Questions

499. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a date and time is not given in advance for the release of the staffing schedule for schools; if she will consider giving advance notice of the release of the staffing schedule for the wellbeing of principals and the staff whose jobs are affected by the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21774/26]

744. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of money allocated to new build schools and new extensions to schools for art work in 2020 to 2025 and to date 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19135/26]

832. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for calling the package of supports announced for the survivors of Ireland's industrial and reformatory schools after the Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Act given that the survivors explicitly requested that the supports should specifically refer to survivors of industrial and reform schools; and if she will make a statem…

406. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the supports and services for victims of abuse in industrial schools will be put in place. [16253/26]

481. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the formal impact assessment that has been conducted on the educational and emotional consequences of SNA reductions; the way "reasonable distance" is defined when existing commute times and childcare responsibilities are considered; the reason SNA vacancies no longer being consistently advertised publicly; if she will commit to reviewing the redepl…

590. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school building project (details supplied); the timeline for construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15081/26]

508. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an application was received through Parents Notify before the 1 October 2025 deadline for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9124/26]

509. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the Parents Notify portal will be reopened in advance of the 2026/2027 school year for parents who may have missed the 1 October 2025 deadline, are therefore unable to get a letter of eligibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9125/26]

258. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications for emergency works grants submitted by schools for the years 2020-2026 to date; the number of applications approved in the same timeframe; and the amount of consultant fees repaid to schools upon approval of an emergency works grant in this timeframe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9112/26]

291. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount spent in the years 2020 to 2025 on prefabricated classrooms, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68863/25]

292. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools where asbestos was found to be present, and the amount spent on the management and removal of asbestos in schools, between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68864/25]

246. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an educational facility (details supplied) is required to attain examinations centre status in order for students to submit coursework for Leaving Certificate 2026 in light of the recent guidance in the Coursework Rules & Procedures 2025-2026 issued by the State Examinations Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67616/2…

184. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the staffing schedule for primary schools for the 2026/2027 school year to address the inequities in the appointment figures for certain categories of schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54257/25]

294. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of delays in processing the professional masters in education grant specifically for teachers in the education and training board system; when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49929/25]

322. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the revised Teaching Council (Registration) Regulations, 2016 will come into force in order that the timebound provision can be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50269/25]

940. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from paying commercial rates to the relevant local authority of the location that the property is in; to provide a similar list of properties for agencies or bodies under its remit that are also absolved from commercial rates, in tabular form;…

1125. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount spent by her Department and State bodies under its aegis on travel and subsistence in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42462/25]

1201. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth given the Programme for Government commits to reducing the pupil-teacher ratio to 19:1, and the current pupil-teacher ratio stands at 23:1, when this reduction will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43076/25]

1202. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will commit to communicating important circulars to school principals during school term time and not during holiday periods; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43081/25]

1203. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration will be given to the implementation of a pro-rata administration time allowance for deputy principals given the fact that a school with 572 pupils has the same day time administration allocation as a school with 170 pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43082/25]

1204. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will commit to a guaranteed grant schedule given that schools have been requested to submit a three-year budget to the FSSU which they cannot complete without knowledge of incoming grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43083/25]

1241. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding stream available to a school (details supplied) to apply to extend a sports hall given that they are ineligible under additional school accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43712/25]

95. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the increase in the capitation grant to a school (details supplied) given on a “once-off” basis in 2024 will be paid again in 2025 and thereafter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36351/25]

96. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth in light of the exponential rise in the cost-of-living index since 2005, when the block grant for a school (details supplied) was set, if she plans to increase this block grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36352/25]

113. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a timeline for the introduction of a new national small schools project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36562/25]