101. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to improve the school transport scheme for families in rural counties such as Mayo, particularly where pupils have experienced difficulties accessing school bus services; and ask that she make a statement on the matter. [74935/26]
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130. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her assessment of teacher recruitment and retention challenges in rural schools in Mayo; whether additional supports are being considered for schools experiencing staffing shortages; and ask that she make a statement on the matter. [74934/26]
29. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special education teachers and SNAs allocated to schools in County Mayo for the past three years; if further increases are planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53692/26]
81. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is considering targeted incentives to attract and retain teachers in rural schools in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53691/26]
383. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether current enrolment at a school (details supplied) in County Mayo will be taken into account in advance of September 2026 given the school now meets the relevant staffing threshold, rather than the use of 30 September 2025 figures; if a revised allocation will be approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51655/26]
384. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any mechanism exists to revise a staffing decision in cases such as a school (details supplied) in County Mayo where enrolment has increased after the appeals process concluded and now meets the required threshold for an additional teaching post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51656/26]
385. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she retains any discretion to review or amend a staffing allocation for a school such as a school (details supplied) in County Mayo where new enrolment data demonstrates that the criteria for an additional teacher are now satisfied, notwithstanding the previous decision of the Primary Staffing Appeals Board; and if she will make a statement on the …
289. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options available to an individual who wishes to have their TY Online Driver Education Programme considered for the school curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48562/26]
793. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the roll out of the summer programme in Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42036/26]
918. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason previously approved funding for a single classroom in a school (details supplied) has been cancelled; if it will be reinstated; if so, when this will occur. [43401/26]
585. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review an application (details supplied) for school transport. [39532/26]
139. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are supports available to a designated special school to purchase a specialised vehicle to transport students to and from the school; if this will be considered as part of pre-budget talks for inclusion as a right of additional needs children to have access to their school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38096/26]
516. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an appeal for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37283/26]
318. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a primary school (details supplied) that is awaiting a decision for works to be carried out under the emergency works scheme will receive approval; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31980/26]
128. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1407 of 14 April 2026, when a decision will be made on the redesignation of a class (details supplied) [31174/26]
12. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has considered the particular challenges associated with the current school transport criteria in rural areas such as County Mayo, including the local nuances associated with feeder schools and geographical distances; the measures her Department is taking to address these challenges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29…
102. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has reviewed DEIS eligibility for schools in Mayo experiencing disadvantage but not currently included in the programme; the reasons for their exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29063/26]
1226. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports available for special schools with regard to funding for transport for students to and from the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23655/26]
1407. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a decision will be made on the redesignation of a class (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25468/26]
377. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures her Department is taking to increase autism class places in schools in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13950/26]
577. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth to define the ‘gap in employment’ for primary substitute teachers (details supplied) when they must cease employment where the school is closed for the summer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6628/26]
416. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to review or strengthen its guidance on the use of children’s images on school websites and social media, in view of the evolving digital risk this may pose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71329/25]
417. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department last updated its guidance for schools on publishing photographs of pupils online; the changes have been made to previous versions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71330/25]
483. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process involved for a school that wishes to acquire DEIS status; to provide details of the criteria it must satisfy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61091/25]
84. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which the level of demand is assessed regarding the lower threshold of 400 students to establish a new Gaelcholáiste; her plans to open a Gaelcholáiste in Castlebar, County Mayo a Gaeltacht service town, given that a community group submitted a request to her Department to establish a Gaelcholáiste in October 2023 on the basis of a projected…