Parliamentary questions

1302. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the situation in relation to school caretakers (details supplied). [24369/26]

1303. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reasons the pay agreement for school caretakers, similar to that implemented for school secretaries in 2023, has not yet been implemented. [24370/26]

1304. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will engage with a union (details supplied) and relevant Departments to expedite resolution of outstanding issues, including pension arrangements [24371/26]

1305. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding a recent special needs assistant (SNA) review carried out by the NCSE; if the concerns raised will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24373/26]

1306. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a NEPS psychologist in a school (details supplied) will be replaced to ensure that NEPS assessments can continue as needed for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24380/26]

1307. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school in Dublin 11 (details supplied) was not included on the list of schools added to the DEIS+ scheme this year; if consideration can still be given to adding this school to the list;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24397/26]

1308. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 532 of 24 March 2026, if she will respond to the specific questions asked, namely the number of places in reading classes in Galway city, the number of applications received for reading classes in Galway city; if an additional reading class will be established in Galway city; and if there …

1309. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24444/26]

1310. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether any artificial intelligence tools or systems are currently being used within her Department or in agencies under its remit; the purposes for which these tools are being used; whether any departmental guidance or governance structures have been developed to support their responsible use; and if she will make a statemen…

1311. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of site visits undertaken by her Department officials to a DEIS school in County Kilkenny in each of the past ten years; if the reports compiled after each visit will be made available; if the issues highlighted in each report requiring urgent attention will be set out in the response to this PQ; the amount of fundi…

1312. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 28 January 2026, if following the publication of the new DEIS strategy a school (details supplied) will now be in a position to re-apply to be allocated DEIS band 1 status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24495/26]

1313. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of Government funding provided to environmental NGOs (details supplied) in each of the past ten years. [24502/26]

1314. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a school (details supplied). [24524/26]

1315. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options available to support a person (details supplied) who has significant communication needs and unique academic abilities; if funding for a bespoke education or learning support package can be accessed through the fund for students with disabilities or any other scheme; the process by which such supports may be applied …

1316. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the value and duration of contracts and service provision arrangements her Department and all bodies under his aegis have or had with a company (details supplied) in the past ten years to date in 2026; if she will clarify whether her Department was the beneficiary of professional work or services from the company over that same…

1317. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an emergency works scheme application for a school (details supplied) will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24608/26]

1318. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address the concerns regarding the preparedness of Irish schools for a medical emergency, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24622/26]

1319. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a list of the NGOs that have received Government funding from her Department in the past five years. [24626/26]

1320. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process her Department intends to use to ensure that the Guidance on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Schools is updated on a regular and systematic basis, given the rapid pace of technological change in AI; if she will outline the mechanisms for monitoring new developments, incorporating national and international researc…

1321. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department plans to ensure that the Guidance on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Schools supports the use of AI as a learning tool while also safeguarding the development of students' independent critical thinking skills; whether further updates or pedagogical supports are planned as AI technologies evolve…

1322. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which schools can appeal the DEIS plus decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24660/26]

1323. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) were not included in the Department's recently announced list of DEIS Plus schools; if she will outline the criteria and data used to determine eligibility for DEIS Plus status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24715/26]

1324. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason refusal letters for SEN applications are taking several months to issue; the current average timeframe for issuing such letters; the impact these delays have on families' ability to lodge appeals in a timely manner; if she will ensure that the refusal letter for a person (details supplied) is issued without further del…

1325. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria for the appointment of home school liaison resources for schools under DEIS supports announced this week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24772/26]

1326. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24779/26]