Parliamentary questions

148. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to address the impact the latest SNA review has had on schools where SNA allocation has been reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13196/26]

149. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools that have lost SNAs after the most recent review, by county, in tabular form. [13197/26]

150. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the national criteria and methodology used by the NCSE in determining annual SNA allocations to primary schools; whether this methodology has changed for the 2026/27 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13225/26]

151. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary schools notified of a reduction of two or more SNA posts for the 2026/27 school year and if she will provide a county-by-county breakdown [13226/26]

152. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether any impact assessment has been carried out on the educational and care implications of SNA allocation reductions; and if she will outline same [13227/26]

153. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of SNAs allocated to primary schools in Cork for the 2024-2025, 2025-2026 and projected 2026-2027 school years respectively [13228/26]

154. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether, in deciding if a school is given DEIS status, the number of children in private rental accommodation using HAP is taken into consideration. [13229/26]

155. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason schools are not being consulted when DEIS allocation is being reviewed. [13230/26]

156. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current number of primary and secondary schools that are in debt; and the total amount of debt owed by primary and secondary schools, in each of the past five years. [13233/26]

157. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on building works for a school (details supplied); the timeline for delivery; if she will add to the list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13240/26]

158. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on building works for a school (details supplied); the timeline for delivery; if she will add to the list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13241/26]

159. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a letter of eligibility will be provided immediately to an individual (details supplied) in order for them to be able to accept the appropriate school place offered to them given their needs are no longer being met in a mainstream educational setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13242/26]

160. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which findings from the three-year Irish language youth work research pilot will inform mainstream funding, staffing and training, including outside Gaeltacht areas; when will translated training resources be widely accessible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13243/26]

161. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the engagement her Department has had with the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht in terms of Irish language youth work; the discussions that have taken place on the need to strengthen the language planning process by providing spaces where events and activities are promoted for Gaeltacht and…

162. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of SNA provisions reduced from schools after the latest NCSE review, by county, excluding new posts sanctioned, in tabular form. [13336/26]

163. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the cuts to SNA provision in a school (details supplied) [13337/26]

164. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cuts to SNA provision in a school (details supplied). [13338/26]

165. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the cuts to SNA provision in a school (details supplied) [13339/26]

166. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth tthe number of SNAs to be redeployed in the 2026/2027 school year by county, in tabular form. [13340/26]

167. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools who had SNA provision downgraded on review for the 2026/2027 school by county, in tabular form. [13341/26]

168. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria used to determine SNA eligibility for Level 1 and Level 2 needs children [13342/26]

169. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of SNAs in North Kildare from 2019-2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13344/26]

170. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to address the shortage of SNAs and special school places in North Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13345/26]

171. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the most recent number of children in Kildare who are waiting to be allocated a special class place in a mainstream primary school; the number in Kildare who are waiting on a special class place in a mainstream secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13349/26]

172. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the most recent number of children in Kildare who are waiting to be allocated a special school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13350/26]