602. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average age of school buses that have been part of the Bus Éireann fleet for each of the last five years. [20892/26]
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603. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average age of the oldest decile of school buses that have been part of the Bus Éireann fleet for each of the last five years. [20893/26]
604. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average age of school buses in each county or region that have been part of the Bus Éireann fleet for each of the last five years. [20894/26]
605. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of bus mechanics that have been employed to work on school buses for each of the last five years. [20895/26]
606. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a status update of the proposal by a school (details supplied) to develop two ASD modular units within the existing play area of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18250/26]
607. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure there are enough places with appropriate supports in existing primary and secondary schools in Dublin 10 for children with autism and mild to moderate special needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18251/26]
608. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth in noting that land has been identified for education facilities in Park West Dublin 10, if she will consider a purpose built school for children with autism and mild to moderate special needs as part of the Park West-Cherry Orchard Local Area Plan. [18252/26]
609. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to increase secondary school capacity in Malahide. [18257/26]
610. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review correspondence (details supplied) regarding a school's request for DEIS status; the criteria applied in assessing eligibility for DEIS designation; if her Department will reconsider the school's application; if any interim supports are available to schools in such circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18297…
611. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new schools building projects and extensions currently underway in Kerry, by stage and date the project entered that stage, including the number of pupils currently in the school, in tabular form. [18309/26]
612. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary and post primary schools in County Donegal that received funding for works under the emergency works scheme in 2024-2025 ;and so far during the 2025-2026 school year, in tabular form. [18310/26]
613. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new school development projects in County Wexford currently in stage 3 of the development process; the date each project entered stage 3, in tabular form. [18311/26]
614. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the progression of the proposed headquarters project (details supplied); the current stage of development, engagement with LMETB, and the expected next steps in the delivery process. [18315/26]
615. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 126 of 16 July 2025 and her predecessors reply in the context of the protection of school children, in addition to her Department’s undertaking “to review this matter with the HSE to determine whether there is a need to communicate further guidance on this matter to schools in the coming term”, if she will pro…
616. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth in the context of the protection of school children, is she aware of the fact that the previous Minister of Housing, Local Government and Heritage/National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), upon the advice of his then Department/NPWS, withdrew the proactive, elective Derogation Regulation, ; her views on whether the derogation must be restored wi…
617. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the current criteria governing the sanctioning of autism spectrum special classes, in view of a situation at a primary school (details supplied) which has successfully opened its first AS class and has now been sanctioned for a modular build providing the physical capacity for a second class; the rationale for prioritising larger…
618. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an Emergency Works Grant application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18336/26]
619. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools asking parents for 'voluntary contributions', by county, in tabular form. [18341/26]
620. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to ban 'Voluntary Contributions'; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18342/26]
621. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review a policy (details supplied), a consequence of which sees smaller minority-faith based schools disadvantaged in respect of the development of AS special classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18343/26]
622. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeframe for the provision of school buildings for a school (details supplied). [18344/26]
623. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of meetings which have taken place between her or officials in her Department and an organisation (details supplied) or bodies which are members of the organization in 2025; to provide a list of those meetings; the dates on which they took place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18350/26]
624. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a list of maintenance contracts using public funds that her Department or her agencies has where a company (details supplied) carry out works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18361/26]
625. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to open reader classes/reading school placements in South Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18366/26]
626. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the opening of a new special school in Monasterevin, Co. Kildare , [18367/26]