1399. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the pay deal for school caretakers in order that they do not have to sign on for social protection outside of term time. [25331/26]
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1401. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options available to a mother who currently lives in Castleknock and is bidding on a house in Malahide (details supplied). [25369/26]
1403. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application made by a school (details supplied) under the climate action summer works scheme 2026 for wall cavity insulation; if her Department's attention has been drawn to the severe dampness and mould growth currently affecting all classrooms in the school; the timeline for the approval of the second tranche of funding under this…
1407. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a decision will be made on the redesignation of a class (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25468/26]
1412. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the Physical Activity in Teaching and Learning Grant, a pilot programme offering schools up to €10,000 to integrate physical activity into the curriculum, will be available for the 2026-2027 school year; to provide details on any planned continuation or expansion of the programme; whether her Department has evaluated the pilot's outcomes to …
1414. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost to recruit 25 additional WTE psychologists for the National Educational Psychological Service. [25529/26]
1415. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost in 2027, if the standard capitation fee for primary school increased to €330 per pupil and for post primary schools increased to €435 per pupil. [25530/26]
1425. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the decision not to include a school (details supplied) in the DEIS Plus scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25609/26]
1427. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if support will be provided to facilitate a school place for two children (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25628/26]
1431. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration has been given to implementing the pay agreement for school caretakers prior to the end of the current school year to ensure they do not have to go on unemployment payments. [25683/26]
1433. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider a centralised procurement strategy for personal technology in the education system, with a view to reduce cost through economies of scale; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25708/26]
1437. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an EWS application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25753/26]
1438. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that some schools are making it mandatory for pupils to purchase new laptops at a cost of €500-€1,000; if there is a procurement process to identify suppliers of the laptops in such cases; if her Department provides funding to support such initiatives in schools; the measures in place to assist low income parents to purchase lapt…
1439. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review correspondence (details supplied) regarding primary school capacity. [25773/26]
1440. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review an urgent emergency works application from a school (details supplied) relating to serious health and safety concerns, including lack of appropriate staff facilities, ongoing structural issues, and inadequate provision for special education; if she will expedite the application given the potential risk to staff and pupils; and if s…
1444. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the status of and application (details supplied) under the climate action summer works scheme (CASWS) 2026, category 7 (climate action & windows); if she will confirm whether the application has been assessed; the expected timeline for a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25834/26]
1449. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the funding for school completion programmes by the Shared Island Unit in the North of Ireland. [25872/26]
1450. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options available to help a child (details supplied]), who was expelled from school in January 2025, to complete their junior certificate this year; the reason the child is only receiving one hour per week of home tuition rather than the nine hours that were promised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25881/26]
1452. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the bodies which operate under her aegis which have a regulatory or enforcement remit which include provision for a person convicted of an offence to receive a fine upon summary conviction, the associated maximum amount and duration of any related potential imprisonment term; provision for a person convicted on indictment to receive a fine, the ass…
1455. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department is working to implement the “Health and Safety at Work Act 2005”; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26000/26]
1456. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to increase funding for a School Completion Programme for 2026/2027 (details supplied). [26002/26]
1457. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding for a School Completion Programme from 2010 to 2025 (details supplied), in tabular form. [26003/26]
1458. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the criteria for the allocation of funding to each School Completion Programme in the State. [26004/26]
1459. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 536 of 24 March 2026, the access process for schools under this procurement framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26013/26]
1460. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the way in which schools in County Kildare have been assessed for DEIS and DEIS+ supports; whether further consideration will be given to schools that did not receive a DEIS+ allocation under the current round; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26020/26]