356. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost of the Gaeltacht teaching allowance in the last year of its full operation; and if her Department has estimated a cost for its restoration for Gaeltacht teachers in 2026. [49126/26]
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357. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost of the Irish-medium teaching allowance in the last year of its full operation; and if her Department has estimated a cost for its restoration for Irish-medium teachers in 2026. [49127/26]
358. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total funding set aside by her Department for Irish Medium Education in the 2025/26 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49128/26]
359. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of increasing the provision of Irish Medium Education from 6% to 20%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49129/26]
360. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of updating the Drumcondra Irish language test and expanding the test to all schools in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49130/26]
361. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of increasing COGG funding by 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% respectively, and by the cost of inflation since Budget 2026, in tabular form. [49131/26]
362. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of adding an additional week of immersion in the Gaeltacht to the programme for trainee teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49132/26]
363. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of bringing secondary school science labs up to date and modernised for the new senior cycle reforms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49133/26]
364. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of science labs that will be brought up to date under the Summer Works Scheme; the total funding associated with this work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49134/26]
365. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total funding allocated by her Department to bring science labs up to date and modernised under the various schemes; the number of science labs that will be modernised with this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49135/26]
366. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of increasing funding for the Youth Capital Funding Scheme by 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49136/26]
367. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total funding provided for the Home School Community Liaison (HSCL) Scheme to Urban-Primary, Rural-Primary and Post-Primary schools currently; and the estimated cost of a 5%, 10% and 20% increase in this funding, in tabular form. [49137/26]
368. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of DEIS schools involved in the Home School Community Liaison Scheme; the number of children and young people involved in the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49138/26]
369. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of a 20% increase in the ancillary grant provided to every school for the year 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49139/26]
370. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first- and full-year cost of increasing guidance counselling funding by 5%, 10% and 20% respectively, in tabular form. [49140/26]
371. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of guidance counsellor posts allocated to schools for the 2025/2026 school year and the average annual cost associated with one guidance counsellor post, in tabular form. [49141/26]
372. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost of increasing the school ICT grant for primary schools by 10%, 20%, and 50% respectively, in tabular form. [49142/26]
373. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the first and full year savings associated with the introduction of a phased abolition of the private school subsidy over five years;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49143/26]
374. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first year and full year cost of a device allowance for schoolchildren whose schools are using tablets to the value of €1,000 per student; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49144/26]
375. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first and full-year cost of providing a €250, €350, and €500 allowance for pupils to purchase an iPad or a tablet, in schools where having an iPad or tablet is mandatory, in tabular form. [49145/26]
376. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of pupils enrolled in junior infants for the 2025/2026 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49146/26]
377. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of schools in the State that are paying for their water; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49147/26]
378. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a primary school (details supplied) has been rejected for a special education teacher allocation review, given the needs of the school and their pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49171/26]
379. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the new build capital project for a school (details supplied) including a date when a contractor will be appointed; the date when construction will commence; and the contingency plans that will be in place in the advent that construction does not substantially commence prior to the planning permission expiration date of Novemb…
380. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criterial for allocating teachers to Gaelscoileanna in Gaeltacht areas and in non Gaeltacht areas. [49177/26]