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Paul McAuliffe Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
562. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider the inclusion of schools designated as DEIS after 2022 for the Junior Certificate School Programme digital library service; if she will examine the Junior Certificate School Programme digital library service for DEIS schools; if she has plans to extend the Junior Certificate School Programme digital library service for DEIS sch…
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
563. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the issues at school (details supplied); if she will ensure her officials facilitate the retention of the pitch in any location planning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4222/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
564. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has assessed and accepts the points made by the fire safety and fire compliance company retained by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4223/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
565. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will ensure that the pitch at school (details supplied)) is not impacted on by facilitating a third modular building adjacent to the two already proposed for ASD classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4224/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
566. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an assessment has been carried out in relation to the impact of children from Newcastle commuting to other schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4225/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
567. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if current zoned land is being assessed in future calculations regarding second-level school provision in Newcastle; how quickly further assessments would take place once additional lands are rezoned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4226/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
568. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the minimum projected pupil size number sanctioned to facilitate a new second level school building in specific geographic areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4227/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
570. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the commencement of building works for the new Cork Educate Together Secondary School. [4292/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
571. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will meet with a group to discuss their seizure safe schools campaign (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4299/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
572. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department expects to make a decision regarding a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4352/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
573. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department plans to publish their sectoral NDP Implementation Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4353/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
574. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools that have nurture rooms; the number of nurture rooms opened in each of the past five years; the number of nurture rooms that have closed during the same period; and the reason for same. [4360/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
575. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of EWOs per education geographical area for each of the following years 2005,2010, 2015,2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. [4363/26]
John McGuinness Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
576. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if funding will be approved for an ASD class for a school (details supplied); and the reasons this school has not been approved to date. [4374/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
577. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of places available in each sanctioned class (details supplied); the number of places held for in-school allocations; the number held in each sanctioned class for new school entendres, with its list form as requested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4376/26]
Michael Murphy Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
578. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria currently being applied by SENOs in the context of ongoing SNA allocation reviews; whether her Department accepts that children without primary care needs may nonetheless require SNA support to access education safely and meaningfully in mainstream classrooms; the guidance issued to SENOs to ensure that SNA reviews are needs-based rath…
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
579. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the rollout of the DEIS Plus plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4406/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
580. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a list of school’s that will be designated as DEIS Plus under the new DEIS Plus Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4407/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
581. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline the criteria to access the DEIS Plus plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4408/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
582. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of DEIS schools nationwide that are expected to be included in the DEIS Plus scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4409/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
583. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if personal data held by her Department and its customer facing sections is subject to processing by artificial intelligence tools (details supplied). [4462/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
584. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she and or her officials have conducted a data protection impact assessment with regard to the use of artificial intelligence tools; and, if so, the dates on which this assessment was conducted. [4463/26]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
585. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department plans to establish a dedicated scheme to fund the renewal and improvement of school outdoor sports facilities, recognising the difficulty for existing schools to develop these facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4472/26]
Eamon Scanlon Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
586. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update regarding the allocation of two special ASD classes in a school (details supplied) which were sanctioned in October 2023 by the NCSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4480/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
587. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the eligibility criteria for the awarding of incremental credit to teachers with experience in private schools at primary level. [4481/26]