197. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the projected demand for post primary school places in County Mayo for each of the next four years; and the additional places currently in development. [69861/26]
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198. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the revised scope for the additional facilities at a school (details supplied) will be approved; if and when that will be formally confirmed to the school in writing; the current status of the project; if and when the outcome of the recent technical examination in terms of the revised scope will be communicated to the school; and if she will confirm…
199. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for requiring a school (details supplied) to have 272 pupils enrolled for the 2026-2027 school year to retain its 11th teacher given the threshold for retaining 11 teachers for the 2027-2028 school year is understood to be 261 pupils; and the consideration that has been given to projected enrolment, ongoing housing development and …
200. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will engage with a person (details supplied) and resolve an ongoing payroll issue. [69864/26]
201. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeframe for refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) to be completed. [69869/26]
202. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the nature of capital works projects her Department funded at a school (details supplied) in 2025 and to date in 2026 in tabular form; and the number of capital funding requests currently with her Department as of 28 September 2026. [69868/26]
203. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school (details supplied) will receive communication from her Department about a building. [69914/26]
204. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any engagement she has had with unions representing teachers with a view to preventing their planned strike actions (detail supplied). [69895/26]
205. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date on which the policy of automatically including special class provision in all new school builds was first adopted; whether the policy was approved by Government decision, departmental instruction, NCSE recommendation or school design guidance; and if she will share the relevant documentation. [69888/26]
206. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the planned development of a school (details supplied). [69938/26]
207. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department and the national council for curriculum and assessment are taking to provide comprehensive, in-person professional development and training to second-level teachers tasked with delivering the new Leaving Certificate specifications; the reason that no official sample layouts or benchmark portfolios have been published by the St…
208. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); the status of the school bus ticket application; and if the matter will be reconsidered given the exceptional circumstances. [69979/26]
209. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of teachers on the primary school main panel in County Kerry at the commencement of the 2026-2027 school year; the number of permanent vacancies available to those teachers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69977/26]
210. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that removing a teacher from a school (details supplied) will result in a 50% increase in class sizes from 22 students to 33 students; if she is aware of concerns of parents about the ensuing detrimental impacts on the education and wellbeing of their children; if she is aware of the impact this will have on autistic students; if s…
211. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of the capital funding that has been spent in the first nine months of 2026; if she will provide the same figures for the same period in 2025, in tabular form. [69969/26]
212. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address newly qualified teachers seeing their pay delayed by weeks due to her Department not releasing the teaching panel in sufficient time which meant that interviews and job appointments in schools were delayed meaning that many missed the 10 July 2026 deadline for returning appointment forms; if she will ensure that all teachers are…
213. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the significant anxiety and inequity facing current Leaving Certificate students due to the lack of official past exam papers for newly updated subjects; the reason the State examinations commission has only provided two sample papers per updated subject, forcing students to rely on unstandardised third-party commerc…
214. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the construction of new school (details supplied) on a green field site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69974/26]
215. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth considering the Programme for Government commitment regarding drivers aged over 70, if she will review the age limit of 70 for larger school transport vehicles, given that medically fit drivers aged up to 72 may now drive vehicles carrying up to eight passengers. [70006/26]
216. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the value of UBU Your Place Your Space funding for each recipient organisation in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular from. [70002/26]
217. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the increasing concerns being raised by families regarding the cost of mock and State examinations at second level; whether consideration is being given to the introduction of additional financial supports, fee waivers, or other assistance measures for low-income families, including households where a parent holds a…
218. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding an assessment of demand for SEN places in primary schools in the Shankill area; and the way this demand will be matched. [70022/26]
219. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the provision of an additional SEN classroom in a school (details supplied) to meet the demand for places in the Shankill area. [70023/26]
220. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans regarding the proposed increase in the provision of SEN places in primary schools in the Shankill area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70021/26]
221. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the proposed building project at a school (details supplied) which is currently at Stage 1a of the design process; if she is aware that the school has been awaiting Department approval for over six months to proceed to the planning permission stage; when approval to proceed to planning is expected to issue; and the reason for th…