453. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the steps she has taken to deliver on the commitment in the Programme for Government to increase the primary capitation grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38806/25]
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454. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she has taken to deliver on the commitment in the Programme for Government to reduce primary school classes to 19 pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38807/25]
455. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she has taken to deliver on the commitment in the Programme for Government to establish a new national small schools project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38808/25]
456. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she has taken to deliver on the commitment in the Programme for Government to create special educational needs coordinators; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38809/25]
457. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if pupils with a diagnosis of dyslexia will be allowed additional time to complete their State exams in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38869/25]
86. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the pilot programme for counselling services in seven schools, whether the programme has been formally evaluated; and if so, when the outcomes will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36496/25]
87. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether, following the pilot programme for counselling services in primary schools, she intends to roll out counselling supports to all schools nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36497/25]
82. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline all schools in the Swords area, as of June 2025, that will be providing special classes for the 2025/2026 school year; the number of classes that will be provided by each respective school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34719/25]
83. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she is taking to address teacher shortages in schools in north County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34720/25]
151. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth to detail her plans to hold an education convention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30555/25]
167. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the plans for DEIS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30554/25]
128. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the schedule of grans for schools will be available for the 2025/2026 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31037/25]
129. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth when special needs assistant allocations for mainstream classes for the 2025/2026 school year will be finalised by the NCSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31038/25]
683. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth given the success of the solar panels for schools scheme if her Department has considered expanding the number of solar panels a school can install past 17; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30575/25]
684. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the work her Department is undertaking to map the number of children who will be enrolling in mainstream primary school in the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30576/25]
685. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the work her Department is undertaking to map the number of children who will be enrolling in mainstream post-primary school in the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30577/25]
686. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consultation is underway with regard to outstanding pay and conditions for school secretaries and ancillary staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30578/25]
687. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the work her Department is undertaking to map the number of children who will be enrolling in post-primary school in the next five years with special education needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30579/25]
582. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the campaigns her Department have undertaken to recruit teachers who qualified in Ireland and moved abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23803/25]
583. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the campaigns her Department have undertaken to recruit teachers who qualified in Ireland and moved abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23804/25]
197. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary and post-primary schools, by name and locality, in the Dublin mid-west, that have been approved for delivery and construction; the stage of the planning process each is currently at, including the school (details supplied), in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22547/25]
198. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the new special school for Lucan, which is due to be established in Griffeen; the expected timeframe for completion and opening date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22548/25]
812. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education the eligibility criteria and process for a school to utilise the additional school accommodation scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18942/25]
813. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education the timeline in which a school can expect to receive approval to avail of the additional school accommodation scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18943/25]
814. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education if her Department has a defined service level response time in which it responds to emails from principals of schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18944/25]