Parliamentary questions

29. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the planned capital project for a school (details supplied). [29012/26]

30. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if further progress has been made to date in developing a model for smaller schools that, due to their size, do not meet the threshold of six pupils with special needs in order to have a special class sanctioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29164/26]

31. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the rollout of special classes. [29163/26]

32. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there is sufficient budget, capacity and time to ensure that all children with a special educational need will have an appropriate school place this September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29069/26]

33. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will give an update on the application for extra facilities at a school (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29021/26]

34. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the status of the capital project at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28744/26]

35. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the planned capital project for a school (details supplied). [29013/26]

36. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the rollout of special classes in Cork east. [29170/26]

37. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the engagement her Department has had with a project (details supplied); if she will have a meeting with the group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28887/26]

38. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress being made to create an alternative to the assessment of needs reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28204/26]

39. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the SNA redeployment scheme, workforce development plan and review of the 2014 circular; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29044/26]

40. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process for a school to appeal a negative decision in relation to applications for DEIS status. [28419/26]

41. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the revised stage 2A submission for additional accommodation at a school (details supplied); the reason the project has not progressed beyond stage 2A despite being in development for over a year; when a decision will issue on the revised submission lodged in March 2026; whether the project is being consider…

42. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions she is taking to strengthen the local youth club grant scheme, as per the commitment in the Programme for Government; the number of clubs, per county, that receive funding in 2026; the number of young people enrolled in clubs, per county; and the number of first time grant applications in 2025 and to date in 2026, pe…

43. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Education and Youth when national schools in Galway east, including Dunmore and Carrabane among others, can expect their approved building projects to break ground, given ongoing concerns regarding the condition of existing facilities for students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29100/26]

44. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth her proposals to address the increased costs borne by parents putting through primary and secondary education in the 2026-2027 academic year. [29130/26]

45. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clearly outline where the €19 million for additional SNA’s will come from to allow the current SNA’s remain in their positions as-well as appointing new SNA’s to schools where schools presented with a need; the communication that has happened with the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Di…

46. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the three secondary schools in west Wicklow (details supplied) that are awaiting building projects to proceed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29144/26]

47. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will clarify the working definition used by her Department for the term ‘inclusion’ and for the term ‘complex needs with respect to Departmental policy related to special schools and/or mainstream schooling for children with additional or complex needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13306/26]

48. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the school transport pilot scheme; the number of schools included in the scheme for the 2025/2026 academic year; if there are plans to expand the scheme to other schools for the upcoming academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28772/26]

49. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the exact date of her visit to a school (details supplied) to view the unacceptable conditions for the children, teachers, and staff at the school and to make a statement on her plans to advance the delivery of the new school facilities that have been long delayed. [28755/26]

50. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether all schools included on the therapist pilot programme will retain therapists going forward. [28235/26]

51. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the provision of special classes in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28167/26]

52. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider introducing AI literacy classes in secondary schools, that will include age-appropriate, curriculum aligned modules at both junior and senior cycle level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29160/26]

53. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the progress being made to agree a new framework for SNAs in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28203/26]