702. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth regarding the work ongoing within her Department that seeks to increase the provision of special education teachers to ensure the best possible outcome for students that require additional support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18861/26]
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703. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the national average student teacher ratio in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18862/26]
704. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the average student teacher ratio in primary schools in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18863/26]
705. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the national average student teacher ratio in primary schools that do not have any DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18864/26]
706. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the national average student teacher ratio in private primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18865/26]
707. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth regarding the average student teacher ratio in private primary schools in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18866/26]
708. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth the up-to-date situation regarding her Department’s additional school accommodation scheme for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18879/26]
709. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a child with mixed abilities who accepts a placement in a mainstream primary school and is granted access to a special needs assistant automatically forfeits their place on a special school waiting list; if she will clarify the policy position in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18883/26]
710. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total anticipated costs associated with her foreign travel for St Patrick's Day; the delegation size; and if a breakdown can be provided on these costs including on accommodation and flights. [18889/26]
711. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of mixed-abilities special education classes that will be required from September 2026 in the constituency of Fingal West; the number of children currently identified as requiring a place in such classes in September 2026; the measures being taken by her Department to ensure that sufficient places are provided to meet this demand; and…
712. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the teaching allocation schedule for primary schools will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18917/26]
713. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider recognising a year long/ full time temporary contract as a viable contract for CID; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18918/26]
714. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the additional qualifications needed for teachers to teach in a Gaelscoil; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18919/26]
715. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if financial assistance is available to parents who are required to make long journeys following on from the cessation of a bus service (details supplied) in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18953/26]
716. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth when additional reading classes will be made available in schools, particularly in North Kerry, for children with severe dyslexia and literacy challenges; the number of reading classes currently in operation in the area; whether her Department is aware of children waiting for places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18954/26]
717. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a new school building project (details supplied); the number of tenders received for this project and a timeline for the commencement of construction. [18956/26]
718. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review correspondence from a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18963/26]
719. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the proposed building extension for a school (details supplied). [18994/26]
720. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 559 of 24 February 2026, if she will review the correspondence (details supplied); if she will answer the questions raised therein; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19033/26]
721. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a schedule on a county-by-county and school-by-school basis in respect of the number of modular classrooms in use; the annual rental cost of same; the duration of which they are of use including year of installation. [19035/26]
722. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a schedule on a county-by-county and school-by-school basis in respect of the number of modular classrooms in use that are now end of life as per manufacturers guidelines and still in use; and the number that have been decommissioned. [19036/26]
723. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a comprehensive list of all schools in Wicklow that are either currently undergoing renovations, awaiting extensions or awaiting new buildings; the stage of the approval process they are currently at; the status of the works in each school; when works are scheduled to be complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19038/26]
724. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in Wicklow have applied for additional special school classes or places; the total number requested by school; whether these applications have been successful or unsuccessful, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19039/26]
725. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a full breakdown by county, of the number of special school places that currently exist for the 2026/27 school year; the number of these places currently available for the 2026/27 school year; the way in which this compares to the number of applications for places by county; if every applicant will secure a place, in tabular form; and if she will m…
726. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 25 September 2025, whether the Department has completed its review of the requirement to establish a new school at a site (details supplied) following the granting of planning permission for a large residential development in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19042/26]