Parliamentary questions

764. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on her Department’s engagement with a school (details supplied); the measures she is putting in place to boost enrolment numbers and to prevent the closure of this recently developed school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19286/26]

765. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school building projects approved in every county, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [19326/26]

766. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total spend of her Department on new school buildings, renovations and extensions in each county, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [19327/26]

767. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a county-by-county breakdown of the number of children availing of the school transport scheme for primary, secondary and special schools, in tabular form. [19332/26]

768. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 129 of 25 February 2026, if she will provide assurance that an ASD class will be provided for a school (details supplied); the timeframe in which this will be delivered; whether it is dependent on the capital project for which funding has been sought by the school; and if she will make a statem…

769. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review correspondence (details supplied); the position regarding the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19344/26]

770. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to an issue presenting for a school (details supplied); the reason for delay in attending to the issue identified a number of months ago; if works will be carried out as a matter of urgency to ensure the space attached to the ASD class can be used safely by children and adults; and if she will make …

771. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to ensure that children with complex disabilities can access specialised early-years placements where no appropriate service exists within their immediate CDNT catchment area; whether flexibility is permitted across CHO boundaries in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19351/26]

772. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a decision will be made for a school transport application for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19355/26]

773. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the National Youth Work Advisory Committee as prescribed under Section 17 of the Youth Work Act 2001 will be reconstituted; if plans for its reconstitution will be part of the implementation of Opportunities for Youth: National Strategy for Youth Work and Related Services 2024 - 2028; and if she will make a statement on th…

774. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding additional infrastructure such as additional transport and after-school facilities for North Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19377/26]

775. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently increase the funding levels of the minor works scheme, in line with the huge increases in the costs or repair and maintenance services in recent times (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19401/26]

776. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider basing the minor works scheme on the square footage of the school and not pupil numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19406/26]

777. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the acute lack of ASD unit places for children attending schools in County Wexford and in the south east generally; the steps she will take to ensure that a suitable place is found for a child (details supplied), who has been unable to find a placement for the next school year; and if she will make a statement …

778. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the provision of new appropriate special classes at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19410/26]

779. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline when a school (details supplied) will be issued with approval to proceed to Stage 2a; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19415/26]

780. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a school (details supplied); if a permanent site can be provided for this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19442/26]

781. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of school management in relation to the lack of permanent accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19443/26]

782. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to children in the Tullamore/Killina pilot online schools admission system who are being accepted to school in Killina but advised that they will have to charter a private bus due to the nearest school rule; if the Minister will consider eliminating the 'nearest school' rule for schools in the Tulla…

783. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to engage with a school (details supplied) which has specific needs in excess of those covered under the Deis Plus band; to advise them on the additional measures which can be put in place or availed of to address their serious issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19468/26]

784. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans for reconstituting the National Youth Work Advisory Committee, a statutory body under Section 17 of the Youth Work Act 2001; to clarify if the restoration of this statutory committee is envisaged within the implementation actions for Opportunities for Youth 2024-2028; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19…

785. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will confirm whether any of the governance or advisory structures envisaged in Opportunities for Youth are intended to replace, replicate, or supersede statutory bodies set out in the Youth Work Act 2001; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19476/26]

786. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has conducted any analysis of the legal or policy implications arising from the non establishment of structures required under the Youth Work Act 2001; whether these considerations will inform the governance arrangements for the implementation of Opportunities for Youth; and if she will make a statement on the …

787. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the person or body that took the decision and the reason for excluding compulsory written research projects for Leaving Certificate subjects including history and geography from the answering through the Irish bonus marks scheme in each year since 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19479/26]

788. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the decision to exclude compulsory written research projects for Leaving Certificate subjects including history and geography from the answering through the Irish bonus marks scheme in each year since 2006 is contrary to the stated Mícheál Martin as Minister for Education’s position in 1999,…