Questions

93. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the impact that changes to special education school transport and escort provision have on children with special educational needs. [74578/26]

149. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the large-scale accommodation project for a school (details supplied). [74577/26]

70. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average cost per square metre of engaging external design teams for school capital building projects in each of the years 2021 to 2025 inclusive and to date in 2026, broken down by primary and post-primary school projects; and the corresponding average design team fees as a percentage of total construction cost, in tabular form. [74762/26]

71. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school capital projects completed in 2021 to 2025 inclusive and to date in 2026, where the final design team fees exceeded the original contracted fees; the average percentage increase in such cases; and the total additional expenditure incurred, broken down by reason for these increases, in tabular form. [74763/26]

78. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the recent application for a modular build for a school (details supplied). [74920/26]

79. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the additional school accommodation project for a school (details supplied), including details of any recent review and the current status of the project. [74919/26]

530. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school transport escorts funded for a school (details supplied) for each of the school years 2020/2021 to 2026/2027 inclusive, in tabular form. [74109/26]

531. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children identified by Special Education Needs Organisers (SENOs) as requiring a school transport escort, and notified to the Department accordingly, in each of the school years from 2020/2021 to 2026/2027 inclusive and attending (details supplied), in tabular form. [74110/26]

1102. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the annual Exchequer cost of restoring the special education diploma allowance to all teachers who have completed the recognised special education diploma but who are not currently eligible for the allowance; whether this cost has been assessed in the context of the public service pay agreement or Local Bargaining Fund; whether the Government is …

1335. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to reinstate the special education diploma allowance for teachers who entered public service after 1 February 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57760/26]

1337. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she recognises the disparity created between teachers who have completed the special education diploma prior to 2012 and continue to receive the associated allowance and those teachers who completed the same diploma after 1 February 2012 and do not receive the equivalent allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57762/26…

1338. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the annual Exchequer cost of restoring the special education diploma allowance to all teachers who have completed the recognised special education diploma but who are not currently eligible for the allowance; whether this cost has been assessed in the context of the public service pay agreement or Local Bargaining Fund; whether the Government is …

1382. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the contingency planning that has been undertaken by her Department in the event of further industrial action by school secretaries and caretakers; the assessment made of the impact such action would have on the operation of schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58749/26]

277. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the Irish-medium post-primary education options currently available to students residing in County Offaly; the number of students from County Offaly currently attending Gaelcholáistí or Irish-medium post-primary units outside the county; whether her Department has assessed the demand for Irish-medium second-level education within County Offaly; wh…

278. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria, considerations and thresholds applied by her Department when determining whether a Gaelcholáiste or Irish-medium post-primary unit should be established in an area; the role of demographic projections, parental demand, existing Irish-medium primary provision and school capacity in that assessment; and if she will make a statement on …

279. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of pupils currently enrolled in Irish-medium primary education in County Offaly; the number expected to transition to post-primary education in each of the next five years; whether her Department considers this cohort sufficient to support Irish-medium second-level provision within the county; and if she will make a statement on the mat…

353. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the additional school accommodation project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53681/26]

354. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 442 of 21 October 2025, to provide an updated list of additional school accommodation projects approved for County Offaly in each of the past ten years to date in 2026; the date of their completion; if not yet completed, their current status and expected completion date; and if she will make a statement on the…

355. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the additional school accommodation project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53683/26]

97. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the application submitted by a school (details supplied) for an additional special needs assistant (SNA) allocation to support the delivery of its School-Based Summer Programme commencing on 22 June 2026; when a decision on the business case submitted by the school over a week ago is expected; and if she will make a…

167. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progress of the accommodation project for a school (details supplied), especially in light of the sustainability report carried out on the school building in January 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40548/26]

171. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progress of the additional school accommodation project for a school (details supplied), specifically in terms of consideration of the green field site proposed by the LOETB; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40547/26]

324. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the climate action summer works scheme will open for applications again; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36479/26]

325. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a breakdown of spending on advertising which was funded or overseen by her Department, and bodies under its aegis, in each of the past five, including a breakdown by medium that is radio, television, social media, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36487/26]

314. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the name, location, roll number, and current stage of all additional school accommodation scheme school building projects in County Offaly that are currently at the ‘Approved’ or ‘Tender Stage’ and could commence works if additional capital funding was brought forward; the estimated capital required for each such project to proceed; and if she wil…