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Niall Collins Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
403. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school (details supplied) seeking a permanent roll number; if the decision to refuse this can be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16210/26]
Joe Cooney Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
404. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which a school (details supplied) performed under each of the individual criteria used to prioritise school building projects included in the recent announcement of 105 school building projects; the relative ranking or position for this school under each criterion and overall compared with projects selected for inclusion; and if she will mak…
Joe Cooney Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
405. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the application by a school (details supplied) for their inclusion in the DEIS 1 Plus programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16242/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
406. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the supports and services for victims of abuse in industrial schools will be put in place. [16253/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
407. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of a campaign by parents regarding the modular project proposed for a school (details supplied); if a commitment will be provided regarding the retention of the greenspace in situ; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16283/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
408. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 652 of 17 February 2026, if she will consider correspondence from a parent (details supplied) in relation to the need for a school transport service for young people attending the school; if she is aware there are over 25 young people using a private bus service on this route at high cost to families; if a school…
Eoin Ó Broin Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
409. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 638 of 10 February 2026, if two extra places will be available in a school (details supplied) following the completion of the current major project to provide the three storey 1,000 pupil community school, given information provided in that reply indicates current enrolment is circa 998; and if she will make a …
Eoin Ó Broin Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
410. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions her Department is taking to ensure sufficient capacity for first-year secondary school places in Rathcoole, Newcastle, Citywest and Saggart; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16288/26]
Sean Fleming Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
411. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update in relation to the allocation of special needs assistants (SNAs) for schools for the 2026-2027 school year; the date on which there will be clarity on this issue; the steps schools are expected to take where there is a cut in the SNA allocation to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16303/26]
Paula Butterly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
412. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures in place to ensure that smaller schools (details supplied) including those in rural and isolated areas, have equitable access to capital and operational funding opportunities; the supports available to assist such schools in applying for and securing funding. [16320/26]
Paula Butterly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
413. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports and funding options available to a post-primary school in Drogheda, County Louth (details supplied) whose gymnasium is now in serious disrepair despite significant recent investment in other sports facilities; noting that an application for refurbishment is already with the Department; and if she will outline the next steps for progres…
Paula Butterly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
414. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department will take to address ongoing delays and inaccuracies in the assessment of a school building project (details supplied) ; noting that despite the submission of the Stage A Report in November 2022 and further documentation in 2023, feedback has contained errors, and that the school urgently requires a displaced classroom, an …
Paula Butterly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
415. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports available to assist a school (details supplied) to establish two new classrooms; noting that the Department has been reluctant to progress the school’s application due to its small size and has indicated a preference to explore larger schools first; and if she will outline how the school’s expression of interest can be advanced. [16323…
Paula Butterly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
416. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the proposed school extension for a school in Drogheda (details supplied); if the project has been included for consideration under the National Development Plan (NPD), as indicated in correspondence issued by her Department in October 2025; the current stage of the project within the Department’s capital appraisal process; and the ex…
Mark Wall Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
417. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the up-to-date position with the provision of a new school (details supplied); when the school will proceed to tender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16327/26]
Mark Wall Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
418. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of funding issues for a school in County Kildare (details supplied); the steps the school can take to secure additional funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16328/26]
Emer Currie Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
419. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the next steps of a project (details supplied), in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16333/26]
John McGuinness Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
420. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a school extension (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16360/26]
Emer Currie Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
421. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a Stage 2a meeting will be arranged (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16367/26]
Emer Currie Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
422. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will complete its review of an addendum report submitted on 31 October 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16368/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
423. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the new DEIS+ scheme is being developed under her Department's Education Plan 2025 as promised by the previous Minister; if implementation is still due to start in September 2026; when detailed criteria, the application process and the required documentation will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16369/26]
Martin Kenny Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
424. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the new school building will be approved for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16389/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
425. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth how the pause of the SNA review will affect those schools who have been told their SNA allocation will be reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16399/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
426. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's plans to ensure that mainstream schools’ SNA allocation is appropriate to the level of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16400/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
427. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current plans to ensure that a group of children are able to access autism classes in secondary school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16405/26]