Parliamentary questions

1245. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth in relation to the ADAPT programme of school building project delivery, the cost of the programme in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the projected cost for 2026 and 2027, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43776/25]

1246. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide all progress reports including interim reports in respect of the ADAPT programme for school building projects on the programme in 2024, and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43777/25]

1247. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth in respect of the ADAPT programme for school building project delivery, the number of third-party contracts that have been issued to date as part of the programme, at a national level, by local authority; the number of contractors that have been recruited by local authority; the number of contractor vacancies that exist by local a…

1248. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of requests received by the NCSE and-or her Department for additional SNA and SET posts; the number of posts that were requested; the breakdown of the WTE requested, in the Dublin North-West constituency, by school, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43779/25]

1249. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth of the requests received by the NCSE and-or her Department for additional SNA and SET posts made by schools in Dublin North-West, the number of requests for additional SNA and SET posts that were approved; the number of approved posts which were filled; the breakdown of the WTE of the filled posts, by school and in tabular form; a…

1250. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the establishment of a new DEIS Plus scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43781/25]

1251. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students who sat the Leaving Certificate in politics and society in Dublin North-West, by year and, by school, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43782/25]

1252. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students who sat the Leaving Certificate in politics and society nationally, by year and, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43783/25]

1253. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students who sat the Leaving Certificate in politics and society nationally, by year and, by DEIS school or non-DEIS school, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43784/25]

1254. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress to date in advancing a project (details supplied); when this proposal will advance to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43791/25]

1255. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the special educational accommodations, such as rest facilities, flexible scheduling or assisted learning support that have been implemented in schools for students diagnosed with narcolepsy post-pandemrix vaccination; whether additional funding is planned to support these students; and if she will make a statement on the matte…

1256. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children, by county who are without a school place for September as of 24 July 2025. [43838/25]

1257. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total funding allocated in 2025 to continue the implementation of the schoolbooks scheme at primary level; the total grant per pupil in 2025; and the number of pupils who will benefit from the scheme this year, in tabular form. [43839/25]

1258. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether he would be supportive of including Gaelic games on the primary school curriculum in order to give each child a chance to access and play our national sports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43887/25]

1259. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether he would be supportive of including Gaelic games on the primary school curriculum in order to give each child a chance to access and play our national sports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43888/25]

1260. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on all school building projects in the Dublin North-West constituency, broken down by category (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43904/25]

1261. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth in respect of all primary schools in each of Dublin 1, Dublin 3, Dublin 5, Dublin 7, Dublin 9 and Dublin 11, the total number of students in each area; the total number of teachers in each area; the total number of SNAs in each area; the total funding provided to each area; the average class size in each area; the pupil-teacher ra…

1262. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth in respect of all post-primary schools in each of Dublin 1, Dublin 3, Dublin 5, Dublin 7, Dublin 9 and Dublin 11, the total number of students in each area; the total number of teachers in each area; the total number of SNAs in each area; the total funding provided to each area; the average class size in each area; the pupil-teach…

1263. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to address teacher recruitment shortages in Dublin; if her Department is engaging with the Department of Housing in respect of addressing housing-related issues in an effort to attract and retain teachers; to provide details of any such engagement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43907/25]

1264. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the national- and local-level coordination between core services to children attending special schools; the efforts being made to ensure enhanced coordination and effectiveness within the in-schools national therapy service; the work being carried out by her Department in respect of improving coordination between the di…

1265. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline her plans, if any, to roll out the in-school national therapy service to all schools; her plans in respect of coordination of the in-school national therapy service with existing psychology services in all schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43910/25]

1266. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the student to special class ratio in each county based on the provision effective from September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43914/25]

1267. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Brendan Smith den Aire Oideachais agus Óige cad iad na moltaí, má tá aon mholtaí ann, chun Gaelscoil nó Gaelscoileanna eile a bhunú i gContae an Chabháin; an moladh, má tá aon cheann ann, chun Gaelcholáiste a bhunú i gContae an Chabháin; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [43921/25]

1268. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth in view of the review of the school transport scheme in 2024, and the opportunity provided to bring forward pilot routes, if she will prioritise a pilot route from Delvin to Mullingar, given the substantial demand for this route. [43944/25]

1269. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if exceptions can be made for the school transport scheme in the case of a school (details supplied); if she will acknowledge that their new temporary location was not originally recognised by Bus Éireann and prohibited them from applying before the closing date; if she will acknowledge that since the application portal reopened fol…