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Paula Butterly Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
494. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports that are currently in place and provided by her Department or agencies within her Department to support BOTPs and Ukrainian citizens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36906/26]
Mark Wall Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
495. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding a homeschooling request for a family in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36923/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
496. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a school (details supplied) was designed and constructed in compliance with relevant planning and design guidelines for existing developments, including minimisation of overlooking and loss of privacy for adjoining landowners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36925/26]
Michael Lowry Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
497. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36939/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
498. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 305 of 6 May 2026, to confirm the total cost to her Department arising from the remediation of defects across the 40 new school builds; and the breakdown of the schools by local authority area. [37116/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
499. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the case of a child (details supplied) who is at risk of losing their school place due to the absence of a current psychological assessment required for special school applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37131/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
500. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department will take to ensure that a child cannot be left without a school placement because a public psychological assessment has not been provided (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37132/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
501. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will intervene in cases where a Special Educational Needs Organiser (SENO) has confirmed eligibility for a special school placement, but the child (details supplied) cannot apply due to the absence of a psychological report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37133/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
502. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason parents are required to obtain private psychological assessments in order to access special school placements where the State has failed to provide assessments through public disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37134/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
503. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth the emergency measures available for children who are deemed unsuitable for mainstream education and ASD units but who cannot access a special school placement due to administrative delays or lack of places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37135/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
504. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a school transport ticket can be processed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37137/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
505. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider a proposal from a school (details supplied) which would create extra recreational space for the schoolchildren and free up land in the existing boundary for the creation of a number of special classes; if she will commit to exploring the proposal with the principal and engage in talks with the landowner; and if she will m…
Albert Dolan Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
506. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the highest amount of funding approved or issued by her Department for the provision of a modular classroom in 2026; the details of the project or school to which this funding related; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37140/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
507. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of growing concerns among parents regarding access to autism class placements and SEN supports in post-primary schools, particularly in Limerick and surrounding areas; the measures being taken to address reports that some autistic students are required to attend mainstream classes for extended periods, or remain on waiting lists for …
Conor Sheehan Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
508. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department or the NCSE has issued guidance to schools regarding ‘mainstream first’ approaches or mandatory review periods prior to approving additional supports; the steps being taken to ensure consistency in autism class admission practices between schools; the actions being taken to address the shortage of autism class placements at po…
Malcolm Byrne Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
509. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has any usage policy on or if it sanctions for official purposes the use of messaging apps (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37199/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
510. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the protocols and funding available through the emergency works scheme to support schools where prefabricated buildings suffer sudden and unforeseen damage; if she will clarify the specific criteria for 'immediate risk to health, life, property or the environment' as it pertains to aging modular units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
Darren O'Rourke Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
511. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new primary schools that have opened in County Roscommon for each of the years 2021 to 2025 respectively. [37266/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
512. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special classes in Dublin 13 area at primary level, by school, in tabular form. [37267/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
513. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of ASD classrooms that are currently in post primary schools in County Wexford. [37268/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
514. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new primary schools that have opened in County Cavan for each of the years 2021 to 2025. [37269/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
515. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special classes in Dublin 9 area at post primary level, by school, in tabular form. [37270/26]
Keira Keogh Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
516. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an appeal for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37283/26]
Jen Cummins Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
517. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the school level data to be released will include school level data for all multi-denominational schools and denominational schools. [37301/26]
Jen Cummins Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
518. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she plans to publish the full percentage response from all parents, including parents of preschool children and parents of children in multi-denominational schools to the question of whether denominational education or multi-denominational education is preferred as per question 1 of the Parental Survey. [37302/26]