Parliamentary questions

125. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether consideration has been given to the potential for increased reliance on private assessments arising from any restriction in public access to cognitive assessment, and the implications this may have for equity of access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22847/26]

126. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the training or guidance that is being provided to assessment officers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure that complex presentations, including masking and twice-exceptionality, are recognised under the revised assessment of needs model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22849/26]

127. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department intends to review the implementation of the revised assessment of need framework to ensure that no cohort of children is excluded from identification due to the streamlining of assessment processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22851/26]

128. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the publication of the new DEIS Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22852/26]

129. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the new admissions to special school policy outlined on 9 December 2025; whether this will be in place for the 2026-2027 school year; and who will be the decision maker on admission to special school and category of school suitable for a child who has not received an AON. [22858/26]

130. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether every school on the school therapists pilot project will automatically transfer to the Education Therapy Support Programme; whether they will retain existing staff on transfer; and whether these staff will reapply for their roles through the NCSE. [22860/26]

131. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in her Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22871/26]

132. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of employees in each of the agencies under her Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22893/26]

133. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding school planning for Knocknacarra County Galway; if consideration is being given to providing a new secondary school for the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22915/26]

134. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth which recommendations contained in the report of the Dublin 15 Schools Task Force have already been implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22938/26]

135. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the report of the Dublin 15 Schools Task Force will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22939/26]

136. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 490 of 24 February 2026, if she will provide further clarification on concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) which the parents association contend were not comprehensively addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22964/26]

137. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address concerns regarding State exam fees raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22966/26]

138. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 363 of 12 February 2026, if the required documents have been received from Tailte Éireann; and if a further timeline is available for conclusion of this long outstanding matter. [22983/26]

139. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will confirm receipt of a submission (details supplied); the status of this submission; to confirm whether or not her Department has been in communication with the school in relation to this submission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22998/26]

140. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on attempts to resolve the school secretaries' and caretakers' pensions dispute. [23004/26]

141. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason fees are being reintroduced for the 2026 State examinations, particularly given the ongoing cost-of-living crisis affecting many families; the reason parents and students are only being notified during the school year; the reason the payment window is so short, placing additional pressure on households already managi…

142. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23074/26]

447. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date he expects the portal for school bus transport to open and the closing date, as the timeframe is short; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22386/26]

448. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the construction timeline and amount of funding approved for the permanent building recently approved for a school (details supplied). [21384/26]

449. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students attending Irish medium post primary schools over the last 25 years, by year, in tabular form. [21385/26]

450. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students attending Irish medium primary schools over the last 25 years, by year, in tabular form. [21386/26]

451. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new primary school teachers registering with the Teaching Council over the last 15 years, by year, in tabular form. [21390/26]

452. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new post primary school teachers registering with the Teaching Council over the last 15 years, by year, in tabular form. [21391/26]

453. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new post primary school teachers funded by her Department over the last 15 years, by year, in tabular form. [21392/26]