Parliamentary questions

115. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a decision will be made regarding the repeated applications for emergency works submitted by Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board, seeking emergency works funding repairs for a school (details supplied), which creates an unsafe working environment for students and staff; and if she will make a statement on …

116. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether it is envisaged a route will operate in this school year at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17252/26]

117. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth when parents will be communicated details regarding a transport route (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17253/26]

118. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the revised Code of Behaviour Guidelines for all schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17254/26]

119. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans that are in place to provide a State pension (contributory) to survivors of institutional abuse in recognition of their unpaid labour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15582/26]

120. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will urgently arrange for officials from the buildings unit of her Department to visit a primary school in County Clare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17271/26]

121. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special classes added to the Dublin 9 and 11 area since 2023 to date; and to list the classes and schools, in tabular form. [17310/26]

122. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she can confirm that the Taoiseach’s recent acknowledgement that, based on the data available, it will be challenging for Government to ensure an appropriate school place for every child who requires one in the coming year, is an accurate statement (details supplied); to outline the work being done to support schools that a…

123. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to a school (details supplied) that has submitted an additional school accommodation application to build modulars to expand their special education provision; if can she confirm whether approval will be granted for the necessary modular accommodation for (details supplied), a school which has b…

124. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth in the context of the Education Plan 2025 and commitments relating to cost-of-living supports and inclusive education, the measures currently in place to reduce the cost burden of school uniforms on families, including steps taken to limit compulsory branded items and exclusive supplier arrangements; and whether her Department has …

125. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether national guidance has been issued requiring schools to provide reasonable accommodation within uniform policies for children with sensory processing difficulties or additional needs; if no if such binding guidance has issued, whether she plans to introduce same in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17353…

126. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who have notified the NCSE of their need for a special class place each year for the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17368/26]

127. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the review into bus driver retirement ages (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17370/26]

128. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special class places currently vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17371/26]

129. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a major building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17410/26]

130. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding an emergency works application for school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17449/26]

131. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding climate action summer works scheme for school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17450/26]

132. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding concerns raised by a principal of a school raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17413/26]

133. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position of an SNA review sought by a school (details supplied); the timeline for a decision on request for additional SNA support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17414/26]

134. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding provision of modular building for a school (details suppled); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17415/26]

135. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to increase the provision of multi-denominational school places in Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17416/26]

136. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the additional accommodation project application lodged by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17417/26]

137. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the assessment process of an application for additional school accommodation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17418/26]

138. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of letters of eligibility to date that have been issued by the NCSE to children in Wicklow, by age, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17419/26]

139. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17420/26]