436. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of male teachers and female teachers in the education system at both primary and secondary level each year for the period 2015 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73414/25]
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437. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in schools across the state at primary and post primary level with a diagnosis of an additional need ad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73415/25]
438. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of boys and girls in primary school which have a diagnosis of an additional need; the breakdown by gender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73416/25]
462. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a school building project at a school (details supplied); to provide an indicative timeline for construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73550/25]
463. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an overview of the primary school survey in terms of numbers of surveys completed, by county and as a percentage of overall eligible population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73551/25]
452. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new school building projects and extensions currently underway in Limerick, by stage, and date the project entered that stage including the number of pupils currently in that school, in tabular form. [71679/25]
453. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new school development projects in County Cavan currently in stage 3 of the development process; and the date each project entered stage 3, in tabular form. [71680/25]
454. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in County Roscommon that have sought assistance from the financial support service unit of her Department in 2022 to 2025, in tabular form. [71681/25]
476. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the work of the inter-Departmental group considering the recommendation for a redress scheme arising from the scoping inquiry into historical sexual abuse in schools run by religious orders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72034/25]
477. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process for establishing a new secondary school in an area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72057/25]
478. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to establish a new secondary school in Duleek, County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72058/25]
515. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is satisfied that special education needs organisers are acting consistently across the State and that parents and school staff are always getting the best support and advice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72498/25]
516. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is satisfied with the approach taken to SNA reviews in mainstream schools in cases which involve children who would otherwise be in a special school; the extent to which such review result in additional SNA resourcing; the median timeframe for this, from review to extra SNA staff being provided; and if she will make a statement on the matte…
88. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of notifications through the NCSE's parent notify portal by the 1 October 2025 deadline; the number of parents who have contacted the NCSE after the deadline with a recommendation for a special class or a special school place; the way in which both categories of applications, pre- and post 1 October, will be progressed; and if she will m…
90. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools referred to the financial service support unit in 2023-24, 2024-25 and to date in the 2025-26 school year; the measures she is taking to support schools financially through the winter in the absence of a cost-of-living package this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71049/25]
97. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on Oíche na hÓige; outline how she intends to build on the event through capital investment in youth facilities across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70748/25]
115. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools referred to the Financial Service Support Unit in 2023/2024, 2024/2025 and so far in the 2025/2026 school year; the measures she is taking to support schools through the winter in the absence of a cost-of-living package this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70746/25]
148. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the SNA Workforce Plan; the date on which it will be published; if it will recognise the expanded role of SNAs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70747/25]
152. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to increase the number of people from working class backgrounds, especially those who have attended DEIS schools, into the teaching profession; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70749/25]
162. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if all students with dyslexia and dyscalculia will be afforded extra time in State exams in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70745/25]
413. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if early intervention classes are being re-classified as primary autism classes in order to reduce the numbers of students looking for primary school places across the State; and if so, the measures that are being implemented to ensure that children who require access to an early intervention class are not left behind. [69744/25]
414. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a pre-school early intervention class held in a primary school (details supplied) is being re-classified as a primary autism class; the number of children that will be affected by the re-classification of this class; and the supports available to children who would have attended the early intervention class, had it not been re-classified. [6974…
415. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of early intervention classes across the State that have been reclassified as a primary autism class on a county-by-county breakdown. [69746/25]
416. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of early intervention classes across the State broken down by county, for each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [69747/25]
136. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the current assault leave guidelines for teachers in schools across the State. [68217/25]