Questions

508. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the primary capitation grant with a view to introducing a fixed-cost component for small schools to reflect unavoidable overheads such as utilities, insurance, fire safety and caretaking (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17026/26]

509. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider measures to ensure that minor works and ICT grants are not diverted to core running costs, particularly in small rural schools, so that these grants may be used for maintenance, improvement works and digital provision as intended (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17027/26]

510. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports available to small primary schools for caretaking and cleaning where no ancillary grant is provided; if she will consider an ancillary top-up for such schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17028/26]

511. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide targeted support for the servicing and maintenance of heat pumps in small primary schools and expand access to energy-efficiency measures to reduce utility costs and ease pressure on general grants (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17029/26]

517. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the grant payment calendar for 2026 and 2027 will be published for primary schools, including the scheduled payment months for Minor Works and ICT grants, with particular reference to small rural schools to support Board of Management planning and procurement (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17045/26]

336. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to reduce delays in delivering permanent accommodation for rapidly growing schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15784/26]

124. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the expected timeline for processing and approving an application for a Special Transport Grant for a child; the average duration from submission to decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15360/26]

486. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth when staffing allocation decisions for the 2026-2027 school year will issue to schools in Kildare North; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14173/26]

111. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department oversees the consistency and transparency of NCSE decisions on SET and SNA allocations for post-primary schools; the mechanisms that exist to address cases where schools report unmet need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11005/26]

159. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for when modular accommodation will be delivered in a school (details supplied), given the ongoing emergency works issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11004/26]

462. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the allocation of special education teaching hours and special needs assistant posts to a school in Celbridge (details supplied); whether additional resources will be considered for the 2025-2026 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5512/26]

463. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether additional NEPS capacity or resources will be provided to a school (details supplied) in Celbridge to ensure timely assessments for students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5513/26]

464. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the scheme for the commissioning of psychological assessments, given schools’ difficulty securing psychologists at her Department’s approved rate; whether consideration will be given to expanding the panel or revising the rate where NEPS capacity is unavailable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5514/26]

465. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the level of learning support available to students with additional educational needs in a school (details supplied), particularly in core subjects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5515/26]

466. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration will be given to sanctioning additional SNA hours for a school (details supplied) to ensure consistent daily access to sensory regulation supports for students who require them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5516/26]

467. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria and data used to determine SET and SNA allocations for post-primary schools in County Kildare; the basis for the allocation provided to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5517/26]

468. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to her recent visit to a school (details supplied), if she will initiate an immediate review of the school’s resourcing needs and consider interim supports pending a full review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5518/26]

352. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in Kildare north who have not yet received a confirmed first year secondary school place for September 2026; the breakdown of these figures, by school planning area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5133/26]

353. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of outstanding first year applications for September 2026 for schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5134/26]

354. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department is using the data generated through the apply to school pilot to identify capacity shortfalls in Kildare north; the actions being taken on foot of this data; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5135/26]

355. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students currently on waiting lists for secondary schools in areas of Kildare north for September 2026 (details supplied); the criteria being used to manage these waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5136/26]

356. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the level of engagement her Department has had with the boards of management of secondary schools in areas of Kildare north regarding enrolment pressures for September 2026 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5137/26]

357. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the long-term plan to address sustained enrolment pressure in Celbridge and Maynooth; the projected demand for secondary school places over the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5138/26]

358. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports or guidance being provided to families in Kildare north who have not yet received a secondary school place for September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5139/26]

335. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth an bhfuil sí ar an eolas faoin méid seo a leanas a tuairiscíodh i dTuarascáil na Cigireachta (2024) agus Athbhreithniú Téamach, a foilsíodh i mí Dheireadh Fómhair 2025, gur “mórábhar imní é an éagsúlacht atá ann maidir leis an inniúlacht atá ag múinteoirí sa Ghaeilge”, gur tugadh le fios “nach bhfuil caighdeán foriomlán líofachta Gaeilge múinteoi…