201. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to protect rural primary schools that are at risk of losing teaching posts due to declining enrolment numbers; if her Department will review the staffing schedule for smaller rural schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53866/26]
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202. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider reducing the pupil-teacher ratio in primary schools in Budget 2027, particularly in rural schools where staffing levels are under pressure due to demographic decline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53867/26]
203. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the findings of the National Primary School Survey 2026, which found that 73% of parents with children attending single-sex primary schools favoured a move towards co-education, whether her Department has plans to encourage or facilitate the amalgamation of single-sex schools that do not wish to move towards a co-educational model; the m…
204. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the range of topics covered and the outcome of her discussions in Cork with the Members of the European Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53877/26]
205. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to further expand the Health Alliances for Practice-Based Professional Education and Engagement Project at the University of Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53930/26]
206. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53990/26]
207. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 378 of 7 July 2026, if she will provide information on the identified level of need in the school planning area (details supplied); the reason no new special classes in primary schools have been announced in the school planning area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53995/26]
208. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the need to develop additional accommodation for a school (details supplied). [54058/26]
209. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the need for a permanent school building for a school (details supplied). [54059/26]
210. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update, including a timeline, on the new ASD classes for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54064/26]
211. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update, including a timeline, of the new ASD classes for a school (details supplied). [54065/26]
212. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update including a timeline of the new ASD classes for a school (details supplied). [54066/26]
213. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update including a timeline of the new ASD classes for a school (details supplied). [54067/26]
214. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of concerns raised by Irish teachers returning from teaching overseas regarding the Teaching Council registration process; the number of applications for registration from teachers qualified and experienced overseas that are currently awaiting determination; the average processing time for such applications over the past three years;…
215. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school’s (details supplied) SEN re-purposing grant was refused; if the school can re-apply given that there will be five SEN classes and challenges with accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54098/26]
216. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of an application by a school (details supplied) under the emergency works scheme; when decisions will be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54097/26]
217. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current position regarding the application for funding under the summer works scheme in respect of a science laboratory project at a school (details supplied); the current status of the assessment of the application; if funding will be approved and made available in sufficient time to allow the project to be completed before the commenc…
218. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the population review into Mallow and the proposed extension of a school (details supplied). [54108/26]
219. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are plans to progress a special school for second-level age students in Cork. [54109/26]
220. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children eligible for a special school place aged 12 years or up availing of the Home Tuition programme in the 2025-2026 school year. [54110/26]
221. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children that received a NEPS assessment in Cork in 2025; and the number on the waiting list. [54111/26]
222. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools that applied for DEIS Plus status; the schools that were not accepted; and whether she intends to extend the scheme further. [54112/26]
223. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of SET hours allocated in Cork per student in the 2025-2026 school year; and the number for the 2026-2027 school year. [54113/26]
224. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the therapists in special schools pilot in Cork. [54114/26]
225. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the legal or contractual basis on which her Department has withdrawn the agreed local bargaining measures for SNAs; if her Department will identify the clause within the Public Service Agreement, Local Bargaining Agreement or other agreement that made the implementation of the local bargaining measures conditional upon acceptance of the Workplace Dev…