Parliamentary questions

107. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to ensure education of sufficient special education spaces across Waterford at both primary and secondary level. [29014/26]

108. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to address the recruitment and retention crisis impacting the youth work sector. [29015/26]

109. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to address the outcomes of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment final report on junior cycle reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29016/26]

110. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the engagement and outcomes of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment final report on junior cycle reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29017/26]

111. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she is taking to support private bus and coach operators in the provision of school transport in rural regions in light of the cost of fuel crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29119/26]

112. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students in primary and secondary education, by county, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29120/26]

113. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans for reconstituting the National Youth Work Advisory Committee, a statutory body under section 17 of the Youth Work Act 2001; if the restoration of this statutory committee is envisaged within the implementation actions for Opportunities for Youth 2024-2028; how the representative body prescribed under the Act will be …

114. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29214/26]

476. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a teacher (details supplied) has been employed on fixed-term contracts even though, under current legislation, a teacher must typically complete two consecutive years of employment with the same employer to secure a contract of indefinite duration (CID); the action she will take to ensure teachers can get a CID; wha…

477. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of Bus Éireann buses on the school transport system that are eight-seater buses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27898/26]

478. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth if additional schools in Meath west will receive DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27899/26]

479. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria that was used to determine DEIS Plus status; if the results will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27900/26]

480. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth the additional supports schools with DEIS status such as a school (details supplied) can expect in the coming years under new DEIS Strategy; and when these supports will be made available [27901/26]

481. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school closures that have been recorded over the past year in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27927/26]

482. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will revisit the recent decision to increase the maximum driving age for minibus drivers to 72 years, specifically in relation to 12 and 14-seater vehicles; and if she will consider extending similar provisions to these larger minibuses in line with the recent announcement permitting drivers over the previous age limit to …

483. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of plans to revise the salaries and allowances of liaison officers, youth workers, and senior youth workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27961/26]

484. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount by which the fees for school transport have increased; if she will instruct her officials not to pass on any increase to parents until the current fuel crisis has abated; if not, the measures she will enact to protect families from increases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27994/26]

485. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when construction works at a school (details supplied) will be completed. [27997/26]

486. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when construction works at a school (details supplied) will be completed. [27998/26]

487. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when construction works at a school (details supplied) will be completed. [28000/26]

488. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will move to tender stage. [28001/26]

489. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will move to construction stage. [28002/26]

490. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there has been any engagement in relation to making the National Anthem, Amhrán na bhFiann, mandatory for primary school students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28083/26]

491. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the progress regarding a special school place for a child (details supplied); the engagement there has been with the NCSE to secure a place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28169/26]

492. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the progress regarding a special school place for a child (details supplied); the engagement there has been with the NCSE to secure a place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28170/26]