340. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding that has been provided for the incredible edible programme annually since it launched, in tabular form. [50986/26]
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341. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of schools engaged with the incredible edible programme. [50988/26]
357. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department requested a school (details supplied) to accommodate an additional junior infant class for the 2026-2027 school year; if her Department has refused to allocate an additional classroom teacher to the school notwithstanding that request; if her Department considered the impact of that refusal on existing pupils, including the pote…
358. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the staffing schedule, enrolment data, circular or criteria that were relied upon in refusing the additional teacher in a school (details supplied). [51174/26]
328. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date in which the DEIS plus appeal decisions will be issued [48798/26]
330. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to ensure the projects in Laois, Offaly, Westmeath and Longford run under the STEM inclusion funding from the EU can continue, after the funding from the EU has ceased. [48801/26]
347. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding circular 0039-2025 Approach and key measures to support the Forward Planning for Special Education Provision for the 2026/2027 school year and beyond [49072/26]
395. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason Leaving Certificate appeal results are provisionally scheduled to issue on 25 September 2026, after the completion of the first four rounds of CAO offers and their acceptance deadlines; whether she has assessed the impact on students whose grades and CAO points increase following a successful appeal, but who may be unable to access courses …
396. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason for the loss of a mainstream teaching post at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49529/26]
397. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline of payments for the summer programme. [49571/26]
70. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason early intervention classes are closing across the country. [45975/26]
71. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to support children impacted by the closures of early intervention classes. [45976/26]
72. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of early intervention classes over the past five years; the number that have closed in the past twelve months; the number that remain open for the upcoming academic year 2026/2027, in tabular form. [45977/26]
75. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of early intervention classes for autistic children in each county in each school year from 2020-2021 to 2026-2027, broken down by mainstream school and special school; and the net increase or decrease in each county over that period, in tabular form. [45998/26]
76. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of early intervention classes for autistic children that have been redesignated, repurposed or converted into primary autism classes for the 2026-2027 school year; the school and county in each case; who initiated the change; and whether replacement early intervention provision has been opened in the same local area, in tabular form. [45999/…
77. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria used by her Department and the NCSE when deciding whether an early intervention class for autistic children should be retained, closed, redesignated or converted into a primary autism class; whether those criteria are published; and whether schools are being asked or encouraged to convert early intervention classes to meet demand for prima…
78. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether it remains Government policy to provide early intervention class placements for autistic children aged three to five; if so, the way in which she reconciles that policy with the reduction in early intervention classes for the 2026-2027 school year; and whether her Department or the NCSE is planning any further reduction, redesignation or phasin…
464. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to ensure children in SEBD schools are provided with additional supports such as the supports provided under DEIS. [45408/26]
465. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason SEBD schools do not have access to parenting programmes to support families in their schools. [45410/26]
466. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth how long the placement for student teachers is in an SEBD school; and the circular which covers that. [45411/26]
467. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to provide additional allowances to SEBD schools for property damage due to a child's challenging behaviour. [45412/26]
468. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to provide SEBD schools with an allowance for tetanus injections and other medical expenses incurred. [45413/26]
470. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of specifically SEBD schools across Ireland; the counties they are in; and the number of students enrolled in each, in tabular form. [45415/26]
93. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a list of SEBD schools and their principal emails. [44385/26]
804. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to reopen the Summer Programme applications due to the short notice of the deadline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42104/26]