103. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any review or reassessment available for four schools in the Dún Laoghaire constituency in relation to their allocation under the Home School Community Liaison Programme; and her views on whether their current assessment is acceptable in the context of significant increases in school population and a shift in demographics since t…
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104. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school (details supplied) can expect permanent accommodation; and to provide clarity ahead of the new school year 2027-2028 regarding the number of classrooms in its temporary accommodation the school can expect to gain and to lose. [74917/26]
105. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the development of the new school buildings for schools (details supplied). [74832/26]
106. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if students are eligible for the school transport scheme if they are attending their second next school following the school transport review. [74936/26]
107. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress made to date on the school transport pilot scheme; if there are plans to extend this beyond its current scope; and if so, when this is likely to be announced. [73912/26]
108. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she is taking to secure appropriate school placements for children with special educational needs who are currently without a school place and remaining at home. [73897/26]
109. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth when funding will be provided for the proposed extension to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74629/26]
110. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in special schools in Cork who have been sanctioned for school transport but have yet to receive it. [73835/26]
111. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the anomaly that prevented schools (details supplied) as DEIS Band I Urban schools each being able to appoint a dedicated HSCL is still applicable; if so, what is the anomaly, given that no such restrictions apply elsewhere in Dublin 15; and the objective criteria that were met by another school; if the anomaly will be overturned; and the process…
112. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the building project for a school (details supplied) which was approved to go to tender on the 21 May 2026; and the steps being taken to ensure there are no delays to this project. [74931/26]
113. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department’s plans to improve the provision of educational supports and accommodations for children with dyspraxia or childhood apraxia of speech across primary and post-primary school. [74215/26]
114. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school project (details supplied). [74651/26]
115. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to support schools to recruit and retain teachers, particularly in rural areas, and to facilitate teachers who wish to transfer to their home counties, including County Galway. [74924/26]
116. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she will review the assistive technology scheme under Circular 0010/2013, which excludes communication devices that have a general application outside school, so that pupils who need augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices to access the curriculum are no longer referred between her Department and the HSE; and whether sh…
117. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the unsuccessful climate action summer works scheme application submitted by a school (details supplied). [74885/26]
118. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of pupils in mainstream classes of more than 30 given the impact of these class sizes on pupils’ learning and the ability of teachers to meet individual needs. [74056/26]
119. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the Programme for Government commitment regarding the teacher to pupil ratio target of 19:1; and if schools in Dublin mid-west who lost a teacher from their allocation for this school year (details supplied), resulting in split classes, will regain the teaching posts for the next school year. [74900/26]
120. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures in place to ensure that children awaiting an assessment of need or formal diagnosis are not disadvantaged when seeking access to special education supports or placements; and if her Department intends to review the eligibility criteria for special classes. [74756/26]
121. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of an additional school accommodation application by a school (details supplied); the reason for the delay in progressing the application; and the expected timeline for a decision, subject to approval; and the provision of funding for the proposed extension. [72600/26]
122. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date the next tranche of the NDP roll out of new school buildings will be announced; and the amount of funding allocated to her Department in Budget 2027 for this. [74895/26]
123. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the progression of various school building projects in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74789/26]
124. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the provision of a school bus route (details supplied). [74948/26]
125. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a school's building project (details supplied), which has recently been informed of even further delays to a badly needed upgrade; and to assist in the timely resolution of the latest issue involving design teams and the Department, given the delays of over eight years. [71454/26]
126. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the delivery of the new school building for a school (details supplied); and when construction is expected to commence. [74880/26]
127. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's long-term plans for the provision of additional school places, at primary and secondary schools in Louth. [74755/26]