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Joe Cooney Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Education
55. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress made on the delivery of a new school building for a school (details supplied); when a Stage 2a presentation will be made to her Department; if she is aware of any capital budget constraints that is slowing down the delivery of this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2576/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Education
56. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to provide children with epilepsy with sufficient supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2578/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Education
57. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider providing fully funded epilepsy training sessions for education staff in primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2579/26]
Grace Boland Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Education
58. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school build plan will move from Stage 2a to Stage 2b (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2580/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Education
59. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on an additional accommodation scheme application made by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2616/26]
Paul Murphy Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Education
60. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has engaged with an organisation (details supplied) regarding pension parity for caretakers and secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2622/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Education
61. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the list of schools sanctioned for special classes for 2026-2027 will be published; and the interim or alternative processes put in place for parents, given that applications have not been possible since 1 October 2025. [2623/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Education
62. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth her position on proposals put forward by an organisation (details supplied) for 'Seizure Safe Schools'; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2625/26]
Eamon Scanlon Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Education
63. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth when an urgently needed additional ASD class will be sanctioned for 2026-2027 in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2635/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Education
64. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the application process for higher scales for administrative grades below the grade of assistant principal operated in her Department (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2648/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Education
65. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of personnel employed across all State agencies that support special education in post primary schools (details supplied); the total annual expenditure associated with these roles, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2711/26]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Education
66. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth when teachers and SNAs will be adequately trained on epilepsy awareness; if her Department will consider implementing the ‘Seizure Safe’ training by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2720/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Education
67. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the new school building project (details supplied); and if a tender has been received. [2815/26]
Pa Daly Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Education
68. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the number of reading classes in County Kerry that will be increased (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2816/26]
Emer Currie Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Education
1029. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1570/26]
Paul Murphy Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Education
1030. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the use of Class 1 Urban buses for school contracts which sees children without seat belts carried on roads which have speed limits over 65 KMH is permitted by her Department, or the NTA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73890/25]
Paul Murphy Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Education
1031. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views of the Sixmilebridge school transport controversy in 2024, with the use of unbelted buses given that new data shows 26,000 such deployments over 11 months in 2025.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73893/25]
Barry Ward Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Education
1032. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any funding stream to support the provision of an all-weather dome structure to cover an existing pitch facility in a secondary school, to allow the pitch be used all year round; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73951/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Education
1033. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a person (details supplied) will receive additional pay owed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73974/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Education
1034. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 383 of 9 December 2025, if she will provide the information requested in the question (details supplied) in the interest of transparency and forward planning for all stakeholders as previous response failed to provide the information requested, specifically the number of children nationwide who sought a letter…
Roderic O'Gorman Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Education
1035. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans for tree planting and biodiversity at the site of (details supplied); if there could be planting of trees along the periphery wall for residents’ privacy; the funding available for schools to apply for tree planting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74004/25]
Liam Quaide Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Education
1036. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she accepts that survivors affected by the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in a case (details supplied) continue to lack access to an effective, independent redress mechanism; whether any proposal has been brought to Government since June 2020 to establish such a mechanism; and if not, when such a proposal will be advanced; and if s…
Liam Quaide Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Education
1037. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the concrete measures which are currently in place to ensure the State’s compliance with its positive obligations under article three of the European Convention on Human Rights following the judgment in a case (details supplied); whether she accepts the assessment of the organisation, that compliance remains incomplete; and the timeframe within which…
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Education
1038. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the engagement on the removal of the need for an AON for children with additional needs to receive an appropriate school place; the timeline for the full implementation of this policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74022/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Education
1039. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in her Department within the past 12 months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [74131/25]