Parliamentary questions

349. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the decision to withdraw SNAs from a school (details supplied) will be overturned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13689/26]

350. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of early intervention preschool classes for autistic children in mainstream schools and special schools which are being redesignated to primary autism classes/other special classes for the 2026/2027 school year [13713/26]

351. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if urgent steps will be taken to address the dangerous condition of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13760/26]

352. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently put in place a major investment programme in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13767/26]

353. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to carry out an emergency health and safety audit of all school buildings and facilities in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13768/26]

354. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the planned building project, including an SEN class at a school (details supplied [13771/26]

355. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of SNAs currently allocated to a school (details supplied); the number projected for the 2026-2027 school year; the assessments which have been carried out as to the adequacy of this provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13772/26]

356. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an appointment of a SENO for schools in the north Wexford area has been or will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13773/26]

357. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools at primary and secondary level respectively, that operate on split campuses that require staff and students to travel between campuses during the school day. [13774/26]

358. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of classrooms across the State currently operating out of prefabs; and the prefab classrooms that have been in use for longer than ten years. [13775/26]

359. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans for the development of an additional SEN class at a school (details supplied); and the engagement with the school to ensure all SEN classes are at ground floor and to a similar standard will take place. [13776/26]

360. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps or research undertaken by her Department to assess or reduce the administrative burden on school principals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13777/26]

361. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the planned school building programme at a school (details supplied). [13778/26]

362. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether any formal or informal guidance has been issued by her Department or by the National Council for Special Education in the 2025–26 review cycle indicating that pupils in fifth and sixth class in mainstream primary settings should not be considered eligible for special needs assistant support solely by reference to their clas…

363. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the eligibility criteria for special needs assistant allocation are based exclusively on documented care needs rather than age or class grouping; and to outline the current policy position governing this. [13780/26]

364. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether any revised circular, directive, operational instruction or internal policy guidance was issued to the National Council for Special Education or to Special Educational Needs Organisers in advance of the 2026 SNA review cycle altering the weighting of mainstream primary care needs; and if so, to provide details. [13781/26]

365. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the SNA appeals mechanism permits a reduction in allocation beyond that originally notified where an appeal is submitted; and to outline the procedural safeguards in place to ensure that the exercise of the right of appeal does not expose schools to additional allocation loss. [13782/26]

366. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has conducted any review of the operation of the SNA redeployment scheme for the 2025–2026 school year; to provide the number of SNA posts redeployed nationally in that period; and to outline how redeployment interacts with reductions notified to schools. [13783/26]

367. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the net national change in mainstream SNA posts, excluding special class allocations, between the 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 school years; and to provide the number of primary schools experiencing a reduction of one or more full-time equivalent SNA posts for September 2026. [13784/26]

368. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department and the NCSE will engage with a person (details supplied) to ensure an appropriate school place is provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13797/26]

369. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth what will happen when the current public-private partnerships in operation in schools cease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13826/26]

370. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 12 February 2026, the approach the IDG will take ‘to examine the levers and mechanisms that may be brought to bear so that those responsible for schools where historical sexual abuse happened meet their obligations to survivors’; if international comparisons will be made; if so, with …

371. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application (details supplied) for required accommodation; if the application has been reviewed by her Department; the current status of same; the timeline for a decision in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13905/26]

372. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an urgent sanction can be provided for a third mild special class at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13906/26]

373. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a decision will issue in respect of the application for additional special classes at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13907/26]