Questions

566. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of staff directly responsible for cybersecurity, as distinct from IT, within her Department; if a threat analyst, vulnerability manager and a cyber infrastructure engineer are employed; if not in-house, if this work is outsourced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9428/26]

567. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the extent to which her Department examines third party supply chain vulnerability when it comes to cybersecurity. [9446/26]

640. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide replacement prefabs for the prefabs damaged by recent storms at a school (details supplied) given her decision that the school was not approved by her Department to proceed to construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10329/26]

649. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a SENO will be appointed for North Wexford. [10369/26]

650. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the need for additional SNA support at a school (details supplied); the measures she will put in place to address the needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10370/26]

243. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to publish the data sets that were used against the criteria her Department indicated were the determining factors for the selection of school construction projects as announced on 28 January 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8982/26]

244. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a list of all schools with planned capital projects that are at Stage 2B; the list by county, and if possible, constituency; when each project first engaged with her Department on same capital project, and when the project was listed as being at Stage 2B. [8983/26]

245. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary schools and secondary schools where her Department has already carried out an energy audit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8984/26]

246. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has carried out an energy audit at a school (details supplied); and the details of that audit available to the school. [8985/26]

247. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special education places at each primary and second level school in County Wexford and County Wicklow, in tabular form. [8986/26]

593. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria used to determine the prioritisation of certain school building projects, as announced on 28 January 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8610/26]

516. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the planned extension to a school (details supplied) in County Wexford. [6003/26]

517. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the planned extension to a school (details supplied) in County Wexford [6004/26]

518. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the planned extension to a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow. [6005/26]

519. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the planned extension to a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow. [6006/26]

520. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the planned extension to a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow. [6007/26]

521. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the planned extension to a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow. [6008/26]

123. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth how she ensures that all websites operated by her Department are accessible to the visually impaired. [4814/26]

124. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any website or other platform operated by her Department uses an AI-enabled chatbot; if there are plans to use chatbots; in what circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4832/26]

125. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total sums spent for each year from 2016 to 2025, inclusive of advertising, by her Department on social media or online platforms, including separately identifying payments to influencers on such platforms; and to set out the annual totals for that period to each specific platform, including but not limited to major platforms (details supplied).…

478. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for a special education needs class at a school (details supplied). [3393/26]

479. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for a special education needs class at a school (details supplied). [3394/26]

480. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school secretaries and caretakers employed at both primary and secondary school level; the number employed by each different mechanism, that is, employed directly by the school, those employed by her Department, those employed by the ETB and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3395/26]

348. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the pilot school bus scheme, including outlining any additional services that were provided for the 2025-2026 school year; the additional services planned for the 2026-27 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3189/26]

1074. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the rollout of pilot school bus schemes; her plans for expanding the schemes that are envisaged for the 2026-2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74355/25]