125. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify within every special school if every teacher and SNA, respectively has the appropriate qualification; and if not, the number of teachers and SNAs, respectively do not, out of the total number of teaching and SNA staff and if she will make a statement accordingly. [40095/25]
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52. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider targeted investment in State-run youth spaces as part of Budget 2026, given the growing demand for early intervention mental health, education, and wellbeing supports for young people, and the opportunity these hubs present to deliver multiple services under one roof; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38082/25]
398. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the parameters of the independent assessment into the feasibility of the over-70s' exclusion from the school transport scheme will be agreed; and the deadline for completion of the report. [37258/25]
411. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether consideration has been given to lifting the mandatory retirement age of 70 for school transport providers for children with special education needs, or to a temporary lifting of the age limit of 70 for drivers to ensure continuity of service to children with special education needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33866/25]
528. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools who were asked but declined to open special classes in their schools, per county, in tabular form. [29305/25]
529. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who were offered places in special classes or schools in September 2024 but have not commenced school in September 2024, per county, in tabular form. [29306/25]
530. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special classes that have opened per start of the academic school year, per county, in each of the years 2022 to 2025, in tabular form. [29307/25]
531. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special needs assistants, per school and per postcode in Dublin, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [29308/25]
209. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the cost of the common application system pilot for special class and special school places in Dublin 15; and her plans to expand that out to all parts of the country. [18090/25]
119. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (ISL) within her Department and its associated public bodies, including details of any ISL strategies that have been developed; and if no ISL strategy has been developed to date, the details of plans her Department has to address this gap in the near future. [17971/25]
122. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the number of primary schools and post primary schools that are billed by Uisce Éireann; and that share of the total number of primary schools and post primary schools. [18029/25]
123. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education if all primary and post primary schools can access public liability insurance from one insurance company only, nominated by her Department, or whether schools are free to seek out their insurance cover from any company. [18030/25]
191. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the reason mainstream classes in a pre-school (details supplied) have been excluded from special needs education support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16919/25]
210. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education if she intends on expanding the Dublin 15 autism class application trial across Ireland to introduce a centralised application system for autism classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16918/25]
505. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education her plans to allocate a budget line to making permanent and to roll out the pilot that took place in Dublin 15, with a central allocation process for special class and special school applications. [17023/25]
247. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the reason the mainstream classes in a school (details supplied) are excluded from SEN support by the special education section within her Department; the reason the pupils there cannot access SNAs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14846/25]
248. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education if the special class in a school (details supplied) opened in 2016, has temporary or permanent status; and if her Department will support this class into the future. [14847/25]
565. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the level of funding for school completion programmes (details supplied) from the years 2020 to 2025, per programme, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10784/25]
566. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the number of staff working for school completion programmes (details supplied) from the years 2020 to 2025, per programme, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10785/25]
677. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the development of the new building for a school and the masterplan for the multi-school campus in Whitehall, Dublin 9. [11805/25]
678. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the reason for the delays to the development of a school (details supplied) and the multi-school campus in Whitehall, Dublin 9, given that the appointment of the multi-disciplinary design team was due to be appointed by Q2 2024. [11806/25]
763. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education if a rule-circular exists setting a limit of one sensory room per primary school, irrespective of class-school size. [12691/25]
764. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education if any rule-circular exists that precludes primary schools receiving more than one sensory room grant in a six-year period; and the time limit of that rule. [12692/25]
765. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) had its application for a sensory room rejected when it is currently adding two autism classes to the school. [12693/25]
766. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) is being penalised and precluded from having a sensory room to accompany the two autism classes currently being built, all because the school hosts a pre-school class with a sensory room for pre-schoolers only in the same building. [12694/25]