Questions

264. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the mechanisms in place to monitor the pricing of household waste collection services; the number of complaints received regarding household waste collection charges in County Cork in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72387/26]

265. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which existing common enrolment systems for primary schools should operate if a change of ethos results in two linked schools having differing patrons; and if there is a best practice guide for schools undergoing a change of patron in terms of whether they should proceed via a phased transition or a whole-of-school transition to the new…

266. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special classes and special school places available in County Mayo in each of the past five school years and the current school year; the number of additional special classes and special school places planned for the 2027-2028 school year and beyond; the arrangements in place between her Department, the National Council for Special Educ…

267. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth If she will address serious concerns raised by the Board of Management of a large primary school (details supplied) in County Kildare regarding the adequacy of administrative supports; if she accepts that the Board is finding it increasingly difficult to fulfil its remit due to the size and complexity of the school; and if she will meet with repr…

268. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applicants who were considered eligible for a service (details supplied); the number of concessionary applications made; the number of concessionary tickets provided; and whether a suitable provider has been sourced to facilitate the service. [71395/26]

269. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline plans to fund a panel of 20+ dyslexia support specialists throughout the country to carry out dyslexia assessments and support children with dyslexia in schools across the country; the way in which such specialists with the required credentials and experience can apply for such roles; when such roles will be advertised; and where they wi…

270. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a school's (details supplied) building project. [71394/26]

271. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applicants who were considered eligible for a service (details supplied); the number of concessionary applications made; the number of concessionary tickets provided; and whether a suitable provider has been sourced to facilitate the service. [71393/26]

272. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if alternative arrangements can be approved for small schools where existing kitchen facilities do not meet the new requirements for the School Meals Programme; if funding is available to help schools make the necessary adaptations; if the impact of these requirements on small and rural schools has been assessed; and the immediate solution that c…

273. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) will be included on the NDP list of schools to go to tender; whether schools with SEN based projects are being prioritized; to confirm that this school extension is an emergency SEN based project; and whether the projected enrolment of this school is increasing. [71460/26]

274. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a breakdown of funding provided to youth organisations in County Meath from 1 January to date in 2026. [71470/26]

275. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of full-time permanent teaching posts are unfilled in primary and secondary schools across the state, broken down by county, in tabular form. [71469/26]

276. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary and secondary school children respectively, avail of the school transport scheme in County Meath for the years 2023 to 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [71468/26]

277. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the proposed new campus for schools (details supplied); and if she will she make a statement on the matter. [71467/26]

278. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 67955/26, if she will review the case of a person (details supplied). [71462/26]

279. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) will be included on the NDP list of schools to go to tender, that my understanding was that schools with SEN based projects were being prioritized, that this school extension is an emergency SEN based project, that the projected enrolment of this school is increasing. [71461/26]

280. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a schedule of EU Presidency events being hosted by her Department broken down by name of the event, location, date, State agencies or other departments involved in the organising of the event; and cost or budgeted cost of same (including costs borne by state agencies under its aegis), in tabular form. [71401/26]

281. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a list of all post-primary schools in Dublin that offered politics and society as a subject for the Leaving Certificate in the 2025-2026 school year, with the number of students who studied the subject in each school. [71474/26]

282. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth to advise when a teacher (details supplied) will receive payment for teaching hours. [71508/26]

283. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will intervene to ensure that sufficient staff are provided for a special school (details supplied) to resume operating a full school week; when the necessary staff will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71481/26]

284. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school building project (details supplied). [71524/26]

285. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the replacement building project for a school (details supplied); whether the project remains approved and fully funded; the stage reached within her Department's building programme; whether the existing planning permission remains valid; the estimated timeline for progression to tender and construction; whether her Departme…

286. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that up to 70 children in the Ballinasloe area are currently without school transport following the withdrawal of private operators from the system; the action her Department will take to ensure all affected children have access to school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71542/26]

287. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the occupational therapy and speech and language therapy supports allocated under the education therapy service to a school (details supplied); the number of occupational therapists and speech and language therapists assigned to the school; whether such posts are filled and fully operational; the nature and extent of services delivered since the …

288. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which she will ensure that the recommendations in assessment reports for neurodivergent pupils submitted to schools are implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71632/26]