Parliamentary questions

347. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department can issue a national circular stating that electric scooters are not permitted on the grounds of primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15996/26]

348. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the categories of teachers providing substitution cover who do not have their hours of work set out in their pay slip from her Department; her views on whether this is a breach of the terms of the Payment of Wages Act 1991. [16005/26]

349. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the controls that exist within the payroll section of her Department to prevent against the late or irregular payment of wages to teachers providing regular substitution cover and to prevent against the payment of the wrong pay rate. [16006/26]

350. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason teachers who have taken carers leave and are providing regular part-time substitution cover appear to be treated discriminately relative to all other category of teachers; and if she can clarify if this is a breach of the Carer’s Leave Act 2001. [16007/26]

351. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a person (details supplied) has been paid late and irregularly between the period November 2024 and February 2026; the reason her Department has no controls in place to identify that they were paid the incorrect rate for six months; and if they will be paid on a regular basis, at the correct rate with immediate effect…

352. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of the new special classes announced to date for the 2026 Academic Year according to the NCSE categories of special class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16061/26]

353. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on upgrades to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16072/26]

354. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the opening hours for a school (details supplied); to confirm that all students attending the school are doing so on a full school day basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16076/26]

355. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Education and Youth the consultation and co-creation involved in the production of the SNA Toolkit 2024, produced by the National Council for Special Education, for the deployment of special needs assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16102/26]

356. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Education and Youth what the pause in the deployment of special needs assistants means for school communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16103/26]

357. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the capital project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16220/26]

111. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has received an offer from the HSE for a building beside a school (details supplied); and whether it will accept this offer, given the school's need for additional space. [15220/26]

112. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth given the pause on the review of SNA's, if this will lead to a change in outcome for the review of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15231/26]

113. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) was refused additional SNA support given an increase in the needs profile of the school. [15232/26]

114. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a list of the 194 schools set to have their SNA provision cut under the SNA Review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15234/26]

115. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide details of all occasions in which she or her predecessors exercised the power conferred on them under Section 15(3) of the Climate Action & Low Carbon Development Act (2015), which states that ‘the relevant Minister may, from time to time, give a direction to a relevant body requiring it to adopt such measures as ar…

116. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's position regarding reduced school hours for children attending special schools; if this is regular practice in such school settings; if parental consent is sought for a reduced school day; the resolution mechanisms in place in cases where consent is not provided by the parent; and if she will make a statement on t…

117. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's position regarding periods of suspension imposed on students attending special schools; if this is regular practice in such school settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15254/26]

118. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an additional ASD class for a school and family (details supplied) will be considered, given that the school want another ASD class, and has the space for an ASD class;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15270/26]

119. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of incidents reported arising from behaviours of concern for each of the past five years in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15282/26]

120. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of appeals by individual schools at either primary, secondary or special school level in each of the past three years to the National Council for Special Education in relation to SNA allocation to schools; the number of appeals which succeeded in increased provision; the number which were unsuccessful, by year, in tabul…

121. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm following the pause on the review of the allocation of SNA resources when further clarity will be provided to schools for the next school year, if she will confirm if schools that have been allocated increased resourcing will receive those; the steps she will take to address the serious concerns for schools that have be…

122. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a list of schools that have been informed they are losing SNAs in the next school year; the number they will lose; to provide a list of all schools informed of the allocation of increased resources for the next school year; the additional support provided, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…

123. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures in place to ensure that the most experienced SETs are working with the children with the highest level of need in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15344/26]

124. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the expected timeline for processing and approving an application for a Special Transport Grant for a child; the average duration from submission to decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15360/26]