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Cian O'Callaghan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1247. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a climate action summer works (CASW) application submitted by a school (details supplied); when the next tranche of CASW projects will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23948/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1250. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will release the findings of the National Primary School Survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24037/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1519. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to broaden the Teaching Council of Ireland's registration requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26997/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
512. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will commit to sanctioning two additional autism classes for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21848/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
513. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special classes that have been sanctioned in each tranche; if she will commit to the sanctioning of an additional autism class for (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21862/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
643. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to address the lack of statutory protections for job sharing or flexible work arrangements for parent carers working in the education sector; if her attention has been drawn to the financial vulnerability created by forcing skilled professionals on to unpaid, or poorly compensated, leave; her plans to address the absence o…
Cian O'Callaghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
644. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when tender submissions will open for a school (details supplied); the tender submission deadline; to confirm that the project remains on schedule to commence construction in Q2 of 2026, as confirmed by the former Minister for Education and Youth in May 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18584/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Education
122. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she can confirm that the Taoiseach’s recent acknowledgement that, based on the data available, it will be challenging for Government to ensure an appropriate school place for every child who requires one in the coming year, is an accurate statement (details supplied); to outline the work being done to support schools that are willing to expand…
Cian O'Callaghan Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Education
123. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to a school (details supplied) that has submitted an additional school accommodation application to build modulars to expand their special education provision; if can she confirm whether approval will be granted for the necessary modular accommodation for (details supplied), a school which has been actively seeking…
Cian O'Callaghan Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Education
555. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to ensure there is a school place for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14822/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Education
556. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the new school building project for a school (details supplied) will be published on eTenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14823/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Education
585. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the work her Department is doing to establish more reading schools and reading classes in the North Dublin area to cater for children with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15070/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Education
303. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the new school building project for a school (details supplied); to outline when the second tranche of new school building projects will be announced; if the school will be prioritised in the next tranche, as it has planning permission and will provide four much needed special education classes for the local community; and…
Cian O'Callaghan Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Education
306. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 212 of 12 February 2026, to explain the process in which schools without suitable accommodation for newly sanctioned special classes can get modular accommodation; if any schools announced in the first, second and third tranche of sanctioned special classes have made a request for modular accommodation; and i…
Cian O'Callaghan Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Education
212. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that funding is provided for modular buildings to accommodate new sanctioned autism classes at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10031/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
484. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the National Council for Special Education will be permitted to issue letters of eligibility again; her views on a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7549/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Education
80. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will take action to ensure there is an appropriate school place for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6960/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
492. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will meet with the principal of a school (details supplied) to discuss the urgent need for additional autism class provision within their school, and the wider community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5830/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Education
362. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the new school building project for a school (details supplied) will be published on eTenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5199/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Education
126. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a request to open two additional special classes will be sanctioned by the NCSE for a school (details supplied); when the next tranche of sanctioned schools will be announced; if she will ensure that the information will be communicated to parents and schools in the first instance, and not Government Teachtaí Dála; and if she will make a state…
Cian O'Callaghan Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Education
127. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a request to open two additional special classes will be sanctioned by the NCSE for a school (details supplied); when the next tranche of sanctioned schools will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4974/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
535. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will work with the NCSE to help establish an autism class in a school (details supplied); the reason some schools in the area have not been required or supported to open an autism class despite clear local demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3752/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Education
332. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the tender submission process for the new school building project for a school (details supplied) will open in January as previously advised; the length of time this process will be open for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3046/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Education
444. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department will take to ensure that a child (details supplied) can access a suitable educational setting for the remainder of the 2025/2026 school year. [71570/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
140. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on a new school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70630/25]