Parliamentary questions

1377. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in County Meath currently without a student support plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25260/26]

1378. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students in primary and post primary, schools in County Meath that have been approved assistive technology, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25261/26]

1379. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications her Department has received for assistive technology for students in primary, and post primary schools, in County Meath, for the years 2020 to 2025 respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25262/26]

1380. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications for assistive technology in County Meath that have been refused for the years 2020 to 2025, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25263/26]

1381. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students in County Meath who have availed of the school transport scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date 2026; the available capacity for the year 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25264/26]

1382. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average class size in both primary and post primary schools in County Meath for the years 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25265/26]

1383. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider continuing the waived exam fees for students sitting the Junior and Leaving Certificate exams in light of the cost-of-living and energy crises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25266/26]

1384. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of SNAs in primary and post primary schools respectively, in County Meath, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25267/26]

1385. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount that has been allocated for the years 2020 to 2025 on continuous professional development for teachers in schools across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25268/26]

1386. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will expedite the appeals process for primary staffing and provide an additional teacher for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25286/26]

1387. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for clarity on a matter relating to the Teaching Council (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25296/26]

1388. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average waiting time for the Teaching Council customer service line; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25297/26]

1389. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools that have been designated under section 67 of the Education Act 1998; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25302/26]

1390. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the difficulties being experienced by deaf students in accessing education through ISL the measures she is taking to improve access to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25304/26]

1391. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to increase supply of ISL-fluent teachers to improve ISL-competent assessment pathways and to standardise access to ISL interpretation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25306/26]

1392. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of first-year places available in all post-primary schools in the Galway city and Oranmore school planning area for the 2026-2027 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25310/26]

1393. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to expand NEPS capacity to ensure Ireland is aligned with other EU countries in terms of student-to- psychologist ratio; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25311/26]

1394. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which universal design for learning was integrated into the design of the recently published primary school curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25313/26]

1395. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 555 of 27 January 2026, if her attention has been drawn to the fact that no follow up from the NCSE has issued. [25314/26]

1396. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) was not included in DEIS plus scheme. [25319/26]

1397. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); her plans to help teaching principals meet their demands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25322/26]

1398. 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; the cost of purchasing the land; the estimated construction cost for the delivery of a new school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25324/26]

1399. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the pay deal for school caretakers in order that they do not have to sign on for social protection outside of term time. [25331/26]

1400. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to educate teenagers and children about online safety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25342/26]

1401. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options available to a mother who currently lives in Castleknock and is bidding on a house in Malahide (details supplied). [25369/26]