Parliamentary questions

1295. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of providing an additional 100 special educational needs school transport places if contract rates remain the same as they currently are and there is no spare capacity. [44209/25]

1296. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of DEIS primary and post primary schools currently in the State, in tabular form. [44212/25]

1297. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of providing an additional school completion project to cover the remaining DEIS schools without one, in tabular form. [44213/25]

1298. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of providing an additional guidance counsellor in a DEIS post primary school. [44214/25]

1299. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of providing an additional guidance counsellor in a post primary school. [44215/25]

1300. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of providing an additional home school completion officer to a DEIS school. [44216/25]

1301. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of DEIS schools that currently do not have a HSCL officer or do not have sufficient HSCL officers. [44217/25]

1302. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding amount provided to special schools which cater for children with MGLD and other learning disabilities. [44218/25]

1303. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to ensure the implementation of the public sector equality and human rights duty in the operation of her Department and any related state bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44243/25]

1304. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to ensure the implementation of the public sector equality and human rights duty in the public procurement practices of her Department and any related state bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44247/25]

1305. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average, median, maximum and minimum primary school class sizes for the Cork City and Cork County Council area from 2019 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [44252/25]

1306. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of appeals to the NCSE, by county; and the number of successful appeals over each of the past five years [44253/25]

1307. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Youth to discuss the need to provide additional funding for sports halls in schools. [44254/25]

1308. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Youth to discuss the recent changes to the allocation model for special education. [44255/25]

1309. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied). [44279/25]

1310. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 461 of 15 July 2025, her Department's precise rationale for requiring DLD/SSD of an unknown origin for enrolment in special classes; if her Department will consider revising the enrolment criteria for DLD/SSD classes to align with their stated aim of ensuring that children with the …

1311. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the expected timeline for the delivery of a permanent building for the new secondary school serving the Dublin 9 area on the Swords Road campus; and the current pupil capacity at the interim site. [44351/25]

1312. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current number of children waiting on a school place in north Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44356/25]

1313. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children with additional needs that are currently waiting on a school place for September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44357/25]

1314. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children with additional needs with an appropriate school place in September that fits their educational need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44358/25]

1315. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the proposed changes to the school transport scheme are in place and ready for implementation for the 2025-2026 school year. [44391/25]

1316. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current number of children waiting on a school place in south Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44411/25]

78. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children identified by the NCSE by the February deadline who have yet to be offered a school place for September 2025; the total number of children now with a recommendation for a special class or special school place who have not been offered a school place for September; to outline her efforts to ensure that all …

79. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on her plans to address the projected population growth in Portmarnock; the projected impact this will have on school places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39781/25]

80. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who applied and paid on time who were refused places on school transport in September 2024; the specific changes that will be made to the school transport system in the 2025-26 school year, in comparison with 2024-25, to ensure that all children who want to avail of the scheme are accommodated; and if she …