Parliamentary questions

179. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for choosing schools that are not at tender or construction stage in placing them on priority list 2026/2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10978/26]

180. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10999/26]

181. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) has not been added to the list of 105 School Building Projects to progress to tender and/or construction, as appropriate, over the course of 2026 and 2027, considering they have been waiting over a decade for a new school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11027/26]

182. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progress on a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11085/26]

183. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progress on a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11086/26]

184. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progress on a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11087/26]

504. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding streams open to scouting organisations. [10402/26]

505. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding supports currently available through her Department to support scout units and groups with dens; the way in which her Department is strengthening the local community presence and long-term viability of scouting organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8691/26]

506. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a special class that was pre-sanctioned by the National Council for Special Education in December 2025, in respect of a primary school (details supplied); to confirm whether her Department’s buildings unit has carried out, or is scheduled to carry out, a visit to assess any required building adaptations or modular…

507. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the capital project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9123/26]

508. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an application was received through Parents Notify before the 1 October 2025 deadline for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9124/26]

509. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the Parents Notify portal will be reopened in advance of the 2026/2027 school year for parents who may have missed the 1 October 2025 deadline, are therefore unable to get a letter of eligibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9125/26]

510. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to allow people contracted by Bus Éireann to drive buses for children with additional needs to continue to do so after they reach 70 years-of-age; her views on the current policy; the engagement her Department has had with Bus Éireann on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9127/26]

511. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department, alongside the Department of Transport, could ensure that capacity issues are addressed ahead of the next academic year to ensure there are enough bus providers for schools to ensure students that meet criteria get a bus place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9128/26]

512. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the capital project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9129/26]

513. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the capital project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9130/26]

514. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the capital project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9131/26]

515. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the capital project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9132/26]

516. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the capital project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9133/26]

517. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the capital project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9134/26]

518. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the capital project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9135/26]

519. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the capital project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9136/26]

520. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the capital project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9137/26]

521. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding capitation funding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9138/26]

522. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline all emergency works approved for schools in Cork which are ongoing or awaiting construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9140/26]