Parliamentary questions

1195. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated total savings in 2026 from the phased roll-out of the private school subsidy, assuming it will be rolled-out over a five-year period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43036/25]

1196. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth the up-to-date position in providing additional SNA posts for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43037/25]

1197. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of times the NCSE has directed a school to enrol a particular child or young person with special educational needs under section 67 of the Education Act 1998 within the last six months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43053/25]

1198. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of the children who had a section 67 designation notice made for them under the Education Act 1998 who had issued legal proceedings or had threatened to issue legal proceedings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43054/25]

1199. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure school bus tickets are awarded to a family (details supplied). [43070/25]

1200. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding an application for capital funding under the additional school accommodation scheme for a post primary school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43071/25]

1201. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth given the Programme for Government commits to reducing the pupil-teacher ratio to 19:1, and the current pupil-teacher ratio stands at 23:1, when this reduction will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43076/25]

1202. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will commit to communicating important circulars to school principals during school term time and not during holiday periods; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43081/25]

1203. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration will be given to the implementation of a pro-rata administration time allowance for deputy principals given the fact that a school with 572 pupils has the same day time administration allocation as a school with 170 pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43082/25]

1204. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will commit to a guaranteed grant schedule given that schools have been requested to submit a three-year budget to the FSSU which they cannot complete without knowledge of incoming grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43083/25]

1205. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to sanction more early intervention classes in Kerry; the number that will be available in 2026; the number of places that will be available in total; the number of places that will be available for new students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43098/25]

1206. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which her Department or any body under her aegis has responsibility, for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is sc…

1207. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of capital funding programmes or grants which her Department or any body under her aegis has responsibility, for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is sc…

1208. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the rollout of the school transport scheme. [43202/25]

1209. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of additional special needs assistants and special education teachers employed by her Department for the academic year 2024-2025; the planned for recruitment for 2025-2026; how these will be allocated across schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43381/25]

1210. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the additional supports being put in place to support student mental health and wellbeing including access to counselling and mental health education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43382/25]

1211. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the review of the Anti-Bullying Action Plan; the new measures that are being introduced to address online and in-school bullying; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43383/25]

1212. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress made in reforming the senior cycle curriculum; the subjects being prioritised for modernisation; how student, parent-guardian and teacher voices are being incorporated into the reform process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43384/25]

1213. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for achieving the Programme for Government commitment to reduce primary school class sizes to the EU average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43385/25]

1214. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the proposed new National Youth Strategy; and the supports being prioritised for early intervention, mental health, and youth homelessness prevention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43389/25]

1215. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding a redress scheme for victims of historical child sexual abuse in primary and secondary schools (details supplied). [43403/25]

1216. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth her policy for improving accessibility to co-educational schools at primary level; the percentage of new schools sanctioned that are co-educational; and the plan to improve choice for parents in areas of same-sex schools only. [43404/25]

1217. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are plans in her Department, including Budget 26 plans, for an assessment of the funding of youthwork services in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43423/25]

1218. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans and timelines for the expansion of the school inclusion model and school based therapies for special schools, for autism classes and for mainstream; the number of various therapists required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43424/25]

1219. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans for assistive technology as a means of facilitating special education and school based therapies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43425/25]