Parliamentary questions

667. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth his views on the review of the allocation of special needs assistants for a school (details supplied); the reason the school was not successful in getting a higher SNA allocation; the options open to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58029/25]

668. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the progress on school building projects and the projected completion dates for schools in Dublin mid-west (details supplied). [58038/25]

669. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to improve school transport services for students travelling from a location to a school (details supplied); if she will consider the inclusion of the school in the next phase of the school transport pilot scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58094/25]

670. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the review into the upper age limit for school transport drivers contracted by Bus Éireann; when changes to allow drivers over 70 years-of-age to continue transporting children to and from school are expected to take effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58102/25]

671. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the DEIS banding for a school (details supplied) given that over 20% of pupils are living in IPAS or emergency accommodation and 26% live in the North East Inner City (NEIC) area; when the next DEIS review will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58104/25]

672. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider extending North East Inner City (NEIC) or City Connects inclusion to a school (details supplied), given the school's pupil profile and the fact that its feeder schools already hold DEIS 1 status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58105/25]

673. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a school (details supplied), operates a junior autism class without access to peer integration with junior infants, senior infants, or first class pupils; if she will work with the NCSE to address this in line with inclusion best practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58106/25]

674. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if additional staffing or resource supports will be considered for a school (details supplied), given the exceptionally high proportion of pupils living in emergency and IPAS accommodation, the current exclusion from DEIS 1 and North East Inner City (NEIC) supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58107/25]

675. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount spent from 2019 to date in 2025, by her Department to a company (details supplied) for services rendered as part of the design and build large scale schools programme. [58117/25]

676. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount spent from 2019 to date in 2025, by her Department to a company (details supplied) for services rendered as part of the design, procurement, construction and delivery of a group of employer design school projects in Leinster. [58118/25]

677. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount spent from 2019 to date in 2025, by her Department to a company (details supplied) for services rendered as part of the SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation Programme. [58119/25]

678. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount spent from 2019 to date in 2025, by her Department to a company (details supplied) for services rendered as part of the Schools Photovoltaic Programme Phase 1 and 2 Audit Inspection Services of Completed Installations. [58120/25]

679. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount spent from 2019 to date in 2025, by her Department to a company (details supplied) for services rendered as part of the Climate Action RePower EU Schools Energy Retrofit Pathfinder Programme (two Lots) - Full Multi Disciplinary Design Team Services. [58121/25]

680. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the name of all construction project management companies contracted by her Department to project manage construction, renovation or retrofitting projects between 2019 and 2025. [58122/25]

681. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if he will consider including a location (details supplied) in the next phase of the school transport pilot scheme given the increasing population of the area; the timeframe for the next phase of this scheme; the criteria the area must meet to ensure inclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58138/25]

682. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 81 of 14 May 2025, for an update on the emergency works grant for a school (details supplied) ; her views on the urgency with which the approved funds need to be released given they must be spent in 2025 or else the school risks losing the grant funding; when the school can expect to receive t…

683. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58156/25]

684. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if grant funding awarded to a school (details supplied) in 2024 to develop an autism class provides for the provision of a sensory garden; if not, the funding pathway for the provision of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58180/25]

685. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department is ensuring that the scheme for the commissioning of psychological assessments (SCPA) is sufficiently resourced to meet the growing demand for psychological assessments in schools; the current number of psychologists on the SCPA panel nationally and the regional breakdown available for North County …

686. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide details of any recent or planned increases in the number of NEPS psychologists or SCPA panel members to support this work, nationally and in North County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58198/25]

687. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way her Department is addressing the ongoing demand for psychological assessments in schools, particularly in areas where NEPS psychologists are not currently assigned; whether the current SCPA panel and funding levels are sufficient to ensure equitable access to assessment for all students; and if she will make a statement on…

688. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of educational psychologists currently employed by NEPS; the number of additional appointments planned to meet increasing demand in schools, nationally and in North County Dublin; and the way in which her Department is ensuring that the SCPA scheme continues to function; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […

689. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a school (details supplied) has been informed by her Department that it is to lose a teacher; if this decision can be reversed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58212/25]

690. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth is she aware of a refusal by the National Council for Special Education to facilitate an escort for children on their school transport bus to an ASD class at a school (details supplied); if she will ensure that an escort is provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58213/25]

691. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a start date has not yet been provided to a child (details supplied); if she received correspondence from their family in relation to the delay; and when a start will be provided. [58214/25]