827. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the provision that will be made available for survivors of industrial schools who missed the deadline to apply for the Industrial school redress scheme of September 2011. [19770/26]
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828. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to statements from the National Council for Special Education that special class places are available in Cork, to clarify the number of vacant and immediately available special class places currently in Cork; the names of the schools where these places exist; the type of special classes involved (for example autism classes or other specialist …
829. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in Cork that are currently awaiting placement in special classes for the upcoming school year; the way in which this number compares with the number of vacant places identified by the National Council for Special Education; and the steps being taken to ensure that children without placements are offered appropriate places withou…
830. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider scrapping the exemption system for the Irish language given that no evidence supports this practice and that no such system exists in any other European country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19785/26]
831. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh den Aire Oideachais agus Óige an ndéanfaidh sí machnamh ar an gcóras díolúine don Ghaeilge a chur ar ceal, i bhfianaise nach bhfuil aon taighde a thacaíonn leis an gcleachtas seo agus nach bhfuil a leithéid de chóras ann in aon tír Eorpach eile; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina leith.; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [19786/26]
832. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for calling the package of supports announced for the survivors of Ireland's industrial and reformatory schools after the Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Act given that the survivors explicitly requested that the supports should specifically refer to survivors of industrial and reform schools; and if she will make a statem…
833. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm that a school building project remains in progress (details supplied); the current position and a timeline for progress to the next phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19831/26]
834. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth the up-to-date position regarding additional school accommodation facility at a school (details supplied); if the school has requested an ASD unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19836/26]
835. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm that a school building project (details supplied) remains in progress; the current position; the timeline for progress to the next phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19857/26]
836. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider a formal review of the higher-level maths curriculum to ensure greater gender equality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19874/26]
837. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) has published a new draft leaving certificate history syllabus which excludes the period of First World War; whether she agrees that understanding of this period, including issues such as the conscription crisis and the number of Irish people who died in the conflict, is vi…
838. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 354 of 5 March 2026, to provide the timeline for when a school (details supplied) will receive further guidance on a report; if she is aware of the lack of communication the school has received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19895/26]
839. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address concerns raised in correspondence regarding resource deficits at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19896/26]
840. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if it is correct that NEPS assessments are not available to students in a school (details supplied) as a result of there being no psychologist assigned to the school for three years; if she will outline how students in this school can access a NEPS assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19905/26]
841. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a NEPS assessment will be made available to a person (details supplied); and if this assessment will be prioritised. [19912/26]
842. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will sanction an application from a school (details supplied) for an autism class in order to ensure that six students who are transitioning from the junior to the senior school have an appropriate school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19914/26]
843. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding how a child is assessed in relation to qualifying for SNA support in school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19929/26]
844. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the most recent time the assessment in relation to how a child qualifies for SNA support in school was reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19930/26]
845. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any engagement she has had with the NCSE in relation to the qualifying criteria for getting an SNA in school; if this assessment has been reviewed in recent years by the NCSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19931/26]
846. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to calls to expand the qualifying criteria for access to SNA support for children that require additional help in a school (details supplied); the actions she will take to address the concerns outlined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19932/26]
847. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when construction of the promised new school building for a school (details supplied) will commence; and if she will provide a clear timeline for the delivery of the project. [19939/26]
848. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans her Department has to deliver ASD classes in Malahide for the 2026/2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19975/26]
849. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth the definition of an "appropriate place" used by her Department; to consider ensuring that it include an equal opportunity for the child to attend their local school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19976/26]
850. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth her current plans to increase the amount of school places for special classes in mainstream schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19977/26]
851. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in the Longford-Westmeath constituency that have received approval for a new school building but where construction has not yet commenced; and if she will provide a list of those schools; and the current status of each project.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20022/26]