Parliamentary questions

505. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of post-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. [72410/25…

506. 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. [72411/25]

507. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a progress update on the provision of a new school (details supplied); the timeline for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72412/25]

508. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on her Department’s engagement with trade unions representing school secretaries with a view to finding a solution to the ongoing dispute about pay and conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72427/25]

509. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children eligible for junior infant places in school planning areas (details supplied); and the number of junior infant places in each of the schools in that school planning area. [72435/25]

510. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the key measures taken to improve special needs education provision during 2025; her priorities for same in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72468/25]

511. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the key measures taken to improve primary education during 2025; her priorities for same in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72469/25]

512. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the key measures taken to tackle educational disadvantage during 2025; her priorities for same in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72470/25]

513. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the key measures taken to improve employment conditions for teachers during 2025; her priorities for same in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72471/25]

514. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the key measures taken to support schools facing financial pressures during 2025; her priorities for same in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72472/25]

515. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is satisfied that special education needs organisers are acting consistently across the State and that parents and school staff are always getting the best support and advice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72498/25]

516. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is satisfied with the approach taken to SNA reviews in mainstream schools in cases which involve children who would otherwise be in a special school; the extent to which such review result in additional SNA resourcing; the median timeframe for this, from review to extra SNA staff being provided; and if she will make a st…

517. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth her long-term plans for special classes and special school provision in light of recent proposed changes to the assessment of need process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72507/25]

518. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the additional responsibilities teachers and/or SNAs will be expected to take on as part of the proposed changes to the assessment of need process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72508/25]

519. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if additional school transport pilot routes have been added for the 2026-2027 school year to further expand the rollout of the scheme and to address identifiable need in hotspot areas where concessionary demand is greatest, such as students attending a school (details supplied) from the Annacurra and Aughrim area; and if she will…

520. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of post-primary applicants for the 2026-2027 intake for the three secondary schools in Greystones; the number of places available in across the three schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72549/25]

521. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of post-primary applicants for the 2026-2027 intake for the three secondary schools in Greystones who received an offer of a place in each of the three secondary schools; the number who received a place in two of the secondary schools; the number who received a place in a single secondary school; and the number of …

522. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for the decision to bring in a common enrolment process for the Greystones area that did not allow parents to input a preference for a particular school as is provided for in a common enrolment process in Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72551/25]

523. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost of the development of the common enrolment process for the Greystones area; the number of staff that were assigned to work on that scheme; the duration of that work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72552/25]

524. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of post-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. [72553/25…

525. 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. [72554/25]

526. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the provision of a new school (details supplied); the timeline for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72555/25]

527. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department’s plans to address the shortage of post-primary school places in the Knocklyon/Rathfarnham area; if capacity will be expanded in existing schools or if a new school is planned; and to provide the expected timeline for these measures. [72563/25]

528. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the construction of a new school building project will commence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72564/25]

529. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a child (details supplied) can attain an eligibility report in order to allow them to transfer to a special school due to a change in their living arrangements which makes attendance at their current school unworkable; when the letter process to obtain a parent notify letter will reopen; and if she will make a statement on t…