Parliamentary questions

839. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address concerns raised in correspondence regarding resource deficits at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19896/26]

840. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if it is correct that NEPS assessments are not available to students in a school (details supplied) as a result of there being no psychologist assigned to the school for three years; if she will outline how students in this school can access a NEPS assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19905/26]

841. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a NEPS assessment will be made available to a person (details supplied); and if this assessment will be prioritised. [19912/26]

842. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will sanction an application from a school (details supplied) for an autism class in order to ensure that six students who are transitioning from the junior to the senior school have an appropriate school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19914/26]

843. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding how a child is assessed in relation to qualifying for SNA support in school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19929/26]

844. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the most recent time the assessment in relation to how a child qualifies for SNA support in school was reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19930/26]

845. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any engagement she has had with the NCSE in relation to the qualifying criteria for getting an SNA in school; if this assessment has been reviewed in recent years by the NCSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19931/26]

846. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to calls to expand the qualifying criteria for access to SNA support for children that require additional help in a school (details supplied); the actions she will take to address the concerns outlined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19932/26]

847. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when construction of the promised new school building for a school (details supplied) will commence; and if she will provide a clear timeline for the delivery of the project. [19939/26]

848. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans her Department has to deliver ASD classes in Malahide for the 2026/2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19975/26]

849. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth the definition of an "appropriate place" used by her Department; to consider ensuring that it include an equal opportunity for the child to attend their local school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19976/26]

850. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth her current plans to increase the amount of school places for special classes in mainstream schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19977/26]

851. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in the Longford-Westmeath constituency that have received approval for a new school building but where construction has not yet commenced; and if she will provide a list of those schools; and the current status of each project.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20022/26]

852. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address the serious concerns raised regarding the implementation of the new Senior Cycle Science Assessment and Accreditation of Learning Components (AACs), including the absence of sample AAC reports, the lack of marking schemes for sample written examination papers, insufficient clarity on project requirements, disp…

853. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the Special Transport Grant is available to young adult service users who are no longer in school (details supplied). [20036/26]

854. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth to account for the historic development of the Irish-language exemption policy in the education system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20037/26]

855. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the ongoing review of the special needs assistant contract will be completed; if this review will include consideration of updated qualification and skills requirements for the role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20052/26]

856. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding an application of a school (details supplied) made under the climate action summer works scheme 2026 (category 7 climate action & windows); when the school will be notified of a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20098/26]

857. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason students will be charged the full cost of leaving certificate fees in June 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20102/26]

858. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a child requires a medical card to be exempt from the leaving certificate fees; or is it sufficient that the parent has one; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20103/26]

859. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider including a school (details supplied) in County Meath in DEIS Band 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20104/26]

860. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 629 of 10 February 2026, if correspondence will be forwarded to the personnel in her Department who is dealing with this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20105/26]

861. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding avenues (grants, departmental supports, pilot schemes, discretionary or otherwise) that are available to a school (details supplied) for the provision of a small greenhouse and outdoor classroom on the school's grounds; if she will ask her Department to liaise with the school's management to investigate if funding…

862. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if provision can be made to allow a pupil (details supplied) to repeat sixth class as the pupil in question will only be aged 11 on enrolling at secondary school. [20157/26]

863. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way a student with profound visual impairment, whose 2018 functional vision assessment by the National Council for Special Education recommended that Braille be seriously considered as an access method, can remain non proficient in Braille after twelve years in the education system; the oversight mechanisms in place within the…