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Jen Cummins Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
752. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the timeline for a project (details supplied). [19179/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
753. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current accommodation capacity of a school (details supplied); the school’s current and projected enrolment figures; and the steps her Department are taking to ensure sufficient classroom accommodation is available. [19183/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
754. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has carried out, or plans to carry out, an assessment of the accommodation needs of a school (details supplied); and if she will outline the outcome or expected timeline for such an assessment. [19184/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
755. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any applications for additional accommodation or capital works relating to a school (details supplied) are currently under consideration by her Department [19185/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
756. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the action that being taken to support schools in developing solutions to enhance student engagement while minimizing digital disruptions. [19186/26]
Mark Wall Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
757. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the extension project at a school (details supplied) which is currently at Stage 2B; the cause of the continuing delay in progressing this project; if the project will be included in the next round of approvals for advancement; and the Department's plan to address the lack of any special class provision for girls in the Crosshaven…
Jen Cummins Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
758. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to address the capacity issue in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19235/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
759. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the grant or allocation provided to schools (details supplied) for each substitute teacher cover has increased in each of the past 20 years; to provide a year-by-year breakdown of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19251/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
760. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding currently allocated to post-primary school for the employment of substitute teachers (details supplied); the basis on which this allocation is calculated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19252/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
761. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the allocation for substitute teacher cover (details supplied) has remained unchanged over the past two decades despite increases in salary scales and cost-of-living pressures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19253/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
762. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth the changes that have occurred in substitute teacher daily rates and salary scales over the past 20 years (details supplied); if she will provide a breakdown of these changes by year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19254/26]
Denise Mitchell Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
763. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the status of funding for an autism class for a school (details supplied), when it is expected that this autism class will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19275/26]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
764. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on her Department’s engagement with a school (details supplied); the measures she is putting in place to boost enrolment numbers and to prevent the closure of this recently developed school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19286/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
765. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school building projects approved in every county, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [19326/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
766. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total spend of her Department on new school buildings, renovations and extensions in each county, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [19327/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
767. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a county-by-county breakdown of the number of children availing of the school transport scheme for primary, secondary and special schools, in tabular form. [19332/26]
Matt Carthy Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
768. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 129 of 25 February 2026, if she will provide assurance that an ASD class will be provided for a school (details supplied); the timeframe in which this will be delivered; whether it is dependent on the capital project for which funding has been sought by the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
Niamh Smyth Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
769. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review correspondence (details supplied); the position regarding the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19344/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
770. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to an issue presenting for a school (details supplied); the reason for delay in attending to the issue identified a number of months ago; if works will be carried out as a matter of urgency to ensure the space attached to the ASD class can be used safely by children and adults; and if she will make a statement on the m…
Michael Murphy Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
771. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to ensure that children with complex disabilities can access specialised early-years placements where no appropriate service exists within their immediate CDNT catchment area; whether flexibility is permitted across CHO boundaries in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19351/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
772. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a decision will be made for a school transport application for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19355/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
773. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the National Youth Work Advisory Committee as prescribed under Section 17 of the Youth Work Act 2001 will be reconstituted; if plans for its reconstitution will be part of the implementation of Opportunities for Youth: National Strategy for Youth Work and Related Services 2024 - 2028; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19375/26]
Réada Cronin Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
774. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding additional infrastructure such as additional transport and after-school facilities for North Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19377/26]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
775. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently increase the funding levels of the minor works scheme, in line with the huge increases in the costs or repair and maintenance services in recent times (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19401/26]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
776. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider basing the minor works scheme on the square footage of the school and not pupil numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19406/26]