Parliamentary questions

536. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions intended by her Department and the National Council for Special Education to ensure a sufficient number of special class placements for boys in the Clondalkin, Dublin 22 area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3762/26]

537. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais agus Óige an bhféadfadh sí sonraí a thabhairt maidir le líon agus fad na n-eispéireas tumoideachais (mar shampla, tréimhsí Gaeltachta, socrúcháin scoile i scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge, etc.) a chuirtear ar fáil mar chuid de gach cúrsa oideachais tosaigh do mhúinteoirí bunscoile, lena n-áirítear an B.Oid agus an MGO, in institiúidí éagsúla s…

538. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais agus Óige cén mhaoirseacht a dhéantar chun a chinntiú go mbíonn toradh dearfach ar an infheistíocht shuntasach a dhéanann an rialtas sna Tréimhsí Foghlama Gaeltachta d’ábhair oidí agus cén mhaoirseacht a dhéantar chun a chinntiú go gcuireann na tréimhsí sin le cumas teanga na n-ábhar oidí. [3776/26]

539. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais agus Óige céard a dhéanfaidh an Roinn Oideachais agus Óige agus, nó, an Chomhairle Mhúinteoireachta le dul i ngleic leis an bhfianaise ó Thuarascáil na Cigireachta (Deireadh Fómhair 2025) “nach bhfuil caighdeán foriomlán líofachta Gaeilge múinteoirí i scoileanna Béarla ard go leor chun tacú le cur chun feidhme rathúil Curaclam Teanga n…

540. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais agus Óige an bhféadfadh sí sonraí a thabhairt maidir leis an struchtúr tacaíochta atá ann atá saindírithe ar riachtanais múinteoirí nuacháilithe atá ag feidhmiú sna scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge agus Gaeltachta ó thaobh an chórais tumoideachais de. [3778/26]

541. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth when schools were notified they would be opening a special class for 2026-2027; if all schools from tranche 1 have been notified as of 13 January 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3798/26]

542. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application by a school to establish a special class (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3849/26]

543. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under her Department, in tabular form. [3869/26]

544. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will provide an update on the establishment of a special class in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3885/26]

545. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth when he will publish the findings of the working group set up following the publication of the "Out-of-School Education Provision Report" in 2022, to provide clarity, support and direction for alternative education organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3886/26]

546. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the expected timeframe for approval of the design and scheduling of the capital works required to restore a building for double-stream mainstream use, including autism classes, at a school (details supplied). [3888/26]

547. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a special school place for a child (details supplied); the engagement there has been with the NCSE to secure a place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3897/26]

548. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a special school place for a child (details supplied); the engagement there has been with the NCSE to secure a place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3898/26]

549. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update, including a timeline on the progress to date for the new ASD classes in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3906/26]

550. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update, including a timeline on the progress to date on the new ASD class for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3907/26]

551. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will publish a list of early intervention pre-school classes that will be operational for the 2026/2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3908/26]

552. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the special school place for a student (details supplied); the engagement with the NCSE to secure a place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3912/26]

553. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has secured a permanent site for a school (details supplied) which has been in interim accommodation for approximately 20 years; whether the school is included on any current or forthcoming school building programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3913/26]

554. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will publish the list of early intervention classes for 2026/2027, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3914/26]

555. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a new school build (details supplied). [3942/26]

556. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1173 of 13 January 2025, the reason a lift was not installed as per the building specifications for work conducted in a school (details supplied); and the timeline for the urgent completion of works in the school. [4005/26]

557. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1184 of 13 January 2026, if an additional €8 million in current and capital funding has been allocated to support the sustainability and development of youth services; the way in which the core current funding increase of €4.5 million and capital funding of €4.0 million figures have been re…

558. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1184 and No. 1187 of 13 January 2026, when her Department will engage with the sector on the approach to capital funding distribution and use in the youth sector in 2026 through to the conclusion of the 2030 National Development Plan funding cycle; when the capital application for 2026 will…

559. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1182 of 13 January 2026, if she will provide a list of names of just special schools across the State that have an early intervention class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4042/26]

560. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide substitute cover for primary teachers availing of statutory breastfeeding breaks under Circular 0053/2023; the status of discussions with unions on introducing such cover to prevent loss of teaching time for pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4045/26]