Questions

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]

146. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on early intervention for ASD classes in Waterford. [74871/26]

284. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the consequences for children who cannot secure an appropriate special education place for September 2027. [75313/26]

285. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special education places are expected to be available in Waterford city and county for September 2027. [75310/26]

288. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of additional ASD classes or special school places planned for Waterford city and county for September 2027; and when these will be confirmed. [75311/26]

289. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in Waterford city and county that require special education places for September 2027. [75308/26]

458. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason there is no school bus for a school (details supplied) and her plans to provide this service. [73373/26]

466. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for the delivery of special classes in a school (details supplied). [73603/26]

469. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will explore the possibility of a dedicated special school in Tramore, County Waterford, to serve the town and surrounding area. [73597/26]

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]

371. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application (details supplied) for the formal education grant under the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Act 2025. [68156/26]

558. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to accommodate a small number of concessionary students (details supplied) who did not receive seats for an existing school bus route from Ballymacarbery to Dungarvan, County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65047/26]

1149. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the school transport options available to a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55383/26]

1150. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the school transport options available to a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55384/26]

1151. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the school transport options available to a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55403/26]

1195. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the school transport options available to a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55901/26]

1216. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a school transport application for a child (details supplied); whether a decision has been made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56098/26]

1222. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the school transport options available to a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56158/26]

1245. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the school transport options that are available to a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56556/26]

313. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the school transport options available to a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53156/26]

378. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a primary school (details supplied) has been rejected for a special education teacher allocation review, given the needs of the school and their pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49171/26]

778. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has reneged on its written agreement of November 2024 to build a nine-room configuration for a school (details supplied); if her Department is now offering a token three rooms given the huge increase in numbers in the school and the large demographic increase in its catchment area; if she will clarify the reason behind the de…

919. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason her Department is refusing to meet the urgent need it already formally recognised in November 2024 for the promised nine-room extension for a school (details supplied). [43406/26]

920. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department can justify spending €56,000 annually on top of the €500,000 already wasted on failing prefabs in a school (details supplied) while leaving purchased land adjacent to the school mostly vacant [43407/26]

921. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the exact timeline for the promised nine-room extension to meet the future needs of a school (details supplied); and the reason the schoolchildren must wait in substandard conditions in the interim. [43408/26]