Questions

902. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the building project for a school (details supplied) a post primary project categorised as an extension and refurbishment; the progress made to date; the forthcoming stages in the project lifecycle; the expected timelines for those stages; and the estimated cost range for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …

903. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the building project for a primary school project (details supplied) categorised as a new school building; the progress achieved to date; the forthcoming stages of the project lifecycle; the expected timelines for those stages; and the estimated cost range for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20706…

904. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the building project for a school (details supplied) project type categorised as an extension; the progress to date; the next stages of the project lifecycle; the expected timelines for those stages; and the estimated cost range for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20707/26]

905. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the building project for a school (details supplied), a post primary school project categorised as an extension; the progress made to date; the stages that will follow in the project lifecycle; the expected timelines for those stages; and the estimated cost range for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …

906. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the eight school projects that are currently under construction in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20748/26]

907. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a list of the 29 schools in County Laois that have been upgraded to the provision of a new school building, a large extension, or provision of modular accommodation from 2020 to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20749/26]

908. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to respond to matters raised in correspondence regarding the planned opening of special classes in a school (details supplied); the associated construction works; the reasons for the delays; the steps being taken by her Department to ensure the project is completed within the timeline that was previously outlined to the school; the definitive timeline…

909. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify her Department's current policy regarding the provision of modular accommodation for special classes; the reason schools that have exhausted existing internal capacity, but possess adequate external grounds, are being refused modular builds to open necessary ASD classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20755/26]

910. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary and post-primary schools in County Wexford that have expressed a willingness to open a special class but have been unable to do so due to the Department's refusal or delay in sanctioning modular accommodation in the past 24 months; the steps being taken to urgently address this specific bottleneck; and if she will make a statem…

911. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way her Department justifies children and teenagers with additional needs being forced to travel outside their local communities for education when local schools are willing to accommodate them but are denied modular building approval; the way in which this aligns with the Government's commitments to inclusive education; and if she will make a s…

912. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has approved the NCCA draft specifications for Leaving Certificate English, which sets out a fundamental change in the English curriculum (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20817/26]

913. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the case of a school (details supplied); if her Department investigate the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20829/26]

914. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentile of children that receive a school place within the four reading schools in the State established to assist children with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20831/26]

915. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are any plans to establish a new reading school for children with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20832/26]

916. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are any plans to establish new reading classes for children with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20833/26]

917. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of places there are for placement in reading schools and reading classes for children with dyslexia; and the number of children that are on the waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20834/26]

918. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20859/26]

919. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school's appeal (details supplied) for a second SNA can be given very strong consideration due to the urgent needs of pupils at the school for this support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20910/26]

920. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether or not fees (details supplied) will be waived and; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20922/26]

921. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth when it is proposed to include additional primary and second level schools in the DEIS Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20946/26]

922. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the campaign to create an Irish Academy of Fine Arts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18345/26]

923. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 599 of 24 February 2026, to list the artforms classified as ‘other’ in his response; to clarify his reference to one recipient being “blank”; whether this means that this recipient received the payment despite not clearly identifying the artform which they participated in; and if he will make a state…

924. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide funding for a project (details supplied) from the Large Scale Infrastructure Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18513/26]

925. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if the next round of Sports Capital Programme, which is due to open in late May, early June 2026, will link areas to the Pobal Deprivation Index; will the new programme continue to allocate funding dependent on a club's location (details supplied) and link this to the index or will all clubs in County Carlow be granted 95% of the total …

926. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of staff from his Department seconded to other Departments or agencies in the Civil Service, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the Department or agency, in tabular form. [18588/26]