Questions

386. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary schools, and their addresses which currently have enrolments in excess of 1000 pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47751/26]

195. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to legislate against certain aspects of school admission polices (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44771/26]

742. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options available for a child who has been refused a place in special schools and units in their area due to capacity problems; the intervention she will make to help them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41521/26]

784. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options available to a child (details supplied) as there are no ASD classes in any of the primary schools in Malahide; the steps in place to put ASD classes in Malahide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41814/26]

785. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options available to ensure that a child has an immediate and appropriate school placement in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41895/26]

941. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of Section 29 appeals relating to school admissions received during the 2025-2026 school year; the number upheld; and the average processing time for appeals. [43746/26]

945. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary and post-primary students in south Kildare who have been unable to secure a school place for the 2026/27 academic year; the steps being taken by her Department to address capacity pressures in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43827/26]

122. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's plans to develop and implement a nationwide common application system for school admissions, in order to streamline the process for parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40725/26]

140. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the pilot centralised secondary school admissions system that was trialled in County Offaly in 2025; whether an evaluation of the pilot has been completed; and if she will outline any findings or recommendations arising from that process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34609/26]

318. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will urgently examine whether a school placement for a student (details supplied) can be facilitated for the remainder of the current term; and the additional supports or intervention that can be provided locally (details supplied). [40816/26]

340. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department will publish a non-technical methodology note explaining how school-place demand is projected using child benefit data, school enrolments, census data, residential development information and GIS analysis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41088/26]

596. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the legal basis for her Department's position that guidance on best practice arrangements for opt-outs arise only from the Education (Admissions to Schools) Act 2018, given that section 30(2)(e) of the Education Act 1998 already requires that students not attend instruction in any subject contrary to the conscience of a parent or student; and if she …

597. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is satisfied that her Department's current approach does not create a two-tier system resulting in less favourable treatment of parents and students seeking to exercise conscience-based opt-out rights under section 30(2)(e) of the Education Act 1998 in respect of non-religious instruction, including instruction objected to on religious or mora…

598. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether, in light of Departmental circulars indicating that opt-out arrangements for SPHE/RSE are a matter for individual schools, if she is satisfied that this approach does not reproduce the same difficulties previously identified in respect of religious instruction opt-outs, including inconsistency between schools, lack of transparency for familie…

249. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of section 29 appeals that have been received by her Department from parents seeking school places in the Kildare South constituency, by school, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38478/26]

579. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students in County Meath currently without a confirmed post-primary school place for the 2026/2027 academic year; the measures being implemented to address this shortfall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34409/26]

309. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary school classes projected to have 30 or more students for the upcoming 2026-2027 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33887/26]

310. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 57 of 23 April 2026, if the numbers for primary and secondary level will be provided (details supplied) and the projected shortfall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31858/26]

359. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of legal cases taken against her Department by parents or guardians in order to secure a school place for their child for the 2025-2026 academic year; if her Department will cover the legal costs of parents who had to go to court to obtain a school placement for September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32218/26]

360. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether schools are under any obligation to provide or accept special education placements where capacity exists, particularly at post-primary level across all year groups; and the way consistency is ensured nationally where demand exceeds supply.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32259/26]

110. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there is an appeals process for primary school students who cannot avail of a place in their desired school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31048/26]

535. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update regarding the common admissions system (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29972/26]

536. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there is an appeals process for primary school students who cannot avail of a place through the common admissions system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29973/26]

1. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in Dunshaughlin, County Meath on waiting lists and still without an offer of a junior infants place for September 2026; the measures she will take to provide additional places, including with respect to language and ethos preferences; the date on which she will meet with Meath East TDs and local principals to discuss possible …

57. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department ascertained the number of school places that are available for September in the Portlaoise area at both primary and secondary level; the level of demand and the overall shortfall at both levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29138/26]