Parliamentary questions

129. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a plan is in place to re-open the sensory room in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5013/26]

130. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department would consider replacing the current, failing pre-fabricated building units in a school (details supplied), with a fit-for-purpose temporary structure as an interim emergency measure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5014/26]

131. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to reduce the number on waiting lists for second-level education in north Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5017/26]

132. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a list of locations for the construction of new school buildings, excluding extensions, for existing schools for the year 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5024/26]

133. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a list of all new extensions to existing school buildings for the year 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5025/26]

134. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list the locations of the construction of new school buildings, excluding extensions to existing schools for the year 2026, on a county-by-county breakdown, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5078/26]

135. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a list of all new extensions to existing school buildings for the year 2026, on a county-by-county breakdown, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5079/26]

468. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the nearest school rule and the reduction in eligible distance has been checked; if not, when this will be checked; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4220/26]

469. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department’s guidance in respect of the use and need for nurture rooms. [4361/26]

470. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she will consider renaming leave of absence, following assault for school staff to take account of the fact that in some cases, the injuries will have been inflicted by children with additional needs who have no intention of assaulting staff [3323/26]

471. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the proposed new process to remove the requirement for professional reports, such as assessment of need reports, from entry requirements for special schools and special classes [3324/26]

472. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the level of staff shortages at a school (details supplied); and the impact this is having on the hours of the children attending. [3325/26]

473. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary school applicants for the 2026-2027 intake in each school planning area in County Wicklow who submitted a letter of eligibility as part of their enrolment process; the number of students who were offered a special education place as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3355/26]

474. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the commencement date of the new special education class in a school (details supplied). [3382/26]

475. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools which applied for the summer works scheme in 2025; the number which were successful, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3388/26]

476. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if further details will be provided regarding an announcement for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3389/26]

477. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if further details will be provided regarding an announcement for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3390/26]

478. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for a special education needs class at a school (details supplied). [3393/26]

479. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for a special education needs class at a school (details supplied). [3394/26]

480. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school secretaries and caretakers employed at both primary and secondary school level; the number employed by each different mechanism, that is, employed directly by the school, those employed by her Department, those employed by the ETB and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3395/26]

481. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the staff complement in the children missing in education team; if she is satisfied that it is sufficient to deliver this important work; the measurement of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3399/26]

482. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will commit to sanctioning additional special class provision at a school (details supplied) in view of the clearly identified and urgent level of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3401/26]

483. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that an updated SENO approval letter is issued urgently for a child with a dual diagnosis of autism and intellectual disability (details supplied) given the delays are preventing access to an appropriate school placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3402/26]

484. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) is included in the DEIS Plus plan. [3412/26]

485. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of plans for permanent accommodation at a school (details supplied); when approval was first sought for permanent building works; the stage the project is currently at within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3432/26]