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Barry Ward Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
845. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any engagement she has had with the NCSE in relation to the qualifying criteria for getting an SNA in school; if this assessment has been reviewed in recent years by the NCSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19931/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
846. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to calls to expand the qualifying criteria for access to SNA support for children that require additional help in a school (details supplied); the actions she will take to address the concerns outlined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19932/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
897. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the refurbishment works for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20680/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
898. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will engage with the principal of a school (details supplied) in relation to their planned refurbishment project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20681/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
899. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a timeline for the start date of a planned refurbishment project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20682/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Education
176. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the significant reduction in the SNA allocation for a school (details supplied); the basis for this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13396/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Education
177. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is concerned about the impact that the significant reduction in the SNA allocation for a school (details supplied) will have on the students that require this support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13397/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Education
178. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any engagement she has had with the NCSE in relation to the reduction of SNA allocations to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13398/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Education
179. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there is any policy or instruction in place with the NCSE regarding the reduction of SNA allocations for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13399/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Education
180. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been brought to the concerns of school principals that are fearful that their school will face a reduction in their SNA allocation pending an assessment by the NCSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13400/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Education
181. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the supports that will be made available for any SNA that has been told they will not have a job in their current school for the 2026/2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13401/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Education
182. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any engagement she has had with unions representing SNAs that have been told they will not have a job in their current school for the 2026/2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13402/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Education
583. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any grant funding available that an organisation (details supplied) could apply for to support the provision of community youth outreach schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12725/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Education
607. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the total level of Exchequer funding spent by her Department on funding NGOs, by organisation, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11795/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Education
608. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the total level of Exchequer funding spent on funding NGOs by her Department, in each of the years since 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11813/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Education
609. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the assessments that are carried out to determine the level of Exchequer funding that any NGO receives from her Department on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11831/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Education
610. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any direct lobbying she has received from any NGO in relation to her annual funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11853/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Education
689. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the adequacy of existing protections for teachers and other school staff if they are injured in the workplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12623/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Education
690. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the adequacy of existing protections for teachers and other school staff if they are forced to retire due to an injury they suffered in the workplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12624/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Education
691. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the merits of creating a support scheme that would cover the costs of any medical treatment required for a teacher or other school staff if they are injured in the workplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12625/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Education
692. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the merits of creating a support scheme that would cover the costs of any physio treatment required for a teacher or other school staff if they are injured in the workplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12626/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Education
693. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to engage with the co-signees of a Bill introduced in Seanad Éireann (details supplied) in relation to the substantive issues that the Bill seeks to address; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12627/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Education
694. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to engage with teacher unions in relation to the experience and planning framework for teaching staff if they are injured in the workplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12628/26]
Barry Ward Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Education
334. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the analysis that is carried out in terms of the way in which SNAs are allocated to a primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11111/26]
Barry Ward Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Education
335. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the analysis that is carried out in terms of the way in which SNAs are allocated to a secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11112/26]