Parliamentary questions

227. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the redress scheme for survivors of historical child sexual abuse in primary and secondary schools. [67454/25]

228. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the type of training provided to staff within her Department in the use of, or understanding of artificial intelligence; if a programme is planned for all staff on their obligations under the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67460/25]

229. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the online supports that are made available by her Department to students with additional learning needs. [67475/25]

230. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the range of supports available to students with additional learning needs upon leaving second level education. [67476/25]

231. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the assessments, particularly independent research, has been carried out or commissioned into mobile phone use by students in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67477/25]

232. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on whether there will be a sufficient number of school places in Gorey, County Wexford at primary and post-primary level over the next decade given home building growth and projected population increases. [67482/25]

233. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if funding be granted for urgent electric works at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67484/25]

234. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding an ASA application (details provided); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67488/25]

235. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school place could be offered to a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67492/25]

236. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will urgently review the decision to provide only an 8-classroom permanent school building for a school (details supplied); the reason her Department has not approved a 16-classroom school building, given that both current and projected enrolment figures on record with the Department clearly demonstrate sustained oversu…

237. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide details in relation to the approval of additional education provision at schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67519/25]

238. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the proposals there are to increase education provision in schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67520/25]

239. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to re-enter talks as a matter of urgency in relation to the school secretaries and caretakers pay entitlements dispute; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67537/25]

240. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the deep energy retrofit programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67538/25]

241. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school (details supplied) will be retrofitted as part of the deep energy retrofit programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67539/25]

242. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for additional accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67540/25]

243. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for additional accommodation; the status of temporary accommodation for the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67541/25]

244. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for additional accommodation by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67542/25]

245. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the interactions her Department has had with the HSE in terms of the delivery of increased funding for SLT and OT services for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67548/25]

246. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an educational facility (details supplied) is required to attain examinations centre status in order for students to submit coursework for Leaving Certificate 2026 in light of the recent guidance in the Coursework Rules & Procedures 2025-2026 issued by the State Examinations Commission; and if she will make a statement on …

247. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the application by a school (details supplied) under the summer works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67624/25]

248. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way the National Convention on Education will ensure that underrepresented voices; e.g. students with special educational needs, marginalized communities, rural stakeholders and so on; are included meaningfully in its deliberations. [67642/25]

249. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps which will be taken to guarantee geographical diversity within the National Convention on Education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67643/25]

250. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a detailed working plan and timeline for the National Convention on Education. [67644/25]

251. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plan for when the National Convention on Education recommendations are submitted to ensure they are implemented by the Department of Education and Youth. [67645/25]