Parliamentary questions

493. 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. [28171/26]

494. 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. [28172/26]

495. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the current release of the primary school survey results appears to exclude significant data cohorts, specifically parents of children in multi-denominational schools and the early years/preschool sectors (details supplied); if she will clarify when the full data will be released; and if she will make a statemen…

496. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the trends identified in a survey (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28212/26]

497. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the annual costs of renting the land and prefab classrooms for a school (details supplied) for each of the years 1998 to 2025 inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28295/26]

498. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1249 of 14 April 2026 (details supplied), if she will detail the financial allocation for the 2026 Climate Action Summer Works per county [28297/26]

499. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the redesignation of an early intervention class for a school in County Kildare (details supplied). [28301/26]

500. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if all schools under the DEIS Plus scheme will have access to the Junior Certificate school programme for students at risk of leaving school without formal qualifications, given that schools under the scheme have now been identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28317/26]

501. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to published research (details supplied) outlining that up to 49% of people would send their children to an Irish-medium school if it was available in their locality; the actions she will take to facilitate this demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28320/26]

502. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to published research (details supplied) outlining that only 4.7% of those surveyed felt they had the option locally to send their children to an Irish-medium school; the actions she will take to facilitate an increase in the number of these schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28…

503. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the importance of promoting the provision of Gaelscoileanna and Gaelcholáistí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28322/26]

504. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of Gaelscoileanna operating within the country, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28323/26]

505. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of children attending Gaelscoileanna as a percentage of overall primary school children, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28324/26]

506. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the phoneline dealing with teachers’ pay inquiries is only available on two days every fortnight. [28339/26]

507. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth her assessment of the ongoing teacher recruitment and retention crisis, with particular focus on the high-demand subject of mathematics; her views on the impact that the current eligibility criteria for a contract of indefinite duration (CID) have on early-career teachers' ability to achieve financial stability, including mortgage…

508. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) could be granted an emergency special needs assistant to deal with a new primary care need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28443/26]

509. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number and percentage of parents of pre-school children that expressed support for multi-denominational education in the recent primary school survey carried out by her Department; the number and percentage of parents of children currently attending multi-denominational schools expressed support for multi-denominational educat…

510. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school building project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28472/26]

511. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will report on progress regarding pay and conditions for school secretaries. [28482/26]

512. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify in regard to the recent national primary school survey the number and percentage of parents of preschool children expressed support for multi-denominational education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28503/26]

513. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify in regard to the recent national primary school survey, the number and percentage of parents of children currently attending multi-denominational schools expressed support for multi-denominational education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28504/26]

514. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify in regard to the recent national primary school survey the number and percentage of all parent submissions received expressed support for multi-denominational education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28505/26]

515. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify in regard to the recent national primary school survey the reason the published survey outcomes focused only on the preferences of parents of children attending denominational schools, rather than presenting the preferences of all parents surveyed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28506/26]

516. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify in regard to the recent national primary school survey whether the Department will commit to releasing the full dataset of valid survey responses in order to ensure transparency and maintain public trust in the consultation process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28507/26]

517. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1273 of 14 April 2026, if she is concerned that the reintroduction of fees for State exams will act as a barrier to education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28514/26]