Parliamentary questions

90. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the forward planning and provision of special class and special school places for September 2026. [59718/25]

91. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the engagements her Department has had with special schools in the Cork area regarding the numbers of suspensions and expulsions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59680/25]

92. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress to date in developing a model for smaller schools, that due to their size do not meet the threshold of six pupils with special needs in order to have a special class sanctioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59585/25]

93. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Youth Education for an update on the status of the proposed new school building for a school (details supplied); the steps her Department is taking to progress the project; and if she will commit to ensuring that the necessary timelines for site acquisition, planning, and construction are clarified and advanced as a matter of priority.…

95. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on progress made to date in relation to the introduction of e-ticketing as part of the school transport scheme; if this will be introduced in the 2026-2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59699/25]

96. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the school building programme for Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59449/25]

97. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans in place to address the need for capital works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59686/25]

624. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has engaged with the National Council for Special Education on the potential implications of the new SNA guidelines for children with disabilities who no longer qualify for direct SNA support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58692/25]

625. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth her current position on gender identity education in primary schools, in light of statements made by the former Minister for Children (details supplied) that primary school children should be educated about what it means to be transgender and that children under 16 might have pathways to self-declare their gender identity; and the …

626. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason that despite clear local need, a recent application for a new UBU funded youth project was rejected for the CityWest/Saggart area; and if there will be new UBU funding going forward for this area giving its unique challenges. [60164/25]

627. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new schools that have opened in the past year, broken down by county and type of school, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57692/25]

628. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the decision to exclude a school (details supplied) from the DEIS Band 1 programme; if she will outline the process that resulted in this school’s exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57715/25]

629. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a date for a stage 2a meeting with a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57746/25]

630. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on if a ‘bridging’ or ‘adaptation’ pathway will be developed for a secondary school teacher (details supplied) to become formally recognised as a primary school teacher; and if initiatives or pilot programmes are in place that will allow qualified post-primary teachers with extensive primary experience to transiti…

631. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress made in developing a model for smaller schools, that due to their size don't meet the threshold of six pupils with special needs, to have a special class sanctioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57786/25]

632. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to ensure that deaf children completing LCA assessments have proper accommodations in place, as there is growing concern that the accommodations in place are not sufficient. [57794/25]

633. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will introduce other forms of assessment for deaf students completing LCA that do not rely solely on audio components. [57795/25]

634. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will meet with deaf students, parents, teachers and the Irish deaf society to develop an assessment that accommodates deaf children and ensures equality for all students with their exams. [57796/25]

635. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reasoning behind the different levels of capitation grant for primary and post primary schools; and if she plans to equalise those grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57812/25]

636. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider the establishment of a dedicated speech and language class for the Connemara region (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57822/25]

637. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the new school project for a school (detail supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57827/25]

638. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the completion of contracted works and planned works at a school (details supplied). [57828/25]

639. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans for schools in the south suburbs of Dublin including areas such as Rathfarnham and Templeogue, where single sex post-primary schools are the only option available to parents; and if she will provide co-education options in existing schools. [57829/25]

640. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider correspondence (details supplied) regarding funding for a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57830/25]

641. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the financial supports available to a school (details supplied) to undertake a security and access control project that will see a fob-based entry system installed on the schools main doors and gates in circumstances where the minor works grant will not cover the entirety of the cost; and if she will make a statement on the matt…