Parliamentary questions

504. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to ensure that all new school builds include an autism class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63796/25]

505. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of curricular Mandarin Chinese Leaving Certificate examination sits in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63804/25]

506. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of non-curricular Mandarin Chinese Leaving Certificate examination sits in 2015, 2016, 207, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63805/25]

507. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of curricular Lithuanian Leaving Certificate examination sits in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63806/25]

508. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of non-curricular Lithuanian Leaving Certificate examination sits in 2015, 2016, 207, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63807/25]

509. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of curricular Polish Leaving Certificate examination sits in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63808/25]

510. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of non-curricular Polish Leaving Certificate examination sits in 2015, 2016, 207, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63809/25]

511. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of curricular Portuguese Leaving Certificate examination sits in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63810/25]

512. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of non-curricular Portuguese Leaving Certificate examination sits in 2015, 2016, 207, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63811/25]

513. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of non-curricular foreign language Leaving Certificate examination sits, by year from 2015 to 2025, and by language, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63812/25]

514. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is aware of capacity issues in terms of primary school places in Kildare town; the steps she will take to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64017/25]

515. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she intends to publish an implementation plan for the opportunities for youth strategy; when the plan will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64018/25]

516. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of the youth affairs 2025 budget that is allocated for capital projects; the channels that exist for communities to access that funding to secure a youth space; if specific funds are reserved for repurposing old buildings as youth spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64019/25]

247. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures in place to stop an individual, or group of individuals, from undertaking the Primary School Survey multiple times by inserting a different Eircode each time; and the systems in place to prevent a group of ideologically motivated individuals from skewing the survey. [62298/25]

248. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the flaws in the Primary School Survey (details supplied). [62299/25]

249. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she aware that the framing of a survey question can significantly change the answer that will be given by the person completing the survey (details supplied). [62300/25]

250. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the progression to stage 2 to provide two special education teacher rooms at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62304/25]

251. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider a request for school transport from a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62305/25]

252. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) which has four children with additional needs including autism who started in September 2025 will not be given any additional SNA support this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62312/25]

253. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of money allocated to the DEIS + programme; the amount which will be allocated to primary education; the amount which will be allocated for secondary education. [62317/25]

254. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans for a specific TY curriculum. [62318/25]

255. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to address inequalities in TY programmes across schools; and in particular DEIS schools. [62319/25]

256. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to ensure same sex girl schools have equal access to STEM subjects, equipment and opportunities. [62320/25]

257. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to ensure girls have equal access to STEM subjects, equipment and opportunities in DEIS and DEIS plus schools. [62321/25]

258. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if in view of her reply (details supplied) her Department will cover the costs of the re-tendering process for the school in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62352/25]