Questions

148. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she expects the NSCE to begin the process of distributing SNAs among schools following an allocation of 1,717 additional SNAs under Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55641/25]

128. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider more flexibility on the Irish criteria for students in relation to at-risk schools that are on the border of a Gaeltacht area and which rely on feeders from both English- and Irish-speaking primary schools; if a hybrid approach could be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18853/25]

155. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special classes in County Mayo; the number of autistic children currently awaiting a school place in County Mayo, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18852/25]

173. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth when correspondence from her Department will issue to a person in County Mayo (details supplied). [22225/25]

74. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education to confirm if a school (details supplied) in County Mayo is deemed the second nearest school for a family in relation to the school transport scheme. [14349/25]

397. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) in County Mayo is deemed the second-nearest school for a family in relation to the school transport scheme. [13990/25]

398. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education her position on the pay scale for special needs assistants who are offered full-time contracts and begin on point one of the scale but have years of experience as a part-time and/or substitute special needs assistants; if there are plans to review the pay scale to recognise the previous work experience that special needs assistants have; and if she will make a …