301. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if Circular 10/01 amendments to the scheme for the award of incremental credit will be revised, particularly section 8, which refers to private schools within the EU but in practice is being applied to private schools both within and outside the EU. [46850/26]
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302. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of teachers who have been refused an award of incremental credit from 2020 to 2026 to date for time spent teaching overseas; the reasons for these refusals; the appeal options available to these teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46851/26]
303. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools that have undertaken courses in trauma informed training, organised by NEPS, during the 2025-2026 school year; and if she will consider making it compulsory. [46871/26]
304. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the home-based summer provision sanction letters will be issued; the reasoning for the delay in the issuance of these letters; the measures her Department plan to take next year to prevent a repeat of such delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46901/26]
305. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department monitors school compliance with the Bí Cineálta procedures; the recourse if any a parent or guardian has in circumstances where they feel a given school is not complying with Bí Cineálta procedures with respect to allegations of bullying; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46938/26]
306. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she accepts that the revised parental complaints procedure for schools provides adequate independence for parents at each stage of the process; whether her Department has considered introducing an independent element such as a mediator or independent investigator at some point in the procedure before the Ombudsman for Children becomes the first gen…
307. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46963/26]
308. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which special classes in mainstream schools are intended to operate for students with different categories of educational needs, including autism, general learning disabilities, sensory impairments and others; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46985/26]
309. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the extent to which the newly sanctioned special classes for the 2026/2027 school year will cater for all students with special educational needs; to provide a breakdown of classes, by category of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46986/26]
310. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a proposal for a school extension (details supplied) in Cork will progress to construction. [46993/26]
311. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration will be given to reducing class sizes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47002/26]
312. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a July provision for children with additional needs is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances, lack of staff, inadequate allocation of staff, if parents whose child had previously been granted a place in the provision will receive home tuition instead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47028/26]
313. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on proposed refurbishment works at a school (details supplied); the status of the plans; the timeframe for her Department’s engagement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47043/26]
314. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the Stage 1 stakeholders meeting will be scheduled with the representatives of the board of management of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47052/26]
315. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progression of emergency works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47053/26]
316. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on any planned enhancement and/or development works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47054/26]
317. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if all of the schools that have been allocated additional teaching resources for September 2026 will open as planned (details supplied); if any of the schools have indicated constraining circumstances that limit or prevent the opening of the new class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47056/26]
318. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the NCSE will provide the number of pupils across the country that applied for a place in one of the existing classes that provide for pupils with specific learning difficulty/ dyslexia; the number who could be provided with a space; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47057/26]
319. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review correspondence in relation to a school (details supplied); the funding options open to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47068/26]
320. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number and location of primary schools that are awaiting a formal lease agreement to be finalised after their management was taken over by State-run entities such as ETBs from the Catholic church, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47088/26]
321. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number and location of secondary schools that are awaiting a formal lease agreement to be finalised after their management was taken over by State-run entities such as ETBs from the Catholic church; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47089/26]
322. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progress in undertaking a rebuild of three schools (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47136/26]
323. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to advance a school building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47137/26]
324. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the extent to which her Department engages directly with schools regarding their DEIS status; the mechanisms through which such engagement takes place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47153/26]
325. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process used by her Department to assess schools for inclusion in the DEIS programme and DEIS Plus programme; the criteria applied as part of that assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47154/26]