Parliamentary questions

172. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which participation in the National Conversation on Education is being promoted among students, parents, teachers, and youth organisations; and how the responses gathered will be incorporated into the upcoming Convention on Education and long-term strategy development. [11015/26]

173. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress being made to create an alternative to assessment of needs reports in order to access appropriate school places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9920/26]

174. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the planned school building project at a school. [10461/26]

175. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason two schools (details supplied) were not included in the list of school building projects as announced under the National Development Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11006/26]

176. D'fhiafraigh Deputy John Connolly den Minister for Education and Youth an féidir lena Roinn tuilleadh iarrachtaí a dhéanamh chun níos mó scoileanna a spreagadh le páirt a ghlacadh sa Scéim Aitheantais Scoileanna Gaeltachta; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [10903/26]

177. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to introduce job-sharing arrangements for school principals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10458/26]

178. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the schools that were awarded funding through the 2026 summer works programme in Dublin mid-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11051/26]

179. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the detailed delivery plan, including timelines and key milestones, for the full modular build comprising 14 classrooms and associated facilities to address the accommodation crisis at a school (details supplied); the expected date for the completion of the design and planning stage; and the projected date for delivery and occup…

180. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to address the increased level of absence in schools, particularly in disadvantaged areas, given new research published by the ESRI found that in DEIS urban band one schools, students are missing more than 20-days of school, which is roughly double the number of days missed by students in non-DEIS sch…

181. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on capital project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9971/26]

182. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a temporary bus could be provided to take students from the Mulhuddart_Tyrrelstown_D15 School Planning Area to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10927/26]

183. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being adopted to not just protect, but to include education for young people on online safety and dangers of AI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10990/26]

184. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason Balbriggan was excluded in the recently published list of schools to receive building upgrades given its rapidly expanding young population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10935/26]

185. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason there is still no scheme or plan to address school buildings with defective concrete blocks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11030/26]

186. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria used in prioritising school building projects for progression to tender and/or construction in 2026 and 2027 as part of the Education NDP Sectoral Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10457/26]

187. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she accepts, in relation to the current school secretaries and caretakers dispute, that the underlying issue is one of historic pay and pension inequality and insecure employment; and if she will commit to fully implementing any Labour Court recommendation that seeks to address these long-standing issues. [11010/26]

188. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will provide a date for the Stage 2A review meeting to three schools in Dublin 7 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10926/26]

189. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the decision-making processes on allocations of school building projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10100/26]

190. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on whether the capital funding allocated for school building and refurbishment projects in Dublin south-west is adequate given the scale of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11025/26]

191. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she is taking to reduce the burden on parents brought on by so called voluntary contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10479/26]

192. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on works and repairs in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11071/26]

193. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Minister for Education and Youth na ceantair pleanála scoile sa Stát nach bhfuil bunscoil lánGhaeilge iontu a ainmniú, agus cad iad na bearta i ngach cás acu atá déanta ag a Roinn chun an bearna sin a líonadh [10905/26]

194. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on giving secretaries and caretakers pension parity and leave entitlements; the possible solutions being put forward by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10102/26]

195. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the new building at a school in Glanmire, County Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10571/26]

196. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the development and planned rollout of the new DEIS Plus scheme, commencing in September 2026; the way in which schools will be identified; the supports that will be provided; and the way in which the scheme will target students with the highest risk of educational disadvantage. [11016/26]