Parliamentary questions

349. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of measures to address pay equity concerns for principals of special schools (details supplied); the expected timelines for resolving outstanding matters including the payment of the special school allowance, the reinstatement of the special education diploma allowance, and the completion of costings for payments to pr…

350. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school has not been allocated any SNAs for 2025-2026 despite the significant and growing level of need; the number of children with additional needs attending the school (details supplied); her views that smaller school's experience an inequity of access to support children purely based on school size and infr…

351. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an additional accommodation scheme application lodged by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11289/26]

352. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding an additional accommodation project under the School Capital Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11292/26]

353. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth given the notice sent to youth organisations of a 3% uplift in funding arising from 2026, the breakdown of the way in which the Budget 2026 allocation is to be broken down across all funding schemes in subhead 10.8; the final detailed breakdown of the Youth Affairs schemes and programmes for 2026; and if she will make a stateme…

354. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she or her Minister of State has received correspondence from a school (details supplied); if she has responded to this correspondence; if she will ensure a review of the matter raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11325/26]

355. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount expended by her Department and by each agency for which she is responsible on advertising, promotion, advertising companies and external communications companies or consultants in 2025 and the expected costs for 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11349/26]

356. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the new school (details supplied) will be completed and open for students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11362/26]

357. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address the severe cuts in SNAs across multiple schools in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11472/26]

358. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications her Department received under the emergency response scheme in respect of schools in County Kerry during the past four years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11475/26]

359. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a permanent build for a school (details supplied) was not included in the tranche of 105 projects to progress to tender and/or construction in 2026–2027; the criteria or dependency that is preventing it from being progressed; the current status and next steps; the timeline, for design, procurement and tender preparation; …

360. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to address a matter (details supplied), apart from the €75 increase to help schools meet rising costs without relying on constant fundraising as per a submission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11489/26]

361. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she intends to review and revise upwards the policy of granting an additional ten minutes in the Leaving Certificate and Junior Certificate examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11492/26]

362. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an application by a school (details supplied) will be reconsidered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11495/26]

363. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1183 of 13 January 2026; if an update is available regarding progress; if a lease has been provided to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11520/26]

364. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth if gender neutral toilets are being located in a new school (details supplied); the number of national schools that currently have gender neutral toilets located in their schools; the number of planned national schools that will have gender neutral toilets located in their schools; the number of secondary schools currently have g…

365. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she intends to publish the next tranche of school building projects under the National Development Plan, further to the recent publication of her Department’s document entitled “First Tranche of NDP Rollout – 105 School Building Projects to Progress to Tender and/or Construction, as Appropriate, Over the Course of 2026 and 2…

366. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that a primary school will be included in the next expansion of the DEIS programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11566/26]

367. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that a school will be included in the next expansion of the DEIS programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11567/26]

368. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) will be included in the next expansion of a programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11570/26]

369. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently address the severe cuts in SNAs across multiple schools in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11587/26]

370. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide funding for significant improvement and refurbishment works to a number of older school buildings across County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11588/26]

126. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 543 of 4 February 2026, if she will provide the data as requested; and if not, the reason for this. [10508/26]

127. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of challenges to the operation of school bus routes due to requirements for experienced school bus drivers with existing Garda vetting to apply for new vetting due to a change of employer. [10524/26]

128. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school extension project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10530/26]