Parliamentary questions

471. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of SNA posts in Kildare that were found to be in excess of the level of need in their current placement and thus reallocated following the recent Statewide NCSE SNA review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14074/26]

472. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department will provide adequate funding to a school (details supplied) to cover operational expenses; if her Department will engage in a meaningful way to resolve the significant financial difficulties the school is facing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14075/26]

473. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special needs assistant reviews completed in County Louth for academic school years 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14090/26]

474. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special needs assistants allocated to students in County Louth for the current school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14091/26]

475. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special needs assistants employed in County Louth for the 2025 school year; the projected number to be employed for the 2026 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14092/26]

476. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in each county that have appealed their special needs assistant allocation in 2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026; the number of these appeals that were successful, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14093/26]

477. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department’s work to strengthen the local youth club grant scheme. [12769/26]

478. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an exhaustive list of flood related compensation, paid from her Department's vote allocations over the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14098/26]

479. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on capital works being carried out in a school (details supplied) to accommodate special education; the works being undertaken; the costs of the works and timeframe for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14119/26]

480. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools which have submitted appeals following the outcome of NCSE-led SNA review; the number of those appeals that have been decided on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14135/26]

481. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the formal impact assessment that has been conducted on the educational and emotional consequences of SNA reductions; the way "reasonable distance" is defined when existing commute times and childcare responsibilities are considered; the reason SNA vacancies no longer being consistently advertised publicly; if she will commit to …

482. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will outline the amount of funding which has been provided to a special school (details supplied); if her Department plans to increase this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14161/26]

483. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason schools (details supplied) were not included in the announced list of school projects in the National Development Plan; the schools’ current position within future phases of the National Development Plan; when those schools can expect significant capital investment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [141…

484. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason her Department have not responded to the project building team of a school (details supplied) since May 2025; and whether she is aware that their current lease expires in 2027. [14168/26]

485. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an emergency works application (details supplied); if she could give an update and outline a timeline for when flood damage might be repaired; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14169/26]

486. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth when staffing allocation decisions for the 2026-2027 school year will issue to schools in Kildare North; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14173/26]

487. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department can intervene in the case of a school (details supplied) to ensure that adequate special needs assistant provision is obtained following the SNA review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14189/26]

488. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of voluntary redeployment within the ETB sector, including any planned reforms to Appendix 2 of the redeployment scheme; the extent of engagement with teacher unions on developing a system that would allow teachers to relocate while retaining permanent/CID status; and if she will make a statement on the matter…

489. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if steps are being taken to facilitate inter-ETB redeployment or transfer opportunities for permanent/CID staff, given ongoing the reluctance among ETBs to release staff even where over-allocation exists; if she will engage with ETBs such as CDETB to clarify their position on external transfers; whether her Department has assess…

490. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address serious concerns raised in correspondence regarding a Kildare school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14224/26]

491. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school building project (details supplied); if she will consider the alternative application by the school; her views on the loss of amenities space under her Department’s existing plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14254/26]

492. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of reading school places in Dublin south-west; and number of applications for places received for the academic year 2025-2026. [14257/26]

493. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of a case of two students (details supplied); and the options now available to these two students. [14258/26]

494. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria for establishing an LCA class; if there is a minimum required number of LCA classes per county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14262/26]

495. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will report on the possibility of conducting an urgent reassessment of the needs of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14286/26]