Parliamentary questions

360. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on her plans to increase the numbers of early intervention classes nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51212/26]

361. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to ensure that sufficient autism class places are available in the local area of a school (details supplied); whether the provision of modular accommodation or other interim measures is being considered to meet identified demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51223/26]

362. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth the up-to-date position regarding funding for the completion of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51247/26]

363. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the full year cost in 2024 and 2025 of capital spending to build and renovate schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51314/26]

364. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the annual cost of capitation grant for primary and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51344/26]

365. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated full-year cost of increasing the number of special needs assistants by 1,500, 2,000, and 2,500 respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51345/26]

366. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated full-year cost of increasing the number of special education teachers by 500, 1,000, and 1,500 respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51346/26]

367. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of psychologists currently employed by NEPS; the number of sanctioned psychologist posts in NEPS; the estimated full-year cost of running NEPS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51348/26]

368. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated full-year cost of making primary- and post-primary education totally free, such as abolishing all charges (including voluntary contributions), providing free school uniforms, books and all other required equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51349/26]

369. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost to the Exchequer to provide free school transport to all primary and post-primary school students in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51350/26]

370. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the new school build for a school (details supplied); if the project will commence before planning runs out in September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51368/26]

371. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the new build for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51369/26]

372. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of concerns that retired teachers who pay class A PRSI and are permitted to work up to 50-days without pension abatement are nonetheless having deductions applied to their supplementary pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51398/26]

373. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) received a DEIS Urban Band 2 designation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51399/26]

374. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether funding has been provided to a school project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51406/26]

375. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the case of a student (details supplied) who has been refused school transport for the 2026-2027 school year; if consideration can be given to providing a concessionary place on an existing service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51435/26]

376. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the correspondence (details supplied); the policy position regarding the requirement for secondary school students to purchase personal devices such as tablets as part of the Digital Strategy for Schools; if she will address the financial burden this places on families, particularly those who are also availing of…

377. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the web link to her Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51561/26]

378. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the request to open two additional autism classes from a school (details supplied); if her Department accepts that there is unmet need for special education school places in the school planning area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51583/26]

379. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a new special school (details supplied) in Kildare will open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51633/26]

380. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a query regarding the provision of a school transport bus route (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51635/26]

381. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the provision of a school transport bus route (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51636/26]

382. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the additional teaching resources which are targeted to be put in place for primary schools during the 2026-2027 term; and if she will confirm if there are currently 996 primary teaching posts currently unfilled. [51644/26]

383. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether current enrolment at a school (details supplied) in County Mayo will be taken into account in advance of September 2026 given the school now meets the relevant staffing threshold, rather than the use of 30 September 2025 figures; if a revised allocation will be approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5165…

384. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any mechanism exists to revise a staffing decision in cases such as a school (details supplied) in County Mayo where enrolment has increased after the appeals process concluded and now meets the required threshold for an additional teaching post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51656/26]