Parliamentary questions

301. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) was not selected for inclusion in the Special Education Therapy Service; whether consideration will be given to extending the service to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21329/26]

302. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the financial burden placed on families whose children cannot access therapy services through the Special Education Therapy Service or Children’s Disability Network Teams and are therefore required to access therapy privately; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21330/26]

303. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has assessed the cost impact on families who must access private therapy services for their children due to a lack of available State-provided therapies, where sessions can cost approximately €90 per session; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21331/26]

304. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an appeal in relation to additional SNA support in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21335/26]

305. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will include children who are educated at home in the free schoolbook scheme in Budget 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21349/26]

306. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason children who are educated at home were not included in the free schoolbook scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21350/26]

307. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when urgent safety issues at a school (details supplied) will be addressed; and when the school’s permanent building will progress to stage 4; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21352/26]

308. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a proposed extension at a school (details supplied); the reasons a reimbursement will not issue to the school for equipment that could not be installed due to the lack of appropriate accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21369/26]

309. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a proposed extension at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21370/26]

598. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if transport has been arranged for a vulnerable student in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19724/26]

599. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the review of the upper age limit of 70 years-of-age for school bus drivers; the outcome of the Road Safety Authority's examination of age limits for large vehicle drivers; and the expected timeline for decisions arising from the Department of Transport's taskforce on driver recruitment and retention, given the ong…

600. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for each of the supports announced during the apology he made for survivors of industrial schools. [20567/26]

601. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school buses that have been part of the Bus Éireann fleet for each of the last five years. [20891/26]

602. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average age of school buses that have been part of the Bus Éireann fleet for each of the last five years. [20892/26]

603. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average age of the oldest decile of school buses that have been part of the Bus Éireann fleet for each of the last five years. [20893/26]

604. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average age of school buses in each county or region that have been part of the Bus Éireann fleet for each of the last five years. [20894/26]

605. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of bus mechanics that have been employed to work on school buses for each of the last five years. [20895/26]

606. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a status update of the proposal by a school (details supplied) to develop two ASD modular units within the existing play area of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18250/26]

607. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure there are enough places with appropriate supports in existing primary and secondary schools in Dublin 10 for children with autism and mild to moderate special needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18251/26]

608. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth in noting that land has been identified for education facilities in Park West Dublin 10, if she will consider a purpose built school for children with autism and mild to moderate special needs as part of the Park West-Cherry Orchard Local Area Plan. [18252/26]

609. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to increase secondary school capacity in Malahide. [18257/26]

610. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review correspondence (details supplied) regarding a school's request for DEIS status; the criteria applied in assessing eligibility for DEIS designation; if her Department will reconsider the school's application; if any interim supports are available to schools in such circumstances; and if she will make a statement o…

611. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new schools building projects and extensions currently underway in Kerry, by stage and date the project entered that stage, including the number of pupils currently in the school, in tabular form. [18309/26]

612. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary and post primary schools in County Donegal that received funding for works under the emergency works scheme in 2024-2025 ;and so far during the 2025-2026 school year, in tabular form. [18310/26]

613. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new school development projects in County Wexford currently in stage 3 of the development process; the date each project entered stage 3, in tabular form. [18311/26]