach faoin tógra nuair a fógraíodh ar dtús é tamaill maith de blianta ó shin go mbeadh buntáiste ag eascairt as an tógra micléinn bheith ar campus amháin; agus a…

439. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16447/26]

440. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on proposed building works at a school (details supplied); when she expects works to progress to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16448/26]

441. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on an application for modular units by a school (details supplied); when she expects such units to be in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16450/26]

442. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school was not included in the announced list of projects, confirmation of the school’s current position within future phases of the National Development Plan; the realistic timeline for redevelopment or significant investment. [16480/26]

443. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in Clare seeking special education school places; the current level of unmet need; the projected demand for places for the next five years; the criteria used to determine special class allocation, of the new special education classes announced; the number of the schools which have the infrastructure to meet the needs of the…

444. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Education and Youth the immediate steps which will be taken to address a serious health and safety issue at a school (details supplied); the criteria under which these applications were assessed; the reason the situation was not classified as an emergency given the clear health and safety risks involved; and the interim and long-term measures that will now be put in pla…

445. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an application by a school (details supplied) for urgent emergency works will be reconsidered. [16523/26]

446. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide details of the number of schools in Dublin Fingal West that had initially participated in a review of SNA allocation for the 2026/27 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16532/26]

447. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list all schemes, funding programmes, capital funds, grant streams or other expenditure headings administered by her Department in 2025 and 2026 which result in allocations, awards, or spending that can be identified with a specific geographical location including county, district, town, or project site, to group these by funding stream or program…

448. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the web link to her Department’s Q4 2025 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; the date on which this report was published; and if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [16566/26]

449. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm, in respect of her Department’s published quarterly reports of procurement-related payments or purchase orders over €20,000 (details supplied), where such reports are published in PDF format but originate from an Excel or similar spreadsheet file, that the underlying data was fully expanded and validated prior to conversion so that all col…

450. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to address serious health and safety issue at a school (details supplied); the reason applications for emergency works were refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16599/26]

451. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of special needs assistant posts that were identified for reduction nationally arising from the recent NCSE allocation reviews; the number of schools affected by these proposed reductions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16602/26]

452. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether individualised risk assessments were carried out in respect of children with additional needs prior to decisions being made regarding the proposed reduction or removal of SNA supports; if so, the nature of these assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16603/26]

453. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth the decision-making framework used by the NCSE in determining proposed changes to SNA allocations in schools; whether schools, parents or SNAs were consulted as part of this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16604/26]

454. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether special needs assistants whose posts were proposed for reduction under recent NCSE reviews will now be subject to redeployment notwithstanding the pause announced by Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16605/26]

455. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the concerns being raised by special needs assistants (SNAs) in relation to their terms and conditions of employment, including the lack of job security, pension provision, and access to allowances such as clothing allowances; if her Department has undertaken any review of pay disparities between SNAs and teachers participating in s…

456. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there are only two ASD early intervention classes in Waterford schools (details supplied); if these ASD early intervention classes will be funded in the 2026-2027 school year given the NCSE has not yet published a full list of all classes for 2026-2027, only a list of new classes for 2026-2027 whi…

457. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in Clare and in each county which appealed their allocation of SNAs in the past five years; the number of appeals which resulted in an increase in SNAs allocated; the number which resulted in a reduction; the number which resulted in no change, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16614/26]

458. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth when school transport will be provided for a child (details supplied). [16630/26]

459. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the application for replacing a classroom SET room and UAWC at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16640/26]

460. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a special needs class and extension is under consideration at a school in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16658/26]

461. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to improve the working entitlements of SNAs; if she will consider a minimum hours of employment for such a role; if she will consider pension entitlements for SNAs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16662/26]

462. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a school extension (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16670/26]