Parliamentary questions

409. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Conor D. McGuinness den Aire Oideachais agus Óige Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Oideachais agus Óige díriú chomh luath agus gur féidir ar na seomraí ranga breise buana a chur ar fáil do Scoil Gharbháin i nDún na Mainistreach, Port Láirge, ós rud é, i mí Feabhra 2025, gur gheall an Roinn go ndéanfadh foireann deartha teagmháil leis an scoil laistigh de shé seachtaine, rud nach b…

410. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) did not receive funding under the recently announced climate action summer works scheme; if there will be further rounds before next summer for funding to be made available to that school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65866/25]

411. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 514 of 18 November 2025, if she will consider establishing additional accommodation measures for primary schools in Kildare town, to ensure that all children can receive an education in their local area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65867/25]

412. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures her Department is taking to provide a fair and accessible pathway to primary teacher registration for qualified, experienced teachers who hold Irish teaching degrees and have substantial overseas primary teaching experience; if she will consider extending to these teachers the same pre-assessment and shortfall-identifi…

413. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 93 of 6 March 2024, where the specific information requested regarding the publication of documentation demonstrating whether bank accounts, fund transfers, or other records prove that a surplus of €8.195 million from school transport was held by Bus Éireann on her behalf as of 31 Decem…

414. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 6 March 2024, if she will investigate the reason her officials did not provide the information to the minister at the time in the preparation of the response sought by this Deputy regarding whether the transaction purportedly returning the net cash surplus of €6.7 million to her i…

415. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 6 March 2024, to give supporting documentation demonstrating whether the ring fencing in bank accounts existed or whether fund funds were co-mingled in bank accounts and used as general cash flow (liquidity) as working capital across Bus Éireann’s commercial business; and if she w…

416. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider allocating a home school community liaison teacher for all special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65908/25]

417. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of allocating a home school community liaison teacher for all special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65909/25]

418. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider changing principals allowance to reflect the number of staff managed for special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65910/25]

419. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of changing principals allowance to reflect the number of staff managed for special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65911/25]

420. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider establishing an in-school management team appropriate to the size of a school’s staff (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65912/25]

421. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if schools that were unsuccessful in obtaining climate action summer works scheme funding in the current round will be automatically considered in the next round; the date she expects to be in a position to announce those successful in the next round; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65922/25]

422. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding streams open to schools that had applications submitted for the climate action summer works scheme but were not included in the 2026 allocation and require works to be carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65923/25]

423. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in County Louth that have sought assistance from the Financial Support Service Unit for each of the years 2020 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65935/25]

424. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider reclassifying the DEIS status of a school (details supplied) from DEIS Band 2 to DEIS Band 1, given the increased educational and social need of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65936/25]

425. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth when schools can apply for reclassification of their DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65937/25]

426. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider increasing the number of posts of responsibility in a special school, bearing in mind that special schools generally have a large staff of SNAs and ancillary staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65938/25]

427. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to roll out the new administrative executive roles scheme for schools as a pilot scheme in County Kerry to support and strengthen schools there, to help principals and teachers across the county, reduce the huge admin burden; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65939/25]

428. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date for the publishing of the proposed new DEIS Plan; and when her Department intend to communicate with school principals at existing DEIS schools in County Louth regarding the proposed DEIS plus part of this plan. [65943/25]

429. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the form of collaboration that took place with principals of existing DEIS schools in County Louth regarding the development of the proposed DEIS plus scheme. [65944/25]

430. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the form of engagement or collaboration that took place with home school community liaison workers, school completion programme workers, and children and young people from schools in County Louth in line with her stated intention to "form a student-centred design approach" for the proposed DEIS plus scheme. [65945/25]

431. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of additional people the proposed DEIS Plus plan will support in County Louth. [65946/25]

432. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which the funding announced in Budget 2026 for the introduction of the DEIS Plus scheme will be allocated to schools in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65947/25]

433. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans in place to ensure that proposed DEIS Plus funding and resources are made available to schools in County Louth before the end of the current academic school year allowing schools sufficient time to plan and prepare ahead of the proposed September 2026 rollout; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65948/25]