561. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of issues surrounding the progress of a school building project in Drogheda (details supplied); the status of the project; the timeline for delivery of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6351/26]
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562. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on correspondence from a school (details supplied) that was first sent to the Department in September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6364/26]
563. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the SNA redeployment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6368/26]
564. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has examined models used in comparable countries to recognise overseas teaching experience for salary and incremental purposes; whether any costed proposals were considered during recent budget processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6378/26]
565. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the permanent school building project for a school (details supplied); the remaining stages in the approval and delivery process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6380/26]
566. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of sanctioned special classes in the Stapolin area; the current level of demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6387/26]
567. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth with reference to the NCSE forecasting a 5% national average of autistic children, if there are any exceptions considered by her Department for the increased provision of second-level special school classes beyond the current maximum of four, particularly if there exists a consistently strong demand for such places in a locality and no other second-…
568. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's plans to increase the provision of second-level special school classes in an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6391/26]
569. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to restore the yard duty payment for teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6404/26]
570. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department can provide funding or support for the improvement of schools outdoor space; if she will outline any schemes, grants, or local authority supports available to schools (details supplied) seeking to make their playgrounds more suitable for children's learning and development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
571. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the change in SNA allocation for a school (details supplied), which will be reduced by 2 full-time SNA staff from September this year; the reason for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6467/26]
572. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a proactive approach to educating teachers about epilepsy will be adopted following calls by an organisation (details supplied) for 'Seizure Safe Schools'; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6470/26]
573. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that three schools in the Dublin west constituency (details supplied) are awaiting a meeting between their design team her Department to advance the project to demolish and rebuild their schools on a single campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6531/26]
574. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 628 of 4 November 2025, if the new DEIS plan has been published; and if she will review the decision to exclude a school (details supplied) from the DEIS Band 1 programme; to provide clear details of the process that resulted in the school’s exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6537/26]
575. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the situation of a child having a reduced timetable at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6566/26]
576. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a review of school transport for a child (details supplied) with special educational needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6567/26]
577. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth to define the ‘gap in employment’ for primary substitute teachers (details supplied) when they must cease employment where the school is closed for the summer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6628/26]
350. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to engage with the family of child (details supplied) who cannot access a special class for academic year 2026-2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5125/26]
351. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will intervene to ensure that students sitting their Leaving Certificate exams through Irish in 2026 will not be disadvantaged with respect to bonus points due to an administrative decision taken by the State Examinations Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5131/26]
352. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in Kildare north who have not yet received a confirmed first year secondary school place for September 2026; the breakdown of these figures, by school planning area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5133/26]
353. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of outstanding first year applications for September 2026 for schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5134/26]
354. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department is using the data generated through the apply to school pilot to identify capacity shortfalls in Kildare north; the actions being taken on foot of this data; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5135/26]
355. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students currently on waiting lists for secondary schools in areas of Kildare north for September 2026 (details supplied); the criteria being used to manage these waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5136/26]
356. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the level of engagement her Department has had with the boards of management of secondary schools in areas of Kildare north regarding enrolment pressures for September 2026 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5137/26]
357. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the long-term plan to address sustained enrolment pressure in Celbridge and Maynooth; the projected demand for secondary school places over the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5138/26]