Parliamentary questions

65. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if funding received by her Department in Budget 2026 will be directed towards tackling the problem of vacant teaching posts at primary and post-primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55563/25]

66. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department will gather and use feedback from schools and families in Kildare north following the pilot of the online school admissions system to support future improvements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59582/25]

67. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the loss of a teaching post at a school (details supplied), which has now resulted in split classes and increased class sizes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59698/25]

68. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Minister for Education and Youth conas a chinnteoidh sí nach mbeidh an suirbhé náisiúnta ar thuismitheoirí maidir le soláthar agus rogha scoileanna claonta maidir leis an teanga teagaisc, i gcomhthéacs na buairte atá léirithe ag comhaltaí de Chomhchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge agus ag Conradh na Gaeilge; agus an ndéa…

69. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans she has to recruit 1,717 special needs assistants and 860 special education teachers announced in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59400/25]

70. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will reconsider the expansion of reading classes in Fingal, given the demographic growth and increasing demand for dyslexia-specific supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59753/25]

71. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a special class will be established in a school (details supplied) for the 2026-2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59135/25]

72. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the survey of primary school parents and guardians and parents and guardians of children not yet in school on their preferences on important aspects of school provision and choice in their community, as committed to in the Programme for Government. [59719/25]

73. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider expanding the summer works scheme to include astro turf surfaces, rather than restricting the funding to play areas, tarmac, and concrete surfaces, as per the proposed development of sporting facilities in education in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59620/25]

74. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the means by which she is going to address the alarming rates of mental wellbeing issues facing students; and when we will see robust mental health and well-being programmes introduced into the school day. [59670/25]

75. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for capital works submitted by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59715/25]

76. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the means by which she intends to provide resources to inform students the way in which to combat misinformation and political disinformation; and if there are movements toward revitalising the civics curriculum to not only teach about Government structures, but also media literacy. [59672/25]

77. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether it is appropriate for the new educational psychologist doctoral programme in Maynooth University to depart from the standard placement procedure by not offering placements within the HSE and within NEPS only; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44790/25]

78. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the Stage 2a meeting arrangements for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59681/25]

79. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school (details supplied) where children were offered places for September 2025 and the classroom is not available yet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59748/25]

80. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth her strategy to prevent a digital divide and ensure that every student, regardless of their socioeconomic background or geographic location, has access to the technology and digital literacy skills necessary to succeed. [59671/25]

81. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plan to provide survivors of institutional abuse with a HAA medical care and a full contributory pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59580/25]

82. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the provision of special needs assistants in schools in County Waterford. [57739/25]

83. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Minister for Education and Youth cathain a fhoilseofar an polasaí don oideachas lánGhaeilge lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht agus an dtabharfaidh sí uasdátú maidir leis an staid ag a bhfuil an polasaí sin. [59712/25]

84. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which the level of demand is assessed regarding the lower threshold of 400 students to establish a new Gaelcholáiste; her plans to open a Gaelcholáiste in Castlebar, County Mayo a Gaeltacht service town, given that a community group submitted a request to her Department to establish a Gaelcholáiste in October 2023 on the …

85. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ask her Department to urgently liaise with Bus Éireann to approve the extension of a school bus route (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59738/25]

86. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the operation of the school transport scheme in view of the hundreds of children left without seats this term; and if she will commit to ensuring that no child is denied access to education due to where they live. [59601/25]

87. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the proposals to ensure that schools are not reliant on so-called voluntary contributions to fund their day-to-day operation. [59756/25]

88. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding the finalising of the governance and employment structure for the school completion programme. [50211/25]

89. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the consideration being given to providing additional funding to a project (details supplied), that has previously received funding through the what works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59702/25]