Parliamentary questions

665. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students who have availed of home tuition due to having no school place for the year 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12399/26]

666. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students who have availed of home tuition for mental health reasons for the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12400/26]

667. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of early intervention classes in special schools, by county in each of the years 2017 to 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12401/26]

668. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason for the reduction of two mainstream special needs assistant (SNA) posts in a primary school (details supplied) following a recent SNA review; the way in which her Department ensures that the ongoing behavioural, emotional and care needs of children in mainstream settings are adequately considered during such reviews…

669. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a list of all organisations and projects that received matched and/or partner funding from her Department in 2023, 2024 and 2025; the amount of funding allocated to each organisation or project; what was achieved and the stated outcomes from the funding provided in each case; the plans her Department has for the provi…

670. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason letters of eligibility for young people with special educational needs are tied to the 1 October date given assessments occur all year; if she is aware that this new process is causing distress to parents; if she plans to review the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12419/26]

671. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware there are currently young people in Dublin mid-west with diagnoses who are precluded from applying for a school place as a consequence of the 1 October cut-off date for eligibility letters; if she is aware there are also young people with diagnoses and offers of long-awaited school places in appropriate settings, w…

672. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the available supports and the route for access for the supports available for educational provision to young people with special educational needs who cannot secure appropriate school places due to not having a letter of eligibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12421/26]

673. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently review the case of a school (details supplied) that has suffered a significant loss in SNA numbers for the upcoming school year [12452/26]

674. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the working definition of the term ‘social justice’ as used by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment in its 2022-2025 Strategic Plan (details supplied); to detail how this definition is operationalised in curriculum design, including reference to any underlying theoretical frameworks, authors or academic traditions on…

675. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the NCCA has undertaken any analysis of the potential implications of multiple, divergent stakeholder interpretations of the term ‘social justice’ as used in its Strategic Plan and curriculum specifications, particularly in terms of how such divergence may affect the intelligibility of stated curriculum aims and principles…

676. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine the case for provision of an additional ASD room in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12497/26]

677. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the new DEIS plan will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12551/26]

678. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider the creation of a second ASD class in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12552/26]

679. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth her current plans to increase the places available in ASD classes for girls in a particular area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12553/26]

680. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the issues raised in relation to a school (details supplied). [12554/26]

681. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline the measures being taken to increase the number of autism class and special school places at post-primary level, in light of pupils completing primary autism classes who are unable to secure appropriate placements due to capacity shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12555/26]

682. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that transition planning for autistic pupils is carried out in line with NCSE guidance, and that children are provided with placements appropriate to their assessed needs, sensory profiles and support requirements, rather than being offered any available place where no suitable provision exists; and if she will …

683. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether consideration has been given to the inclusion of age-appropriate education on premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) within the school curriculum, including within Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) and Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE); the steps being taken to ensure that menstrual and reproductive hea…

684. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a primary school (details supplied) has been notified of a reduction of 1.5 Special Needs Assistant (SNA) posts in its allocation for the coming school year; the criteria and assessment process used to determine this reduction; whether her Department has considered the impact this reduction will have on pupils with addit…

685. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12577/26]

686. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will formally announce the reforms of the way in which teachers get CID, changing from the current two consecutive years for CID to one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12579/26]

687. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth with regard to the recent allocations of special classes for County Cork, the reason no new special classes have been allocated to the entire area of west Cork (details supplied); and if she can confirm that west Cork schools will be included in the allocation of the new special classes. [12613/26]

688. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the current status of the permanent building project for a school (details supplied) and the projected timeline for delivery; if she will outline the reasons for progressing the project from Stage 1 to Stage 2 of the ADAPT programme since the submission of documentation in June 2025; if there are any contingency arrangemen…

689. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the adequacy of existing protections for teachers and other school staff if they are injured in the workplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12623/26]