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Emer Currie Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Education
346. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children eligible for junior infant places residing within the Castleknock, Dublin 15, school planning area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3171/26]
Emer Currie Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Education
347. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children eligible for junior infant places residing within the Carpenterstown, Dublin 15, school planning area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3172/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Education
348. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the pilot school bus scheme, including outlining any additional services that were provided for the 2025-2026 school year; the additional services planned for the 2026-27 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3189/26]
Ann Graves Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Education
349. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options available for a child (details supplied) to access an appropriate secondary school place; to ensure immediate engagement with her Department, NCSE, and relevant authorities, clear signposting regarding escalation routes, emergency measures, or interim supports available; the way her Department plans to meet its statutory obligations for thi…
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Education
350. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her special education section has reviewed the evaluation of the WALK PEER Programme that was completed by persons (details supplied); her plans to provide feedback on the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3219/26]
Ann Graves Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Education
351. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans for new primary schools for Donabate tied to ADAPT 4 (Phase 2) with delivery projected between 2026-2030; if not, the reason; whether secondary schools are planned for Donabate; and if her Department plans to deliver a permanent building for the Gaelscoil in Donabate. [3228/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Education
352. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide further funding for a school (details supplied) to provide resources for an additional class in the coming school year of 2026/2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3244/26]
Mark Wall Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Education
353. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if additional works can be considered for a school in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3246/26]
Mark Wall Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Education
354. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding emergency works for a school in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3247/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Education
355. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of early intervention classes for each county, between the years 2020 to 2025; the number of new openings in each county in each of those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3265/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Education
356. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a schedule of the number of applications made to the emergency works grant scheme in 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number that were approved, rejected and granted on appeal; and if she will provide a schedule of the amounts granted, by county for each year. [3269/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Education
357. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) in relation to the recognition of teaching service abroad for incremental credit following a career break; the status of this application; the expected timeframe for a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3271/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Education
358. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools currently in a backlog to have their emergency works grant scheme assessed and or approved. [3274/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Education
359. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools that reported closures, outside of planned closures such as end of term, bank holidays and so on, in each of the years 2024 and 2025; and the number of school days lost in each of those years as a result. [3275/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Education
360. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason it will cost up to €317 for students to sit the junior certificate exams (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3278/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Education
361. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are plans to include modules in relation to toxic relationships in coercive control within the Junior Cycle SPHE curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3296/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Education
362. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to give an update on the rolling out of DEIS+ as of January 2026 considering the funding announcement in Budget 2026; the way in which schools will be chosen for the rolling out of DEIS+; what will it include; the benefits students, parents, teachers and school leaders will see from its implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
Brendan Smith Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Education
363. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth when additional schools will be included in the DEIS Programme at primary and secondary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3302/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Education
48. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a more formalised structure required to help support children with epilepsy in classrooms will be introduced (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2521/26]
Brian Brennan Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Education
49. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the emergency works application for a school (details supplied); when a decision will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2529/26]
John Clendennen Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Education
50. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2531/26]
John Clendennen Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Education
51. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2532/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Education
52. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to ensure that all teachers across the State are informed and provided with training for students with epilepsy; the supports that are provided to schools who have students with epilepsy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2534/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Education
53. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that an organisation (details supplied) is supported in providing its training, and that it can reach all schools in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2535/26]
Joe Cooney Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Education
54. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider revising the requirement for substitute SNAs to have individual Garda vetting undertaken for each school they work in, and move to a single vetting process, similar to that for teachers through the Teaching Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2575/26]