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Joanna Byrne Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Education
224. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if potential funding or financial supports are available to a school in County Louth (details supplied). [70242/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 23 Sep 2026 · to Education
60. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm when a decision will be made on the submission from WALK to extend and expand the WALK Peer Programme over the next four years. [67482/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 23 Sep 2026 · to Education
61. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress that has been made on the meeting scheduled by her Department (details supplied) to discuss the WALK submission; the number of meetings that have taken place on the matter; the subsequent engagement or feedback that has been given to WALK on their submission; and when is a conclusion envisaged. [67481/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 23 Sep 2026 · to Education
63. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm that interim funding will be provided to WALK to ensure that the WALK Peer Ability Programme will be able to support students in Louth and beyond for the full academic school year. [67480/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 23 Sep 2026 · to Education
64. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the Government will reverse the decision to end the WALK Peer Ability Programme. [67479/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Education
304. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to give an update on all planed new primary and secondary schools in Louth/east Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54278/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Education
275. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a school's (details supplied) Summer Programme funding; if they will receive adequate funding to ensure their allocation of staff fully meets the needs of all those children participating; when will they be approved for the Summer Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48400/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Education
791. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to reopen the online sanctioning portal for the summer programme to allow late applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42009/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 28 May 2026 · to Education
99. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide the schools in Drogheda which were excluded from the DEIS plus scheme with an opportunity to discuss the significant concerns they have regarding the impact of this decision and their important feedback on the appeals process. [40627/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 28 May 2026 · to Education
176. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the avenues now available to Drogheda schools who were excluded from the DEIS plus scheme to pursue this designation (details supplied). [40626/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 27 May 2026 · to Education
93. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of concerns regarding the DEIS plus appeals process in which the process established has no facility for schools that were excluded from the scheme to submit additional important information regarding specific challenges in their school communities; and if she will address these concerns. [40513/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
634. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm the feedback that was provided to a school in Louth (details supplied) following the review submitted regarding SNA allocation; the recommended SENO uplift; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40156/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
635. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in County Louth excluded from the DEIS plus scheme that have sought to appeal the decision made by her Department, to date. [40160/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
636. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in County Louth excluded from the DEIS plus scheme that have requested her Department to verify that the DEIS plus identification model has been correctly applied to the school's enrolment data. [40161/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
637. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether direct engagement has taken place with the principals of seven DEIS primary schools in Drogheda (details supplied) following their public call to the Minister and the Government to urgently review and correct the decision made to exclude these schools from the DEIS plus scheme. [40162/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
97. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to explain the rationale for Drogheda, the largest town in the country, being overlooked for investment under the new DEIS plus scheme despite meeting the criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29041/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
105. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a pathway for a school in Drogheda (details supplied) to retain their current model for hot school meals and ensure they are funded to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29040/26]
Joanna Byrne Oral 12 Feb 2026 · to Education
104. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which children with additional needs in Drogheda without a school place will be accommodated for the upcoming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11023/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Education
110. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the action being taken to address the barriers in place for children in Drogheda and beyond seeking special school places for the next school term because they have missed the arbitrary cut-off time imposed by NCSE to apply for places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11022/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
555. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the efforts being made to increase the number of autism classes in the south Louth and east Meath areas; the measures that have been taken to map demand for the next academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6332/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
557. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a project (details supplied) given the sanction provided by her Department for additional classrooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6342/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
558. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the National Development Plan Implementation Plan for Education will be published; if a school (details supplied) in County Louth has been included in this plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6343/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Education
423. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in County Louth that have sought assistance from the Financial Support Service Unit for each of the years 2020 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65935/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Education
428. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date for the publishing of the proposed new DEIS Plan; and when her Department intend to communicate with school principals at existing DEIS schools in County Louth regarding the proposed DEIS plus part of this plan. [65943/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Education
429. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the form of collaboration that took place with principals of existing DEIS schools in County Louth regarding the development of the proposed DEIS plus scheme. [65944/25]