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Emer Currie Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
490. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 81 of 27 May 2026, the breakdown of the 40 new on time mainstream applications received, by school planning area or town (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45573/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
491. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of educational psychologists currently working in NEPS; and the estimated cost of providing an additional ten educational psychologists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45662/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
492. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of SNAs currently employed; the estimated first and full-year cost of providing an additional 100 SNAs in primary and secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45663/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
493. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special education teachers currently employed; the estimated first and full-year cost of providing an additional 100 special education teachers in primary and secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45664/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
494. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated in budget 2026 for the minor work grant, ICT grant, solar PV grant and climate action summer works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45665/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
495. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the first year and full-year estimated cost to cut school transport fees by 50%; the first year and full year estimated cost to abolition school transport fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45661/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
496. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost to abolish Junior and Leaving Certificate exam fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45666/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
497. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated saving yearly for the abolition of the private school subsidy over five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45667/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
498. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of increasing the Summer Programme provision by 10%, 20% and 50%, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45668/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
499. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of increasing funding for Irish-medium education by 10%, 20% and 50%, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45669/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
500. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost of increasing the school ICT grant for post primary schools by 10%, 20%, and 50% respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45670/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
501. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated full-year cost of restoring the school libraries fund by €10; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45671/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
502. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth regarding the Student Absence Reports (SAR) 2023/2024, the number of the 1,265 suspensions at primary level which were in DEIS schools; the number of the 11,627 suspensions at post-primary level which were in DEIS schools; the number of the 27 expulsions from primary schools which were in DEIS schools; and the number of the 150 expulsions from post-p…
Eoin Ó Broin Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
503. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the teacher allocation will be reviewed for a school given the allocation for next year will result in higher teacher to pupil ratio and split classes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45686/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
504. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether discretion can be applied in the reduction to 2026-2027 teacher allocations in a school (details supplied) who will be required to host multi-grade classes for the coming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45709/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
505. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if schools with two special classes are eligible for funding for a designated playground area, for the specific use of students in these special classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45715/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
506. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding schools can avail of to build a playground or a sensory area for children in a special class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45716/26]
John Connolly Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
507. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if all allowances recently restored to teaching staff in primary schools and special schools under Circular 0054/2026 will be extended to all teaching staff working within post-primary schools; if she is aware of the disparity currently affecting post-primary teachers appointed after 2012 who are excluded from the allowance; and if she will make a s…
Paula Butterly Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
508. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45731/26]
Matt Carthy Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
509. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 356 of 12 February 2026, the date the new school (details supplied) will be completed and open for students. [45736/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
510. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for the sequencing of the Leaving Certificate appeals process and the CAO offers process in 2026, whereby the provisional date for the release of Leaving Certificate appeal results is 25 September 2026, after the issue and acceptance deadlines for rounds one to four of CAO offers; whether she has assessed the risk that students whose grad…
Martin Kenny Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
511. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a route can be added to the pilot scheme for school transport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45764/26]
Maeve O'Connell Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
512. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on her Department’s work to reduce class sizes in primary schools. [45767/26]
Maeve O'Connell Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
513. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has plans to reduce class sizes in the upcoming school year. [45768/26]
Maeve O'Connell Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
514. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has reviewed the impact of class sizes on student outcomes; and the effect reduced class sizes would have. [45769/26]