Questions

1429. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date of sanction of each of the following additional accommodation projects (details supplied); the dates that they completed the various stages of the process; the timeline for their completion; the reason those builds were not included in the National Development plan, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2563…

1430. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date of sanction of each large-scale school builds (details supplied); the dates that they completed the various stages of the process; the timeline for their completion; and the reason those builds were not included in the National Development plan, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25633/26]

1431. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration has been given to implementing the pay agreement for school caretakers prior to the end of the current school year to ensure they do not have to go on unemployment payments. [25683/26]

1432. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a child (details supplied) is due to start junior infants in 2026-2027 and has applied to all special schools and special classes throughout Carlow and Kilkenny, all have no availability; the options available this child's parents; if she will instruct her officials examine options for this family; and if she will make a st…

1433. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider a centralised procurement strategy for personal technology in the education system, with a view to reduce cost through economies of scale; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25708/26]

1434. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of the number of primary school students, post-primary students and the total number of families, using the school transport scheme in each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25709/26]

1435. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she will sanction a new ASD unit for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25746/26]

1436. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding an additional accommodation project under the school capital programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25752/26]

1437. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an EWS application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25753/26]

1438. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that some schools are making it mandatory for pupils to purchase new laptops at a cost of €500-€1,000; if there is a procurement process to identify suppliers of the laptops in such cases; if her Department provides funding to support such initiatives in schools; the measures in place to assist low income parents to purchase lapt…

1439. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review correspondence (details supplied) regarding primary school capacity. [25773/26]

1440. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review an urgent emergency works application from a school (details supplied) relating to serious health and safety concerns, including lack of appropriate staff facilities, ongoing structural issues, and inadequate provision for special education; if she will expedite the application given the potential risk to staff and pupils; and if s…

1441. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in her Department within the past three months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [25793/26]

1442. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) has been informed that the number of hours sanctioned to the school for supporting pupils with additional learning needs has been cut; if her Department will roll back on this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25809/26]

1443. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to amend the rules (details supplied) where a school may only appoint a replacement secretary for sick leave for school secretaries who are paid by the Paymaster, where a secretary has a significant illness and will be on long term absence will the Department fund a replacement with immediate effect and not only after the ten day sick leave per…

1444. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the status of and application (details supplied) under the climate action summer works scheme (CASWS) 2026, category 7 (climate action & windows); if she will confirm whether the application has been assessed; the expected timeline for a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25834/26]

1445. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to review school transport contracts for contracted operators in light of the significant increase in fuel costs and the fact that many contracts are now years old; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25854/26]

1446. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 285 of 19 March 2026, the criteria used to decide on whether an admission policy under section 62(7) (n) has sufficient detail; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25862/26]

1447. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 285 of 19 March 2026, whether audits, reviews of admission policies for compliance under section 62(7) (n) have been carried out and whether any school have been identified as non-compliant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25863/26]

1448. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on whether requiring an in-person meeting to facilitate an opt-out is considered appropriate, necessary, and compliant with equality legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25864/26]

1449. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the funding for school completion programmes by the Shared Island Unit in the North of Ireland. [25872/26]

1450. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options available to help a child (details supplied]), who was expelled from school in January 2025, to complete their junior certificate this year; the reason the child is only receiving one hour per week of home tuition rather than the nine hours that were promised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25881/26]

1451. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a breakdown of summer works and emergency works funding that has been provided to a school (details supplied) over the last ten years. [25925/26]

1452. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the bodies which operate under her aegis which have a regulatory or enforcement remit which include provision for a person convicted of an offence to receive a fine upon summary conviction, the associated maximum amount and duration of any related potential imprisonment term; provision for a person convicted on indictment to receive a fine, the ass…

1453. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address concerns regarding the increase in school bus fees, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25980/26]