Questions

55. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on her Department's plans for the piece of vacant land adjacent to the primary school in the Hollywoodrath estate, Hollystown, Dublin 15; if she can share a potential timeline for the outcome of discussions within her Department in relation to this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74572/26]

519. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of her Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73979/26]

235. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to seek increases in capitation for secondary schools in Budget 2027. [70219/26]

236. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to seek increases in capitation for primary schools in Budget 2027. [70218/26]

1106. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she intends to review the qualification recognition and equivalency process for teachers with verified overseas teaching qualifications and professional experience, in order to reduce unnecessary delays and administrative barriers for those seeking to teach in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54764/26]

1107. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to streamline the recognition of verified overseas teaching qualifications and professional experience, with a view to reducing unnecessary delays and administrative barriers for qualified teachers seeking to enter the Irish teaching profession; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54765/26]

1108. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the efforts being made to a provide clear, transparent and timely decision-making processes to minimise delays in the qualification of teachers with experience working abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54766/26]

1109. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department monitors the average processing time for the qualification recognition and equivalency process for teachers with verified overseas teaching qualifications and professional experience; to provide an update on current processing times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54767/26]

1248. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on and proposed timeline for the extension of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56664/26]

1250. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 561 of 16 July 2026, if her Department is currently considering altering the procedures for primary schools to make rooms available for afterschool services; if her Department is currently considering making this process mandatory for all primary schools, given the current shortage of afterschool service pro…

70. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progress in undertaking a rebuild of three schools in Dublin 7 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54203/26]

103. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on school planning in the Cabra-Phibsborough-D7 School Planning Area (SPA); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54204/26]

297. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will request the Minister for Education and Youth, if she will consider altering the guidance to primary schools regarding making a room or rooms available to afterschool providers; if she will consider making this mandatory for all primary schools in order to assist in increasing the availability of afterschool services; and if she will m…

309. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for when appeals by schools who did not receive DEIS Plus designation will be decided; when schools will be informed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54307/26]

348. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider altering the guidance to primacy schools regarding making a room or rooms available to afterschool providers; if she will consider making this mandatory for all primary schools in order to assist in increasing the availability of afterschool services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54652/26]

283. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if students who are meant to be starting in first year in a school (details supplied) but who, due to delays in the construction of the modular unit, are having their start date in the school pushed back to mid-October 2026, could be provided with dedicated SNAs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52691/26]

336. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are any potential plans for new schools in the Kellystown area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50906/26]

340. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of significant health and safety concerns being raised by the management and parents of a school in Dublin 20 (details supplied); if her Department will fully support the school to ameliorate these issues in advance of the new academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49010/26]

179. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are plans for a new secondary school in the Cabra-Phibsborough-D7 school planning area; if these plans are for a Gaelscoil or an Educate Together Secondary School/ Non-denominational secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48121/26]

304. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the home-based summer provision sanction letters will be issued; the reasoning for the delay in the issuance of these letters; the measures her Department plan to take next year to prevent a repeat of such delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46901/26]

322. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progress in undertaking a rebuild of three schools (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47136/26]

81. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the areas in which there is a demand for the provision of Irish medium education from the findings of the primary schools survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46088/26]

93. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 17 December 2025, if she can provide an update on progress of the taskforce set to implement the Government’s commitment to ‘expand opportunities for students to attend Gaelscoileanna and Gaelcholáistí’, as set out in the Programme for Government 2025; to outline any plan given by the taskforce to her D…

469. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide clarity on the reason her Department has only published national results from the Primary School Survey for parents of children in denominational, single-sex and/or English medium schools; to request that national or regional rather than school-specific reports be published to include responses from parents/guardians of those in Gaelsc…

200. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of an appeal by a school (details supplied) regarding the failure to grant DEIS PLUS status; when the appeal will have a decision made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44814/26]