508. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of issues with the NCSE's parent notify process and the delays it is causing for children in accessing a special class. [7821/26]
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514. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she expects NCSE senior management to issue a directive to SENO for families known post 1 October who have updated reports. [7921/26]
61. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the list of schools sanctioned for special classes for 2026-2027 will be published; and the interim or alternative processes put in place for parents, given that applications have not been possible since 1 October 2025. [2623/26]
67. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the new school building project (details supplied); and if a tender has been received. [2815/26]
240. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the DEIS Strategy; and when it will be published. [72849/25]
118. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress which has been made in reducing pupil teacher ratios since the publishment of the Programme for Government. [70813/25]
172. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions her Department will take to address demand for special classes and ensure sufficient placements and support for children with additional needs. [70814/25]
337. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a new ASD class at a school (details supplied); the reason for any delays; and when the class will be open. [65131/25]
432. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth when an additional special class will be sanctioned at a school (details supplied); and if this sanction will be expedited given the school has identified the need for an additional special class. [62885/25]
448. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeframe for the implementation of the new DEIS Plus Programme; and if she will ensure that DEIS Plus funding and resources will be made available to participating schools before the end of the 2025-2026 school year to allow for advance planning, staffing, and resource allocation. [63084/25]
449. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth if all DEIS Plus funding will be directed primarily to schools, rather than intermediary agencies, to ensure that resources go directly to children and classroom supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63085/25]
450. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will commit to giving schools autonomy in the way in which DEIS Plus resources are used locally, given the ability of school leaders and boards of management to best assess their own pupils’ needs. [63086/25]
451. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth if multidisciplinary teams including counsellors, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and educational psychologists will form part of the DEIS Plus supports available within schools. [63087/25]
452. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth if DEIS Plus will include specific supports for trauma-informed education, including funding for nurture rooms, wellbeing spaces, and additional staffing to support children impacted by disadvantage and trauma. [63088/25]
453. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department will coordinate the work of DEIS Plus schools with agencies such as Tusla, TESS, NEPS, the NCSE and the School Completion Programme, while ensuring that DEIS Plus funding remains school and pupil centred. [63089/25]
454. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department will measure the impact of the DEIS Plus programme on educational outcomes, attendance, and wellbeing in participating schools. [63090/25]
261. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has an official policy on the use of sensory or quiet rooms in schools for students with autism; whether schools are permitted to limit the use of such facilities to a set number of classes per day; and if her Department has an official policy or recommended usage time per student per day for such facilities. [62391/25]
402. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the new school building project for a school (details supplied) has gone to tender; and if the commencement for works is still on track for Q1/Q2 2026. [54563/25]
484. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the nature of capital works projects funded by her Department carried out at a school (details supplied) from 2023 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form. [48110/25]
485. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the nature of capital works projects funded by her Department carried out at a school (details supplied) from 2023 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form. [48111/25]
531. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the new school building project (details supplied); if her Department has approved the pre-tender report submitted by the design team; the expected date for the project to go to tender; and the anticipated timeline for commencement and completion of construction of the new six hundred pupil building. [48473/25]
841. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress made on a school project (details supplied) since her visit in May 2025. [45777/25]
109. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of first year places offered for the 2025-2026 school term for post primary schools within the Donaghmede Dublin 13 school planning area. [36507/25]
110. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the projected number of junior infant enrolments in the Donaghmede Dublin 13 school planning area for September 2025, September 2026 and September 2027, in tabular form. [36508/25]
111. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the names of schools that are providing the summer education programme in the Dublin 5, 13 and 17 postcode areas, in tabular form. [36509/25]