Parliamentary questions

1064. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of parent notifications submitted by families in the Dublin 1 area in 2025. [74338/25]

1065. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of eligibility letters granted on foot of a parent notification submitted by families in the Dublin 1 area in 2025. [74339/25]

1066. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of parent notifications submitted by families in the Dublin 7 area in 2025. [74340/25]

1067. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of eligibility letters granted on foot of a parent notification submitted by families in the Dublin 7 area in 2025. [74341/25]

1068. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of parent notifications submitted by families in the Dublin 3 area in 2025. [74342/25]

1069. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of eligibility letters granted on foot of a parent notification submitted by families in the Dublin 3 area in 2025. [74343/25]

1070. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of parent notifications submitted by families in the Dublin 9 area in 2025. [74344/25]

1071. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of eligibility letters granted on foot of a parent notification submitted by families in the Dublin 9 area in 2025. [74345/25]

1072. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of parent notifications submitted by families in the Dublin 11 area in 2025. [74346/25]

1073. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of eligibility letters granted on foot of a parent notification submitted by families in the Dublin 11 area in 2025. [74347/25]

1074. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the rollout of pilot school bus schemes; her plans for expanding the schemes that are envisaged for the 2026-2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74355/25]

1075. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the provisions being made for pitches and other sports facilities in the construction of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74357/25]

1076. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth when schools will be able to apply for DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74374/25]

1077. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider giving DEIS status to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74375/25]

1078. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list the locations/routes of the additional 11 school transport projects that her Department, in collaboration with Bus Éireann, approved following the assessment made after the closing date for payment for the 2025-2026 school year where dedicated school transport/pilots may be successfully delivered; and if she will make a …

1079. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the entire northwest of Ireland, Sligo, Mayo, Donegal, Roscommon, Leitrim and Cavan was excluded from the NCSE recruitment drive for senior and staff grade occupational therapists and speech and language therapists for the national educational therapy service (ETS) in special schools; if the decision will be reviewed…

1080. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the service plans for children with special needs from cradle to grave in Cavan and Monaghan, schools for special needs respite services, adult day service and full-time care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74430/25]

1081. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the services currently in place are adequate for people with special needs in both Cavan and Monaghan; if Cavan and Monaghan both have their own services in each county for each age group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74431/25]

1082. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the office rental costs per annum for staff in her Department and for each agency or organisation under her remit, in each of the years between 2015 and 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74446/25]

1083. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria and the specific budget allocation for the €3 million in enhanced school leadership to enable the creation of additional deputy principals; the timeline as to when these positions will be created; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74460/25]

1084. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider centralising applications for first-year primary and post-primary school places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74477/25]

1085. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth in reference to the Government’s announced reforms to the assessment of need process, to specify the framework or criteria will replace professional diagnostic reports in determining eligibility for special classes and special schools; how this framework will safeguard children’s well-being and evidence-based educational planning…

1086. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the Government’s announced reforms to the assessment of need process, to clarify who will be tasked with conducting the proposed “educational assessments” for special education placement; to confirm whether classroom teachers, who are not diagnostically trained, will be expected to assume this responsibility; and if sh…

1087. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the Government’s announced reforms to the assessment of need process, the supports, training, and resources that will be provided to ensure that any new assessment responsibilities do not exacerbate already unsustainable workload levels in schools, as highlighted in recent research on teacher burnout; and if she will m…

1088. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the Government’s announced reforms to the assessment of need process, the reason removal of diagnostic requirements was announced without consultation with teachers, unions, or parents; how her Department intends to restore trust and ensure transparency in future policymaking; and if she will make a statement on the ma…