Parliamentary questions

714. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the additional qualifications needed for teachers to teach in a Gaelscoil; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18919/26]

715. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if financial assistance is available to parents who are required to make long journeys following on from the cessation of a bus service (details supplied) in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18953/26]

716. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth when additional reading classes will be made available in schools, particularly in North Kerry, for children with severe dyslexia and literacy challenges; the number of reading classes currently in operation in the area; whether her Department is aware of children waiting for places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [189…

717. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a new school building project (details supplied); the number of tenders received for this project and a timeline for the commencement of construction. [18956/26]

718. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review correspondence from a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18963/26]

719. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the proposed building extension for a school (details supplied). [18994/26]

720. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 559 of 24 February 2026, if she will review the correspondence (details supplied); if she will answer the questions raised therein; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19033/26]

721. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a schedule on a county-by-county and school-by-school basis in respect of the number of modular classrooms in use; the annual rental cost of same; the duration of which they are of use including year of installation. [19035/26]

722. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a schedule on a county-by-county and school-by-school basis in respect of the number of modular classrooms in use that are now end of life as per manufacturers guidelines and still in use; and the number that have been decommissioned. [19036/26]

723. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a comprehensive list of all schools in Wicklow that are either currently undergoing renovations, awaiting extensions or awaiting new buildings; the stage of the approval process they are currently at; the status of the works in each school; when works are scheduled to be complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …

724. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in Wicklow have applied for additional special school classes or places; the total number requested by school; whether these applications have been successful or unsuccessful, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19039/26]

725. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a full breakdown by county, of the number of special school places that currently exist for the 2026/27 school year; the number of these places currently available for the 2026/27 school year; the way in which this compares to the number of applications for places by county; if every applicant will secure a place, in tabular for…

726. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 25 September 2025, whether the Department has completed its review of the requirement to establish a new school at a site (details supplied) following the granting of planning permission for a large residential development in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19…

727. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the planning that has taken place in her Department in relation to projected population growth in Malahide, Portmarnock and Kinsealy in County Dublin; the projected impact on primary and secondary school places within the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19054/26]

728. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide details of all schools that have received funding for a gym since 2020; the amount each school was granted, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19055/26]

729. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide details of all schools that have received funding for a physical educational room since 2020; the amount each school was granted, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19056/26]

730. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria being used to select schools for funding of gyms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19057/26]

731. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria being used to select schools for funding of physical educational rooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19058/26]

732. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria being used to assess the Energy and Condition Survey and the weight that will be afforded to this survey when assessing the prioritisation of individual school projects to progress to tender over the course of 2026 and 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19059/26]

733. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth if funding will be approved for an ASD class for a school (details supplied); and the reasons this school has not been approved to date. [19061/26]

734. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update in relation to the proposed new school building at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19063/26]

735. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the emergency works scheme application from a school (details supplied); the full extent of the works to be undertaken; when she expects that works will progress to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19078/26]

736. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the emergency works scheme application from a school (details supplied); when she expects that works will progress to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19079/26]

737. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding building works at a school (details supplied); when she expects that this will progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19080/26]

738. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there is any difference between the exam papers for the Junior and Leaving certificate exams for students of gaelscoileanna and English speaking schools; if so, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19083/26]