Questions

428. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address matters concerning notifications received by a number of primary schools that they were set to lose some of their SNA allocation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16412/26]

429. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of early intervention classes nationally in 2023, 2024 and 2025. [16419/26]

430. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to increase the number of early intervention classes nationally in 2026/2027. [16420/26]

431. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the new build for schools (details supplied) has not progressed; when works will commence and conclude; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16422/26]

432. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais agus Óige sí ar an eolas faoi an cás go bhfuil ar páistí meán meánscoile Baile Fhormaid, Baile Átha Cliath, freastal ar dhá suíomh scoile difriúla toisc nár tosnaíodh ar an tógáil ar foirgnimh úr a bhí geallta do dhaltaí, a tuismitheoirí agus do na múinteoirí nuair a tháinig na trí meánscoil áitiúla (Coláiste Caritas, Coláiste Naomh Eoin, agus Coláiste Na…

433. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if smaller schools can open special classes; if not, if they are precluded due to size; if size is a factor in this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16440/26]

434. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais agus Óige an bhfuil aon cinneadh glacadh chun féachaint ar cás ar leith a dhéanamh do Scoil Lir, Baile Átha Cliath, chun stádas Deis a bhronnadh air in aineoinn í bheith lasmuigh den amchlár chun an stádas sin a fháil toisc gur osclaíodh í i ndiaidh an spriocdáta ach go bhfuil na bun dúshláin agus a bhreis uirthi a cháilleoidh mar scoil Deis agus Deis+ í;…

435. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais agus Óige an bhfuil aon cinneadh glactha le aitheantas ar leith i bhfoirm maoiniú nó achmhainní scoile breise a bhronnadh ar Scoil Lir, Baile Átha Cliath, atá stádas Deis diúltaithe uirthi in aineoinn na dúshláin roimh an scoil, na páistí scoile agus an ceantair scoile [16443/26]

436. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais agus Óige an bhfuil plean leagtha síos maidir le an Gaelcholáiste úr i Sráid Synge, Baile Átha Cliath; na céimeanna bliaintiúl ar gá tarlú ó thaobh seomraí ranga, múinteoirí cáilithe le Gaeilge, seomraí foirne, athnuachaint foirgnimh agus tógáil úr, clós scoile nach bhfuil roinnte le scoil Béarla, achmhainn breise agus iomlán seilbh an suíomh i gceann sé …

437. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais agus Óige an bhfuil plean leagtha síos maidir le an Gaelcholáiste úr i Sráid Synge, Baile Átha Cliath; ar bhuail sí le bord bainistíocht, comhairle na dtuistí nó an príomhoide úr chun an fís maidir leis an Gaelcholáiste seo ag fás ó an tús i mí Meán an Fhomhair i mbliana go dtí seilbh iomlán ar foirgnimh an sean coláiste Béarla i gceann sé bliana; agus an…

438. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais agus Óige an eol di gurb St Seton i mBaile Fhormaid, Baile Átha Cliath an céad cumasc de trí meánscoil le stádas Deis, agus gur gealladh do tuismitheoirí, daltaí agus pobal an ceantair a bhí amhrasach faoin tógra nuair a fógraíodh ar dtús é tamaill maith de blianta ó shin go mbeadh buntáiste ag eascairt as an tógra micléinn bheith ar campus amháin; agus a…

439. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16447/26]

440. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on proposed building works at a school (details supplied); when she expects works to progress to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16448/26]

441. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on an application for modular units by a school (details supplied); when she expects such units to be in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16450/26]

442. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school was not included in the announced list of projects, confirmation of the school’s current position within future phases of the National Development Plan; the realistic timeline for redevelopment or significant investment. [16480/26]

443. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in Clare seeking special education school places; the current level of unmet need; the projected demand for places for the next five years; the criteria used to determine special class allocation, of the new special education classes announced; the number of the schools which have the infrastructure to meet the needs of the…

444. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Education and Youth the immediate steps which will be taken to address a serious health and safety issue at a school (details supplied); the criteria under which these applications were assessed; the reason the situation was not classified as an emergency given the clear health and safety risks involved; and the interim and long-term measures that will now be put in pla…

445. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an application by a school (details supplied) for urgent emergency works will be reconsidered. [16523/26]

446. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide details of the number of schools in Dublin Fingal West that had initially participated in a review of SNA allocation for the 2026/27 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16532/26]

447. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list all schemes, funding programmes, capital funds, grant streams or other expenditure headings administered by her Department in 2025 and 2026 which result in allocations, awards, or spending that can be identified with a specific geographical location including county, district, town, or project site, to group these by funding stream or program…

448. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the web link to her Department’s Q4 2025 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; the date on which this report was published; and if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [16566/26]

449. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm, in respect of her Department’s published quarterly reports of procurement-related payments or purchase orders over €20,000 (details supplied), where such reports are published in PDF format but originate from an Excel or similar spreadsheet file, that the underlying data was fully expanded and validated prior to conversion so that all col…

450. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to address serious health and safety issue at a school (details supplied); the reason applications for emergency works were refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16599/26]

451. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of special needs assistant posts that were identified for reduction nationally arising from the recent NCSE allocation reviews; the number of schools affected by these proposed reductions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16602/26]

452. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether individualised risk assessments were carried out in respect of children with additional needs prior to decisions being made regarding the proposed reduction or removal of SNA supports; if so, the nature of these assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16603/26]