Parliamentary questions

239. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether there is any progress on payment of an outstanding grant for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8946/26]

240. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the financial supports available to schools for safety measures outside; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8956/26]

241. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the next steps for a school (details supplied) on the Tranche 1 list to progress to construction;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8961/26]

242. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the list of schools to be designated DEIS Plus 1 will be known. [8962/26]

243. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to publish the data sets that were used against the criteria her Department indicated were the determining factors for the selection of school construction projects as announced on 28 January 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8982/26]

244. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a list of all schools with planned capital projects that are at Stage 2B; the list by county, and if possible, constituency; when each project first engaged with her Department on same capital project, and when the project was listed as being at Stage 2B. [8983/26]

245. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary schools and secondary schools where her Department has already carried out an energy audit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8984/26]

246. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has carried out an energy audit at a school (details supplied); and the details of that audit available to the school. [8985/26]

247. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special education places at each primary and second level school in County Wexford and County Wicklow, in tabular form. [8986/26]

248. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the removal of a school (details supplied) that had been part of the preliminary tender document of the NDP rollout; the reason for this removal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8993/26]

249. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any appeal mechanism is available for a school (details supplied) that was omitted from the finalised NDP rollout, despite being included in the preliminary tender document; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8994/26]

250. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the permanent school project for (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8995/26]

251. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a child in County Kildare will be allocated a special class place (details supplied). [9007/26]

252. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a child in County Kildare will be allocated a special class place (details supplied). [9008/26]

253. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide further details relating to an announcement (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9012/26]

254. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on each new school building project in County Galway, including those at planning, design, tender and construction stages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9020/26]

255. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the capitation grant for a school (details supplied) which has seen significant increases in costs of heating the school following a substantial energy retrofit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9045/26]

256. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm whether students with a formal diagnosis of dyslexia will be eligible for the additional time accommodation announced for the 2026 State examinations, regardless of whether they currently receive a direct intervention accommodation under the RACE scheme; to clarify the categories of "specific needs" covered by the interi…

257. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of a proposed new extension building for a national school (details supplied); the stage of the project; the delays or issues impacting delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9087/26]

258. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications for emergency works grants submitted by schools for the years 2020-2026 to date; the number of applications approved in the same timeframe; and the amount of consultant fees repaid to schools upon approval of an emergency works grant in this timeframe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [91…

259. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any school projects in Donabate are included in the recently announced prioritised school projects that will progress to tender or construction in 2026/2027, given the Donabate area is one of the fastest growing areas in the country with children already leaving the peninsula to avail of a school place; and if she will make a s…

260. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address concerns raised in correspondence regarding the WALK PEER Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9120/26]

462. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of people who have applied for redress in respect of institutional abuse in each year since the establishment of the redress scheme; and the number of applicants who have received redress; and in what form, broken down by category. [7718/26]

463. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she will inform the youth organisations funded by her Department of allocations for 2026 across the various headings such as youth service grant, UBU, and youth information centres; if she will prioritise improving the support for existing projects and work over new projects, bearing in mind the significantly increased cos…

464. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide dedicated financial support to voluntary youth work organisations to meet the employer contribution costs relating to MyFutureFund (auto-enrolment) in 2026 and beyond, given that this is a flagship project of the Government in ensuring proper sustainable pension coverage for workers; and if she will make a s…