Parliamentary questions

623. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide details of all active interdepartmental, interagency, and department-agency working groups organised under her remit. [10152/26]

624. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review Circular 08/02 determining eligibility for students requiring assistive technology under Circular 10 of 2013, to ensure that all students who could benefit from the use of laptops have access to this educational aid, even when the student falls below the specified I.Q. range or performance indicators but has a …

625. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she can provide confirmation regarding the full scope of funding for a project (details supplied); if her Department intends to fund and deliver the project in line with its own original brief and the planning permission granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10185/26]

626. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will extend the award of bonus marks to include continuous assessment components completed through Irish for students sitting the Leaving Certificate in 2026, in order to ensure parity with the arrangements that will apply from 2027 for both written examinations and continuous assessment (details supplied); and if she will…

627. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the resources being dedicated to digital media literacy programmes that specifically aim to build resilience among young people against manipulation and coercive ideologies online, particularly for those who may be experiencing social isolation or mental health difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [101…

628. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a project (details supplied); if her Department plans to fund and deliver the project within the current planning permission of March 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10203/26]

629. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth to respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10204/26]

630. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown, by year and school level, of the number of reported incidents involving students bringing weapons onto school premises over the past five years; the number of suspensions and expulsions arising from such incidents; the guidance issued by her Department to schools in relation to disciplinary responses where w…

631. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the recent decision by the State Examinations Commission to provide only 10 minutes of additional time per examination for students accessing RACE accommodations, including students with dyslexia, dyspraxia and other specific learning difficulties; and if she will outline the evidence base used to determine this…

632. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider increasing the additional time available to students accessing RACE accommodations to a minimum of 10 minutes per hour, in line with international practice and the supports already provided at third level, to ensure that affected students are not placed at a disadvantage during State examinations; and if she w…

633. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the NCSE supported special schools which are located in permanent buildings; those which are in interim accommodation; those which have modular buildings adjoining permanent buildings, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10282/26]

634. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children currently enrolled in each NCSE supported special school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10283/26]

635. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an issue with school transport can be resolved for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10284/26]

636. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of persons currently in training to become a qualified psychologist with the National Educational Psychological Services. [10309/26]

637. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she intends to publish the review of the Junior Certificate School Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10320/26]

638. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 494 of 27 January 2026, the specific number of additional school places that will be created at a school (details supplied) following the completion of the current major project; the current number of students enrolled in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10327/26]

639. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is aware of pressures for school places at primary school level in an area (details supplied); if she is aware there is children on waiting lists as a result of oversubscription of junior infant places; the actions her Department plans to take to ensure a school place is available to every child in the area; and …

640. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide replacement prefabs for the prefabs damaged by recent storms at a school (details supplied) given her decision that the school was not approved by her Department to proceed to construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10329/26]

641. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who have presented to the NCSE requiring a letter of eligibility after the 1 October deadline, introduced in 2025, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10334/26]

642. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list each of the project managers for each of the schools effected by construction defects which were constructed by a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10337/26]

643. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to address the discrepancy in post primary special education places (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10339/26]

644. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures which have been put in place to address the concerns uncovered in the report ''Supporting all Children and Young People to Access an Appropriate Education'. [10340/26]

645. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the three steps in the conclusion of 'Supporting all Children and Young People to Access an Appropriate Education'. [10341/26]

646. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a late application will be admitted to a special educational needs class for the 2026-2027 academic year (details supplied); if the child will be accommodated due to a long wait for an appointment to receive an educational psychologist report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10357/26]

647. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students attending schools (details supplied) who reside in the Tyrrelstown-Mulhuddart SPA, broken down per school year group, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10359/26]