Parliamentary questions

1220. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans in place to ensure students with special educational needs are facilitated in getting appropriate school places, at primary and secondary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43426/25]

1221. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to streamline the school building programme application model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43427/25]

1222. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to build new secondary schools and/or expand capacity at other schools within County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43428/25]

1223. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress being made to provide additional autism units at primary and secondary schools in County Louth for the September 2025 intake of students; if she will outline plans for additional autism units to come on stream for September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43429/25]

1224. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department plans to develop a strategic plan for the provision of SEN at primary schools over the next three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43430/25]

1225. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to update the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43431/25]

1226. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to update the educational system at primary and secondary level to cater for students with mild learning disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43432/25]

1227. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to update the SNA allocation process in primary and secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43433/25]

1228. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans, including budget 2026, for an assessment of the funding of youth work services in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43542/25]

1229. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the major project for a school (details supplied); when works will commence and be completed; the reason for the continued delay; if this project will be prioritised given the extremely lengthy delay already experienced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43560/25]

1230. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the major project for a junior and national school (details supplied); and a timeframe for the project’s completion. [43561/25]

1231. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the major project for a school (details supplied); the reason for the continued delay; a timeframe for the project’s completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43562/25]

1232. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if it will be ensured that school transport tickets are issued to persons (details supplied). [43642/25]

1233. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the level of additional investment in special education arising from the national development plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43643/25]

1234. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that a school will be included in a programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43644/25]

1235. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of full time equivalents directly employed by her Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43657/25]

1236. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43675/25]

1237. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of ASD places that will be available in schools, both primary and post-primary, in the Dublin south-west area for the 2025-2026 academic year; and the number of these that are new places. [43700/25]

1238. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of SEN places that will be available in schools, both primary and post-primary, in the Dublin south-west area for the 2025-2026 academic year; and the number of these that are new places. [43701/25]

1239. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress that has been made on the new build for the Irish-medium secondary school in Waterford city. [43704/25]

1240. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to address the shortage of qualified Irish-language teachers affecting Gaeltacht and Irish language schools. [43705/25]

1241. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding stream available to a school (details supplied) to apply to extend a sports hall given that they are ineligible under additional school accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43712/25]

1242. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the issues outlined in correspondence (details supplied) can be urgently addressed, and circular 0010/2013 updated as its criteria are too rigid and its parameters now outdated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43746/25]

1243. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if three specific questions raised in correspondence (details supplied) can be addressed; and if a pathway can be provided for specialists to engage with policymakers to ensure that policy revision and policies reflect international best standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43747/25]

1244. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth in respect of the ADAPT programme of school building project delivery for a school (details supplied), the number of third-party contracts issued to date under the programme; the number of contractors recruited as part of the programme; the number of contractor vacancies exist under the programme; the breakdown of third-party cont…