Parliamentary questions

690. 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 forced to retire due to an injury they suffered in the workplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12624/26]

691. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the merits of creating a support scheme that would cover the costs of any medical treatment required for a teacher or other school staff if they are injured in the workplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12625/26]

692. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the merits of creating a support scheme that would cover the costs of any physio treatment required for a teacher or other school staff if they are injured in the workplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12626/26]

693. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to engage with the co-signees of a Bill introduced in Seanad Éireann (details supplied) in relation to the substantive issues that the Bill seeks to address; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12627/26]

694. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to engage with teacher unions in relation to the experience and planning framework for teaching staff if they are injured in the workplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12628/26]

695. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the SNA allocation for a school (details supplied); if she is aware that the proposed reduction of a .5 SNA post will leave 164 children, including those with chronic medical conditions (epilepsy and asthma) and severe behavioural needs, with only one SNA; if she has considered the safety implications of this…

696. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the injustice being experience by students sitting their Leaving Certificate exams in relation to the implementation of Irish-language bonus marks; if she will intervene to ensure that the Department of Education and the State Examinations Commission immediately return to the long-established …

697. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a new school building which will replace the existing school building for a school (details supplied) will be built; the reason the timeline presented to the school by her Department to begin construction is not being adhered to; when construction on a new build will begin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [127…

698. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will report on the progress to deliver the five approved autism classes for a school (details supplied) in the absence of a permanent building for the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12774/26]

699. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address critical issues raised in correspondence regarding school resources (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12801/26]

700. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a new school build (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12834/26]

701. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeframe for the roll-out of DEIS Plus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12835/26]

702. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria being used to choose schools to be included in DEIS Plus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12836/26]

703. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the proportion of DEIS and non-DEIS schools that currently operate one special class; the proportion which operate more than three special classes, by level, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12858/26]

704. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the proposed new build for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12859/26]

705. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the proposed extension for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12860/26]

706. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will intervene to increase the cap imposed on incoming first year students at a school (details supplied) in order that they can be offered an enrolment place for the academic year 2026-2027 along with their current friends and classmates from national school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …

707. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an application by a school (details supplied) for two additional accommodation units will be granted; if so, when; will the additional accommodation be sanctioned and ready for use by September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12882/26]

708. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth when an application for assistive technology for a student (details supplied) will be processed and granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12883/26]

709. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the ASD class place for a child (details supplied). [12908/26]

92. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children notified to the NCSE before the October parent notification deadline; the number of children notified to the NCSE after the October deadline; the number of those children currently without an offer of a school place for September 2026; the measures she is taking to address this to ensure every child has an…

93. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to ensure the survivors of institutional abuse who recently ended their hunger strike receive their HAA card and full contributory pension. [11582/26]

94. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the work of the inter-departmental group considering the recommendation for a redress scheme arising from the scoping inquiry into historical sexual abuse in schools run by religious orders; the way in which this will be incorporated into the work of the Commission of Investigation into the Handling of His…

95. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the Government’s decision-making processes for assisting children in State examinations with specific learning difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10098/26]

96. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the school building and refurbishment projects in Dublin 24 that will be included in the NDP sectoral investment plan; when they will be included; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11024/26]