536. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the delayed opening of the new special school in Balbriggan; the reasons for the delay; the steps being taken by her Department to ensure that the school opens as soon as possible; the reason parents and families were not adequately or promptly informed of the delay; the reason alternative educational provision, including…
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537. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of Irish-medium primary schools (Gaelscoileanna) and Irish-medium post-primary schools (Gaelcholáistí) currently operating in the State, by county. [64838/26]
538. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of any contracts in place between her Department and agencies under her remit with a company (details supplied) known to have provided material support to the IDF in Gaza, which the Government considers to be guilty of genocide, since 2023. [64852/26]
539. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth which body or bodies have legal responsibility for ensuring that teachers employed in voluntary secondary schools have their employment rights protected and are provided with a safe working environment. [64920/26]
540. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a teacher pursuing a complaint before the Workplace Relations Commission, the Labour Court or under protected disclosures legislation is required to exhaust or engage with internal school complaints procedures in order to avail of statutory protections. [64919/26]
541. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth who is the legal employer of teachers in voluntary secondary schools; and if the employer is deemed to be the board of management, the school patron, the Department of Education or another body. [64917/26]
542. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth if professional master of education pathways are currently available to graduates of the BA home economics programme at St Angela's College; and if she will provide details of the number of available places on such programmes. [64929/26]
543. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the application by a school (details supplied) to transition to a Gaelscoil; and when a decision will be made on this application. [64880/26]
544. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review correspondence (details supplied) and advise on the steps to take on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64865/26]
545. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that a child (details supplied) with additional needs secures an appropriate local school place to allow her to complete her leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64845/26]
546. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications for places in Irish-medium post-primary schools that were unsuccessful in each of the past five years, by school and county; and the measures being taken to ensure sufficient Gaelcholáiste places are available to meet demand. [64842/26]
547. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any assessment of the pilot programme for mental health supports in primary schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64949/26]
548. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any proposal to roll out mental health supports in primary schools following the findings of a pilot programme (details supplied). [64950/26]
549. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the provision of counselling and mental health supports in secondary schools. [64951/26]
550. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any engagement she has had with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the provision of counselling and mental health supports in secondary schools. [64952/26]
551. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any engagement she has had with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the provision of counselling and mental health supports in primary schools. [64953/26]
552. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth If she will review the case of a person (details supplied); if she will provide an update on the school bus ticket application; and if she will outline whether the minibus serving the Drung-Bunnoe area could be replaced with a larger vehicle to accommodate all children requiring transport to a school (details supplied). [64869/26]
553. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the stage 2A review of a school accommodation project (details supplied); whether she will include the project for priority consideration in the next tranche of the schools building programme; to provide a clear and realistic timeline to tender and construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64981/26]
554. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the case of a teacher (details supplied); and if she will outline the measures being considered to retain experienced teachers in the profession, particularly in rural schools, amid the ongoing teacher shortage. [64979/26]
555. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth to give consideration to an ongoing problem (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65024/26]
556. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth to give urgent consideration to an ongoing issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65046/26]
557. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 526 of 28 April 2026, to provide a list of the frameworks of providers of digital devices recommended to schools. [65042/26]
558. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to accommodate a small number of concessionary students (details supplied) who did not receive seats for an existing school bus route from Ballymacarbery to Dungarvan, County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65047/26]
559. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the transport arrangements that can be implemented for a child (details supplied) to get them to and from school. [65028/26]
560. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to strongly consider an emergency works scheme appeal by a school (details supplied) to repair hazardous and unsafe roofing which is in need of repair from the perspective of health and safety. [65078/26]