315. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the outcome of the assessment of DEIS Plus status for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50564/26]
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319. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the Stage 2B report for the development of a new school (details supplied) has been submitted by Patron Body to her Department’s Buildings Section; if her Department has commenced the review of the report; when the review might be complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50595/26]
314. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the Stage 1 stakeholders meeting will be scheduled with the representatives of the board of management of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47052/26]
315. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progression of emergency works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47053/26]
316. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on any planned enhancement and/or development works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47054/26]
317. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if all of the schools that have been allocated additional teaching resources for September 2026 will open as planned (details supplied); if any of the schools have indicated constraining circumstances that limit or prevent the opening of the new class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47056/26]
318. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the NCSE will provide the number of pupils across the country that applied for a place in one of the existing classes that provide for pupils with specific learning difficulty/ dyslexia; the number who could be provided with a space; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47057/26]
387. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will publish the collective national results of the surveys undertaken specifically by the parents of pre-school age children who participated in the national primary-school survey on the issues of co-education/single gender preference, language of instruction preference and patronage/ethos preference; and if she will make a statement on the …
285. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the stage 1 preliminary design assessment of site and location suitability and initial sketch scheme report for the enhancement and development works at a school (details supplied) was received by her Department; when the stage 1 stakeholders meeting will be scheduled with the board of management of the school; and if she will make a statement …
74. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the review that has been or will be undertaken by her Department or the State Examinations Commission into the difficulty, structure and fairness of the 2026 Leaving Certificate higher level mathematics papers 1 and 2; if any adjustments to marking schemes or grading processes are being considered in light of concerns raised by students, parents and …
463. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 326 of 18 February 2025, the precise criteria that must be met in practice, particularly for teachers with experience in private international schools outside the EU (details supplied); the exact criteria, weightings and decision making methodology used by her Department in assessing such applications; if any in…
507. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if all allowances recently restored to teaching staff in primary schools and special schools under Circular 0054/2026 will be extended to all teaching staff working within post-primary schools; if she is aware of the disparity currently affecting post-primary teachers appointed after 2012 who are excluded from the allowance; and if she will make a s…
198. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of retired staff with pension entitlement within her Department who have seen their pension subjected to pension abatement following re-entering employment in the public sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44799/26]
102. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the commitment included in the Programme for Government to introduce a new national small schools project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40345/26]
165. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the publication of the new DEIS Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40344/26]
362. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the establishment of the taskforce on models of provision for Irish-Medium Education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41132/26]
617. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the proportion of primary school students being taught through the medium of Irish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39898/26]
631. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current criteria and decision-making process applied by her Department and by Bus Éireann when determining eligibility for school transport in case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30933/26]
1421. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to change the staffing schedule for primary schools to recognise the appointment of an administrative deputy principal at a lower threshold where the school operates across two campuses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25578/26]
662. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions her Department is taking to increase the number of specific speech and language disorder / developmental language disorder special classes, given the Taoiseach’s recent comments (details supplied) in Dáil Éireann recognising the strong outcomes associated with such classes and his commitment to engage with the Minister of State for Speci…
852. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address the serious concerns raised regarding the implementation of the new Senior Cycle Science Assessment and Accreditation of Learning Components (AACs), including the absence of sample AAC reports, the lack of marking schemes for sample written examination papers, insufficient clarity on project requirements, disparity of science and…
902. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the building project for a school (details supplied) a post primary project categorised as an extension and refurbishment; the progress made to date; the forthcoming stages in the project lifecycle; the expected timelines for those stages; and the estimated cost range for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
903. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the building project for a primary school project (details supplied) categorised as a new school building; the progress achieved to date; the forthcoming stages of the project lifecycle; the expected timelines for those stages; and the estimated cost range for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20706…
904. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the building project for a school (details supplied) project type categorised as an extension; the progress to date; the next stages of the project lifecycle; the expected timelines for those stages; and the estimated cost range for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20707/26]
905. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the building project for a school (details supplied), a post primary school project categorised as an extension; the progress made to date; the stages that will follow in the project lifecycle; the expected timelines for those stages; and the estimated cost range for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …