Parliamentary questions

502. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for the withdrawal of spelling and grammar waivers for candidates with learning difficulties that have been granted additional time during State examinations; whether her Department has received any proposals to bring forward new recommendations following the expert advisory group's recommendations on this matter in i…

503. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline when students will be notified on their eligibility for additional accommodations and additional time in the 2026 State examinations under the RACE scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52001/25]

504. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline whether her Department has received any proposals to change the application dates for additional accommodations and additional time in State examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52002/25]

505. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding the unexpected latest delay in progressing the construction of the long-awaited extension for (detail supplied); if a site inspection was carried out recently; the next steps to facilitate progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52004/25]

506. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm if her Department is responsible for the funding of ongoing operational costs (rent, rates, staffing, administration etc.) of publicly funded programmes such as music generation and ETB music services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52019/25]

507. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to address the closure of small rural schools (details supplied); if she will provide details of school closures, per county since 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52022/25]

508. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 822 of 14 August 2025, the options open to a family (details supplied) to secure a school place; the further options available to the family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52025/25]

509. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an additional school bus service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52026/25]

510. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will give urgent and detailed consideration to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52041/25]

511. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review correspondence (details supplied); if she will issue a school transport ticket; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52046/25]

512. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will support increasing the number of Irish language medium schools to 20%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52047/25]

513. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider basing Irish-language education on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52048/25]

514. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the SNA guidelines in light of concerns raised by parents and teachers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52056/25]

515. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she can provide an update on a request for a remote area grant for a child in County Kildare (details supplied), given that there are no seats available and no other bus routes available locally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52060/25]

516. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that capitation grants for primary and post-primary schools are increased in recognition of the substantial increase in operating costs; if she proposes to introduce emergency funding to schools in 2025 for this purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52061/25]

517. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans her Department has for a site (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52083/25]

518. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if school bus escorts hours are being reduced across the State, and if so, the reason. [52096/25]

519. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if it is her view that bus escorts should not be paid until the moment a child first steps on the bus, which fails to account for work done by bus escorts before and after children get on and off the school bus. [52097/25]

520. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 324 of 23 September 2025, if she will confirm that the route (details supplied) has been sanctioned by her Department given information from Bus Éireann suggests this is where the delay lies; if she will ensure sanctioning occurs at the earliest opportunity so the route can go to tender to cat…

521. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if SNA support will be allocated for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52152/25]

254. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current staffing levels at a service (details supplied); the catchment area served; if it extends beyond County Cork; and her plans for further investment in staffing levels. [50947/25]

255. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of young persons attending a service (details supplied); and the average number attending on a daily basis. [50948/25]

256. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of progress of a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50863/25]

257. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department remains committed to developing a school at an already identified and designated site (details supplied); to provide an update on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50884/25]

258. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress of a school extension project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50885/25]