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Keira Keogh Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
102. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has reviewed DEIS eligibility for schools in Mayo experiencing disadvantage but not currently included in the programme; the reasons for their exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29063/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
103. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the Interdepartmental Group established to examine historic child sexual abuse in primary and secondary schools has completed its work; whether its report has been furnished to Government; and whether a decision has been taken regarding the establishment of a redress scheme for affected survivors. [14639/26]
Martin Kenny Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
104. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the application for an extra teacher for a school (details supplied); and an application for an extra classroom for another school. [29020/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
105. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a pathway for a school in Drogheda (details supplied) to retain their current model for hot school meals and ensure they are funded to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29040/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
106. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the recent reintroduction of State examination fees for leaving certificate and junior cycle students in light of ongoing cost-of-living pressures on families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29009/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
107. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to increase capacity on school transport to meet demand/need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27850/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
108. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the response of her Department to concerns raised by disability organisations regarding the rollout of new inclusive special classes for the 2026/2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29010/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
109. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will take steps to ensure that a school (details supplied) is provided with the funding needed for additional autism classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28753/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
110. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a new build (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27849/26]
Noel McCarthy Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
111. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to establish another special school in east Cork, specifically between Carrigtwohill and Youghal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28763/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
112. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans she has to overhaul the criteria used to determine DEIS status for primary and secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27398/26]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
113. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has considered introducing a mechanism to cover the cost of a consultant’s examination in advance of EWS support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29182/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
114. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the Parliamentary Question No. 1345 of 14 April 2026, in reference to the criteria for DEIS Plus, the numerical threshold in each of the categories that enable schools to qualify for DEIS Plus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29135/26]
Mark Ward Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
115. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the early intervention supports in place for children with dyslexia in classroom settings; when they will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27574/26]
Eamon Scanlon Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
116. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the redevelopment of a college (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29002/26]
Charles Ward Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
117. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will immediately reinstate the 2.5 SNAs cut from a school (details supplied). [14307/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
118. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update in relation to a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29068/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
119. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children attending primary school in 2025/2026 in classes of 30 or more children; the number attending in classes of 29 or less; the number attending in classes of 24 or less, in tabular form; the efforts she is making to reduce class sizes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29043/26]
Claire Kerrane Oral 23 Apr 2026 · to Children
120. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will include additional institutions to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28696/26]
Liam Quaide Oral 23 Apr 2026 · to Children
121. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of staff assigned to each regional single point of access referral pathway for children's disability and mental health services, including primary care; the number of single point of access units established to date per health region; the disciplines represented on each; and the governance arrangements in place to adjudicate c…
Claire Kerrane Oral 23 Apr 2026 · to Children
122. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of serious concerns raised in relation to the new national service for guardians ad litem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28697/26]
Mark Wall Oral 23 Apr 2026 · to Children
123. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has identified sites for the Government’s pilot for public childcare facilities, and if she has considered Kildare South, given the urgent lack of childcare places available. [28589/26]
Aisling Dempsey Oral 23 Apr 2026 · to Children
124. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the building blocks grant. [29531/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Children
125. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will examine the dependence on for-profit provision of childcare in delivering childcare; if she will take steps to increase publicly provided childcare on a non-profit basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29193/26]
Joe Cooney Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Children
126. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for residential respite care for children and young people with disabilities in County Clare; and whether she will provide a breakdown of the current waiting list for respite services in the HSE Mid-West region, including the number of children waiting and average waiting times, by county, i…