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Holly Cairns Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
294. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth to define the emergency in the context of emergency works funding; and the way a school can act proactively to prevent harm if funding applications are repeatedly denied due to being deemed as not 'sudden and unforeseen' (details supplied). [31577/26]
Jen Cummins Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
295. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) was excluded form DEIS plus. [31578/26]
Jen Cummins Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
296. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) was excluded form DEIS plus.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31579/26]
Jen Cummins Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
297. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) was excluded form DEIS plus. [31580/26]
Jen Cummins Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
298. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the means available to schools to improve or increase their sports facilities. [31589/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
299. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an application for funding can be awarded for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31595/26]
John Lahart Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
300. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 254 of 29 January 2026, the outcome of the review being undertaken by her Department into the tender report submitted by the design team for the school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31596/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
301. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans that exist to upgrade and modernise the school transport family portal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31612/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
302. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the company contracted to operate the software behind the school transport family portal; the terms of the service agreement with the company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31613/26]
Ged Nash Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
303. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth the building unit's position on amendments proposed by a school (details supplied) to the previously approved addition of accommodation at the school, first announced in 2022; if her Department will meet directly with the school management and their agent(s) to discuss the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31616/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
304. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of a school building (details supplied), specifically in relation to ownership of the building and its contents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31629/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
305. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the future plans for a school building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31630/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
306. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if consideration has been given to reviewing the current arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31632/26]
John Lahart Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
307. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to open additional special classes at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31634/26]
Emer Currie Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
308. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a list of Department of Education owned sites in Dublin 15; and whether a second special school has been identified as per the recommendation of the D15 Special Education Taskforce. [31636/26]
Michael Cahill Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
309. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an emergency works application will be expedited and a grant allocated in respect of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31640/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
310. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of employees under the supervision and substitution scheme in each of the years from 2020 to 2025; if any participants in this scheme have transitioned to other roles within the schools in which they are employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31649/26]
Michael Cahill Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
311. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children seeking a special class or a special school place for the 2026/2027 school year in County Kerry; the number of additional special classes and special school places that will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31660/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
312. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) was not included in the list of DEIS Plus schools; if there is any mechanism for the school to appeal this exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31672/26]
Michael Cahill Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
313. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration will be given to the cost-of-living crisis and ensure that low to middle-income workers are a priority in the upcoming budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31678/26]
John Clendennen Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
314. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the name, location, roll number, and current stage of all additional school accommodation scheme school building projects in County Offaly that are currently at the ‘Approved’ or ‘Tender Stage’ and could commence works if additional capital funding was brought forward; the estimated capital required for each such project to proceed; and if she wil…
John Clendennen Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
315. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the name, location, roll number, current stage of development for each school building project in County Offaly under the additional school accommodation scheme that is not yet on site; the date it reached that stage; the estimated capital required for its progression to the next stage; the specific reasons for any delays in projects at the ‘Appro…
John Clendennen Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
316. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the additional school accommodation scheme project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31695/26]
John Clendennen Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
317. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update further to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31696/26]
Joe Cooney Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
318. 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. [31718/26]