Parliamentary questions

590. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) was not included in first tranche of NDP rollout, whereby 105 school building projects are to progress to tender and/or construction over 2026 and 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11641/26]

591. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11643/26]

592. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to her announcement of 105 priority school building projects in the first tranche of the NDP rollout, the position regarding other projects; if projects such as the additional accommodation project at a school (details supplied) will be delayed due to funding and other practical constraints;; and if she will make a stat…

593. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department can request the NCSE and SENO to engage with the family of child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11698/26]

594. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the measures being taken to address the ongoing issues surrounding the application process for suitable school places for children with special educational needs in North Tipperary; the reason parents in this area are unable to obtain eligibility letters for their children that missed the October deadline due to the ab…

595. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) could retain the services of four special needs assistants whose positions have been recommended to be cut; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11709/26]

596. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to address the issue of capacity in all the primary schools in Naas, which are now full for the upcoming academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11712/26]

597. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number SNAs provided for in total under budgets 2024, 2025 and 2026, by WTE, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11719/26]

598. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for details of the way in which the furniture and repairs funding scheme works (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11720/26]

599. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the 2026 allocation of the furniture and repairs funding scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11721/26]

600. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider increasing the minor works scheme for special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11722/26]

601. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether there is additional support for special schools for sanitary products for special schools who cater for children aged 4-18 plus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11723/26]

602. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of delays in the provision of approved assistive technology for primary school pupils in County Kerry including a school (details supplied); whether applications approved by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) are awaiting approval letters from her Department before schools can purchase equipment; the reas…

603. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is aware that assistive technology applications submitted in March 2025 for pupils attending a school (details supplied) including pupils with dyslexia and dysgraphia, were approved by the NCSE but remain outstanding due to delays at Departmental level; the steps being taken to address this backlog; and if she will make a s…

604. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether schools are permitted to set their own enrolment deadlines for special classes; whether her Department has any role or influence in determining such deadlines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11766/26]

605. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for the replacement of the prefabricated classrooms located on a site (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11768/26]

606. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth for clarification on a person's school bus pickup point (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11774/26]

607. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the total level of Exchequer funding spent by her Department on funding NGOs, by organisation, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11795/26]

608. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the total level of Exchequer funding spent on funding NGOs by her Department, in each of the years since 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11813/26]

609. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the assessments that are carried out to determine the level of Exchequer funding that any NGO receives from her Department on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11831/26]

610. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any direct lobbying she has received from any NGO in relation to her annual funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11853/26]

611. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the report of the Dublin 15 Special Education Taskforce will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11891/26]

612. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special needs assistant posts that have been created and attached to a mainstream class since SENO reviews began; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11895/26]

613. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications received in each of the past five years seeking permission for students in special schools to remain for an additional year where they reach 18 years-of-age before 1 September; the number of such applications approved and refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11899/26]

614. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the basis for the current rule that prevents students in special schools from returning once they reach 18 years-of-age before 1 September, particularly where students in mainstream settings may complete transition year or an additional year of education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11900/26]