482. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the forecasting done by her Department in respect of capacity of primary and secondary schools for catchment areas touching Dublin 2, 4, 6, 6W and 8. [16877/26]
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483. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 591 of 24 February 2026, in relation to the plan mentioned, if she will supply a timeline for carrying out and completion of the necessary works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16878/26]
458. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will make a statement on the need for greater supports for young people in Ireland and her plans to allocate additional, targeted funding for same. [13991/26]
591. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that an organisation (details supplied) own a building on the same site as a school which they are putting on the market for private sale; and her plans to ensure that it can be used for educational purposes to accommodate the new Gaelcholáiste. [15145/26]
1149. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans for the roll out of a national programme to provide stronger supports for children in the transition from primary to secondary school with a particular focus on addressing bullying and cyberbullying. [74850/25]
1156. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth if Circular CL0072/2022, or any other Departmental circular relating to the scheduling of days, permits a school or ETB to direct a teacher to return to work prior to 1 September without restoring them to payroll from the date on which they are required to attend. [74876/25]
1244. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of the special education budget used for reading recovery, expressed as a value and as a proportion of the special education budget, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [1877/26]
195. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 541 of 17 September 2025, to provide an update on the response of the school in question to the instruction that only one waiting list should be in operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53324/25]
529. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 974 of 8 September 2025, if delivery of the permanent school building is due later in the calendar year or the academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48443/25]
974. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the need for additional accommodation at a school (details supplied); if she will report on her engagement with the school community in relation to same; the reason additional prefab accommodation was not provided; and the expected date for handover for the building. [46596/25]
1159. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary school teachers in full-time employment as a proportion of overall participation; the number in part-time employment; the number of secondary school teachers in full-time employment as a proportion of overall participation; and the number in part-time employment. [42744/25]
461. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on changes to classroom arrangements at a school (details supplied); if she will ensure prefab accommodation is provided so that classes are not forced to share a room. [34528/25]
459. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a speech and language therapist will be appointed at a school (details supplied) for the duration of a period of leave. [32702/25]
470. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of judicial review cases her Department has defended in each of the past ten years; the number in relation to which proceedings are pending or continuing; the number of cases which were lost and won, respectively, in the same period; the number of cases that settled in the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [328…
471. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of legal cases defended by her Department in each of the past ten years in which the statutory and constitutional right to an education was invoked; of those cases, the number in which proceedings are pending or continuing; the number of cases which were lost and won, respectively, in the same period; the number of cases that settled in the…
472. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of legal cases defended by her Department in each of the past ten years in which the next friend of a minor was the plaintiff or applicant; of those cases, the number in which proceedings are pending or continuing; the number of cases which were lost and won, respectively, in the same period; the number of cases that settled in the past ten…
564. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children looking for placements in special schools in Dublin 2, 4, 6, 6W and 8 respectively, in May in each of the years 2020,2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [29617/25]
565. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children looking for placements in special classes in Dublin 2, 4, 6, 6W and 8 respectively, in May in each of the years 2020,2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [29618/25]
587. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will make a statement on a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29850/25]
264. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the need for a clear annual schedule of guaranteed school grants; and her plans to bring further clarity and steadiness to enable schools to make financial forecasts with greater confidence. [26765/25]
84. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department sources IT equipment from companies named on the official boycott, divestment and sanctions list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24578/25]
210. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will meet with a group (details supplied). [22695/25]
211. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address the need for additional therapeutic supports and a funding model for a school (details supplied.) [22696/25]
567. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education the annual cost of transporting children with additional needs to special classes or special school settings from Dublin 2 in each of the academic years commencing 2019,2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024. [17607/25]
568. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education the annual cost of transporting children with additional needs to special classes or special school settings from Dublin 4 in each of the academic years commencing 2019,2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024. [17608/25]