877. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a child in County Kildare (details supplied) will receive a special class place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20389/26]
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878. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a family in County Kildare (details supplied) will receive a special class place for their twin children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20390/26]
879. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the review of Circular 32/2017 will introduce national guidance requiring schools to provide reasonable accommodation within uniform policies for children with sensory processing difficulties or other additional needs; and the timeline for completion of that review. [20403/26]
880. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No’s 487, 489 and 490 of 3 March 2026, the number of early intervention preschool classes for autistic children in mainstream and special schools that have been redesignated to primary autism classes/other special classes for the 2026/2027 school year. [20437/26]
881. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the remedy that is open to parents, or her Department, to ensure that schools (details supplied) set out in their admission policies the school’s arrangements for students who attend the school without attending religious instruction in the school, as is required under the Education (Admissions to Schools) Act 2018; and if she will make a statement o…
882. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of early intervention preschool classes for autistic children in Special Schools, by county, from 2014 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20439/26]
883. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of times she and her predecessor, and their respective officials have met with tech companies since January 2025, particularly in relation to artificial intelligence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20443/26]
884. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of home school community liaison co-ordinators (HSCL) that are employed, by county, in the years 2025 and 2026 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20451/26]
885. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of hours schools receive from home school community liaisons, by DEIS schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20452/26]
886. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the progression of a sanctioned two classroom SEN extension to facilitate autism classes in a school (details supplied). [20454/26]
887. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason urgent funding has not been provided from her Department to a school (details supplied) to replace two derelict prefab classrooms, in an already overcrowded school campus. [20455/26]
888. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the filling of the post for the Education Welfare Officer in the Finglas area; her plans to expedite this appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20474/26]
889. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 512 of 12 November 2025, to provide a further update on the matter, including an updated timeline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20493/26]
890. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if school capacity is set by each school or by her Department. [20532/26]
891. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for when the stage one report will be approved for a school (details supplied); and when the school will move onto stage two. [20534/26]
892. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth when an updated CID Circular is expected to be issued; if it will address issues where teachers provide service for years without access to permanent contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20598/26]
893. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of carbon that will be emitted on all transport and related actions undertaken by her and all members of her staff during their St Patrick’s Day trips in 2026. [20605/26]
894. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of carbon that will be emitted on all transport and related actions undertaken by all Junior Ministers in her Department and their members of staff during their St Patrick’s Day trips in 2026. [20623/26]
895. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has paid to offset any of the carbon emitted due to St Patrick’s Day trips in 2026; and the amount paid.
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896. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of carbon that has been emitted by transport used by her, the Junior Ministers in her Department, and their staff for each of the past five years; if she has paid to offset any of the carbon emitted because of transport; and the amount paid in each year. [20660/26]
897. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the refurbishment works for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20680/26]
898. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will engage with the principal of a school (details supplied) in relation to their planned refurbishment project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20681/26]
899. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a timeline for the start date of a planned refurbishment project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20682/26]
900. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 414 of 3 March 2026, if the Minister can further respond to correspondence received (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20683/26]
901. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm that consideration will be given to awarding a school (details supplied) three additional SNAs given the fact that the pupils of the school have a number of complex needs that require additional support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20686/26]