277. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the additional resources that have been allocated to schools and local education support services in anticipation of the recommendations of the EPSEN review; and if he will provide a breakdown of expenditure by programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49749/25]
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278. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the expected timeframe for the introduction of necessary legislative amendments following the completion of the EPSEN review; if draft heads of a Bill will be published in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49752/25]
299. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a detailed update on the proposed lease agreement between schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49981/25]
300. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide details of all correspondence between her Department and a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49982/25]
301. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline her Departments plans to provide adequate accommodation to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49983/25]
248. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students in Galway city, due to enter special classes in second level this year, who had not secured places by the end of the 2024-2025 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49542/25]
249. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students in Galway city, due to enter mainstream classes in second level this year, who had not secured places by the end of the 2024-2025 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49543/25]
250. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions that have been taken by her Department, and its agencies, to support students who have not yet secured a school place for the year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49544/25]
251. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps that have been taken to improve the school admission system; if she is aware of groups of parents forming to call for improvements to be made to the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49545/25]
802. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has been in contact with a union (details supplied) in relation to planned strike action by school secretaries and caretakers beginning on 28 August 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45264/25]
878. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the development of a centralised application system, in tandem with the NCSE, to deal with applications for children with special educational needs more efficiently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45983/25]
879. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of post-primary teaching posts that currently remain unfilled, for each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45984/25]
880. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary teaching posts that currently remain unfilled, for each county , in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45985/25]
881. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special needs assistant posts currently remain unfilled, for each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45986/25]
882. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update as of August 2025 on her engagement with teachers unions regarding leaving certificate reform due to be rolled out in September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45987/25]
883. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the engagement she has had with unions representing school secretaries and caretakers regarding their planned industrial action over pension parity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45988/25]
884. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has completed her Department’s internal budgetary process for the Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45992/25]
885. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if within her internal budgetary process she has identified a need to increase funding for ICT equipment, to assist pupils with special educational needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45993/25]
886. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if within her internal budgetary process she has identified a need to increase funding for the capitation grant in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46000/25]
887. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if within her internal budgetary process she has identified a need to increase funding for the capitation grant in post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46001/25]
888. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a timeline and budget allocation for the implementation of the DEIS+ programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46003/25]
889. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a status update on the arbitration talks between a union (details supplied) and the Department of Education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46004/25]
984. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the bus route Nenagh-Silvermines to Borrisoleigh will be operating for the academic year 2026-2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46731/25]
297. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special needs assistants working in all schools, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40234/25]
298. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the proposed opening of a new special school in Carrignavar, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40235/25]