Parliamentary questions

515. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7927/26]

516. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7945/26]

517. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department collects aggregate data on levels of energy consumption by schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8035/26]

518. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has considered instructing schools with special classes to assign a teacher to coordinate said classes; to specify a minimum number of administration hours per class for that teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8067/26]

519. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide the number of times that section 37A of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 has been used to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8068/26]

520. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of fee paying schools across the State which have one or more special classes, by primary and secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8069/26]

521. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of Deis schools across the State which have one or more special classes, by primary and secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8070/26]

522. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the NCSE will provide the special class numbers, by primary and post primary schools, by county, for each of the years 2020 to date in 2026, in tabular form; the reason this data is not made publicly available. [8071/26]

523. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason her Department has made home tuition conditional on a student having a psychological report which must be completed within the past six months of seeking home tuition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8072/26]

524. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of successful home tuition applications in each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form. [8073/26]

525. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of persons which were successful in applying for home tuition in 2025 and to date in 2026. [8074/26]

526. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a full autism class in primary school receives €4,020 annually (year on year funding), meanwhile full autism classes in post primary schools receive €0.00 in annual funding despite having the same number of students as primary school; and if she plans to ensure both primary and post primary autism classes a…

527. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that the NCSE will provide accurate numbers of the students in post primary schools that have a recommendation requiring a special class placement but do not currently have that placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8076/26]

528. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students in post primary school with an autism diagnosis, requiring a special class, which are waiting on a special class placement since transitioning from primary to post primary school. [8077/26]

529. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will direct the NCSE to provide specific CPD on the way in which to run post primary autism classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8078/26]

530. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to a change in SNA allocation at a school (details supplied) which will be reduced by two full-time SNA staff from September 2026; the reason for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8081/26]

531. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application by a school (details supplied) to establish a special class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8089/26]

532. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools that applied for a special class in Kildare for the 2025-2026 school year; the name of each school; the number of special class places granted in Kildare for that school year; the names of these schools, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8100/26]

533. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in Kildare that applied for a special class for the 2026-2027 school year; the name of each school; the number which have been granted to date for that school year; the name of each of the successful schools, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8101/26]

534. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school which gives priority enrolment to a post-primary autism special class, to students already enrolled in the school (details supplied) contravenes either the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 or circular 0039/2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8102/26]

535. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth to report on the progress of the Schools Photovoltaic Programme; the number of schools that have completed installations, been approved for funding and expressed interest; the amount that has been spent on the scheme to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8110/26]

536. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans in place to expand ASD special class provision at post-primary level in an area (details supplied); the current assessment by her Department and the NCSE regarding unmet need for ASD class places for girls in this area; the steps being taken to ensure that schools are supported to open ASD classes; and if she will make…

537. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider early childhood educators to provide July provision (details supplied); if she plans to extend July provision eligibility to all early childhood educators; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8143/26]

538. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if the attention of her Department has been drawn to this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8148/26]

539. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a permanent special school will be delivered for County Monaghan; if a location has been chosen for this school; if design plans are in place; the timeline for construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8154/26]