Questions

465. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the proposed capital development project at [details supplied] whether the Stage 2B Report submitted in respect of the project more than six months ago has now been assessed by her Department; if a decision has been made on progression to the next stage of the Department's capital appraisal process; the reasons for any delay; and when t…

526. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the proposed new extension building for a national school (details supplied); the current stage of the project; to advise of any delays or issues impacting delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74180/26]

221. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the proposed building project at a school (details supplied) which is currently at Stage 1a of the design process; if she is aware that the school has been awaiting Department approval for over six months to proceed to the planning permission stage; when approval to proceed to planning is expected to issue; and the reason for th…

255. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total annual cost arising from special education teachers (SETs) being required to travel between schools, broken down by travel expenses and the estimated cost of teaching time lost while travelling; and the total number of teaching hours lost annually in this regard. [70406/26]

288. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for her response to over 500 signatories (details supplied), including eminent mathematicians, teachers, technologists, and others, calling for the proposed mathematics Leaving Certificate specification to be scrapped and a new advisory group set up. [70588/26]

291. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the concerns that have prompted a delay to introducing the reformed maths Leaving Certificate; and whether any changes will be made to the NCCA's process to address these concerns. [70582/26]

214. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she will review the policy whereby the first 40 days of substitute teaching undertaken by teachers on career break are paid at a flat daily rate rather than at the teacher's personal point on the salary scale. [66211/26]

216. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for retaining a 90-day limit on substitute teaching by qualified teachers on career break while no equivalent restriction applies to unqualified substitute teachers; and whether this policy is currently under review. [66209/26]

218. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether consideration has been given to aligning the deadline for career break applications with the publication of policies relating to substitute teaching by teachers on career break, in order to provide greater certainty to teachers when making decisions affecting their employment and income. [66207/26]

498. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of an emergency funding applications (details supplied) for the provision of a wastewater treatment system; the date on which the application was received by her Department; the reason the application remains listed as "referred to technical"; the stage of assessment that has been reached; and when a decision is expected to issue. …

594. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school (details supplied) can expect a decision on its application under the additional school accommodation scheme in light of the school's stated health and safety and accommodation pressures. [65337/26]

66. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the 4.8km eligibility criterion for school transport, as it fails to reflect the reality of modern rural life where many parents are commuting to work early each morning and cannot provide school transport; and the steps she will take to ensure students who live just inside the distance threshold are not unfairly excluded from a ser…

334. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application (details supplied) for additional school accommodation in a primary school; when a decision is expected; and if the Minister will consider prioritising this application in light of significant accommodation pressures and the urgent need for additional mainstream and special education teaching space. [50885/26]

377. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the web link to her Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51561/26]

334. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the current status of the proposed new extension building for a national school (details supplied); the current stage of the project; to advise of any delays or issues impacting delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48913/26]

280. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the major building project at a school (details supplied); when progress to the next stage can be expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48480/26]

163. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on progress on the proposed Gael campus development for a school (details supplied), approved under the Large Scale Capital Programme; the current status of each project, including timeline for delivery under the major devolved mechanism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47923/26]

420. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 569 of 12 May 2026, the status of the approved summer works scheme funding for a school (details supplied); and when the school is expected to be in a position to draw down the approved funding. [44979/26]

455. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether for procurement spend, a purchase order can be raised within her Department's financial management systems without reference to a contract, framework agreement, procurement process or other authorising arrangement; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45162/26]

456. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether an invoice can be paid by her Department without an associated purchase order having first been raised; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; the number and value of payments made during quarter one of 2026 which were not associated with a purchase order; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45180/26]

823. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount spent by her Department on public procurement in 2025; to provide a breakdown, where available, by goods, services, works procurement expenditure, by expenditure procured directly by her Department and expenditure procured through central purchasing arrangements or frameworks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42166/26…

824. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department is fully compliant with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Model Publication Scheme Guidance, issued under section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, specifically the requirements under section D and section E (details supplied); to publish quarterly the contracts awarded above €25,000 (exclusive of VAT), inc…

125. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress of plans to deliver a new school building for a school (details supplied); the timeline for the advancement of the project; and the expected delivery date. [40543/26]

87. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if representations have been made by retired teachers’ organisations regarding the importance of maintaining parity between pension increases for retired teachers, pay increases awarded to serving teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40403/26]

593. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has undertaken any review of the operation of contract of indefinite duration, CID, arrangements for primary and post-primary school teachers in recent years; whether concerns have been raised regarding the repeated use of fixed-term contracts preventing progression to permanency for long-serving teachers; and if she will make …