Parliamentary questions

176. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a list of people and organisations that will be invited to the national convention on education. [55971/25]

177. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason an official from her Department has not undertaken a site visit of a school (details supplied) following their request; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55984/25]

178. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to increase funding for youth services in south Dublin City; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55985/25]

179. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to address the concerns raised by parents and clinicians following the publication of the SNA review process for 2025-2026 guideline by the NCSE (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55986/25]

180. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth her policy on the provision of places for children with autism in fee-paying schools, whose teacher salaries are paid by the taxpayer; the way in which such schools are or should be encouraged to provide such places; the other provisos in providing special school places in these facilities; and if she will make a statement on the ma…

181. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an application for emergency works to address structural problems with a roof (details supplied). [55988/25]

182. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a request for funding to equip two modular SEN classrooms, as currently, the school cannot fully equip the classroom for full operation (details supplied). [55989/25]

183. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an application for emergency works funding to repair a collapsed roof that contains asbestos (details supplied). [55990/25]

184. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a new build for a school will proceed (details supplied). [55991/25]

185. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an application by a school (details supplied) for repurposing of existing space to accommodate two special classes. [55992/25]

186. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the Budget 2026 commitment (details supplied) that ‘80 school buildings will progress to construction across 2026 & 2027 as part of 2-year rolling programme and progression of 300 school building projects currently in construction’, if she will provide a list of those schools, and the type and stage of developmen…

187. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a new IT system for school payroll systems; the scope and stage of development of this system and the anticipated cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56013/25]

188. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider giving student teachers a grant to cover the cost of supplying materials for class use by pupils while on their placements (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56043/25]

189. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if additional SNAs will be made available to a school (details supplied) following a review done in June that stated that the number of SNAs available does not meet the demand from the pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56056/25]

402. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the new school building project for a school (details supplied) has gone to tender; and if the commencement for works is still on track for Q1/Q2 2026. [54563/25]

403. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the guidelines for children who are opted out of religious instruction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54564/25]

404. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a list of the five special schools at primary and post-primary level who have suspended and/or expelled the highest number of pupils in each of the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [54574/25]

405. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of staff that have left a school (details supplied) in each of the years 2023, 2024 and to date 2025; and the wait-times for the replacement of those staff. [54575/25]

406. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if under the small schools scheme or an extension of such a scheme, the fourth teacher at a school (details supplied) can be maintained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54591/25]

407. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will expedite the processing of documentation currently with her Department in relation to the sale of a property (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54592/25]

408. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the construction of the new building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54594/25]

409. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the projected timeline and steps her Department will take regarding the need for, planning and delivering of a new secondary schools or schools in an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54606/25]

410. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are plans to make provisions for teachers who currently remain on the supplementary redeployment panel each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54609/25]

411. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current criteria to be granted a contract of indefinite duration for primary teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54610/25]

412. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has considered using external training providers to train teachers and school staff in special education schools or settings. [54620/25]