104. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school (details supplied) can expect permanent accommodation; and to provide clarity ahead of the new school year 2027-2028 regarding the number of classrooms in its temporary accommodation the school can expect to gain and to lose. [74917/26]
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128. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason two schools (details supplied) with significant disadvantage have been excluded from the DEIS Plus scheme. [74955/26]
264. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options open to a person (details supplied) to ensure an appropriate school place for their child for September 2027;. [75072/26]
350. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the data collected through the 2025-26 primary annual census on the estimated number of pupils withdrawn from religious instruction in each school will be published; whether this data will be broken down by school patronage type and county; and the actions her Department intends to take on foot of these findings, including the developmen…
362. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has issued, or plans to issue, guidance to primary schools on the educational provision and supervision of pupils withdrawn from religious instruction, including during sacramental preparation and school-time religious ceremonies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72070/26]
363. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth given that the primary annual census 2026-27 is the first time the State has tried to count the number of children withdrawn from religious instruction, whether the Minister will commit to publishing this data by a set date, and to issuing guidance to schools within this school year in order that these children are no longer left without mean…
426. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current number of SNA’s employed in special class and special school settings; and to make a statement on the matter. [68903/26]
435. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of pupils with SEN who had no suitable school place in the last school year; and to make a statement on the matter. [68899/26]
436. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of pupils currently in special schools; and to make a statement on the matter. [68898/26]
437. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of pupils in special classes at second level; and to make a statement on the matter. [68897/26]
438. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of pupils in special classes at primary level; and to make a statement on the matter. [68896/26]
439. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of pupils with special educational needs in mainstream primary school classrooms, mainstream secondary school classrooms; and to make a statement on the matter. [68895/26]
440. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the full annual cost of providing one classroom teacher per 20 pupils at second level; and to make a statement on the matter. [68894/26]
441. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the full annual cost of providing one classroom teacher per 19 pupils in primary school; and to make a statement on the matter. [68893/26]
442. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total annual figure for increasing the secondary school capitation grant to €500 per pupil; and to make a statement on the matter. [68892/26]
443. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total annual figure for increasing the primary school capitation grant to €400 per pupil; and to make a statement on the matter. [68891/26]
447. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current number of special needs assistants employed in mainstream classes, by primary level and second level. [68901/26]
277. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which a parent can access the school transport scheme for children with special educational needs; and to make a statement on the matter. [66713/26]
280. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department permits State-funded primary schools to outsource mandatory school-day curriculum delivery to private contractors at direct cost to parents; and the mechanisms her Department is putting in place to enforce existing regulations against coercive fee invoicing for school-day activities. [66644/26]
538. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of any contracts in place between her Department and agencies under her remit with a company (details supplied) known to have provided material support to the IDF in Gaza, which the Government considers to be guilty of genocide, since 2023. [64852/26]
1174. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application by a school (details supplied) under the additional school accommodation scheme; whether funding will be provided for the rental and installation of temporary prefabricated accommodation to enable the school to accommodate its EAL teacher and the full-time home-school liaison, HSCL, and well-being teachers alloca…
45. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that the SNA allocation at a school (details supplied) is restored and that the school principal receive confirmation of same as a matter of urgency. [54077/26]
110. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she will reconsider implementing the Special Needs Assistants Workforce Development Plan following a rejection of the plan by SNAs in a trade union ballot (details supplied). [54078/26]
114. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 459 of 16 June 2026, wherein a detailed breakdown of children without an appropriate school place for September 2026 was requested, whether her Department holds the requested data on unmet need for appropriate school places; and the way in which she will ensure that all children can access education suita…
115. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she will intervene urgently to repair a roof at a local school hall (details supplied). [55292/26]