Parliamentary questions

339. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which the revised SNA allocation model will ensure that autistic and other neurodivergent pupils whose needs relate primarily to communication, emotional regulation, social interaction or school attendance can access appropriate support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47232/26]

340. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has conducted an equality impact assessment of the SNA workforce development plan; whether such assessment examined the impact on pupils with disabilities and additional educational needs; and if she will publish the findings. [47233/26]

341. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated annual cost of implementing the SNA workforce development plan; the additional funding allocated for training, professional development and implementation supports; and if she will provide a breakdown of these costs. [47234/26]

342. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the detailed delivery plan, including timelines and key milestones, for the full modular build comprising of 14 classrooms and associated facilities to address the accommodation crisis at a school (details supplied); the expected date for the completion of the design and planning stage; and the projected date for delivery and oc…

343. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a school (details supplied) is currently operating beyond its accommodation capacity, given that its special education teaching room is being used as a mainstream classroom, that SET teachers are being required to provide support in unsuitable spaces, and that enrolment numbers have had to be restricted due …

344. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if provision will be made to allow parents to transfer from school-based July provision to home-based July provision in circumstances where parents enrolled in the school-based programme in good faith, but the school is now unable to provide the programme due to staffing shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matt…

345. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a decision will be made for a school transport application for a child (details supplied) to travel on SEN transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47299/26]

346. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a Stage B review for a school (details supplied) will be completed; the expected date for the school to be given approval to proceed to tender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47300/26]

347. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason special needs assistants are required to attend in-service training courses in their own time outside of school hours, without receiving either leave in lieu or monetary payment; if she will review the mechanism for the provision of such courses for SNAs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47316/26]

348. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the 2026 Leaving Certificate biology higher paper concerning a question on genetics (details sup[plied), [47319/26]

349. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if alternative funding has been arranged for the STEM engagement officer and the STEM programme in County Laois; if she recognises the positive contribution made by this role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47353/26]

350. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school sexual abuse related claims which have been lodged with the State Claims Agency, from 2014 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and the number of said claims which were settled out of court over the same time period; in tabular form. [47357/26]

351. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount paid by the State Claims Agency in out-of-court settlements and plaintiff legal costs in relation to school sexual abuse claims, from 2014 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by anonymised case, in tabular form. [47359/26]

352. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount paid through ex-gratia schemes in relation to school sexual abuse from 2014 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [47361/26]

353. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a proposed single classroom extension to a school (details supplied) previously approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47369/26]

354. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a review of procedures for exam students regarding family bereavements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47372/26]

355. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she has been made aware of the issues relating to the provision of transport schemes for the Summer Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47389/26]

356. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason sanction approvals for the 2026 Home-Based Summer Programme have not yet issued to participating families; the number of applications received to date; when sanction emails will issue to parents and guardians; and the measures being taken to ensure that children do not lose access to tutors or programme hours as a resul…

357. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the "best practice guidelines" to support schools in accommodating children who have opted out of religious instruction are expected to be published; whether schools will have any obligation to implement or adhere to these guidelines; or whether they will be advisory only; the key stakeholders that the Government consulted with …

358. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether individual school data sets under the primary school surveys will be published by her Department; whether it will be a requirement for schools to publish data; in particular whether the responses from parents of preschool-aged children will be published; the responses from parents of children attending non-denominational scho…

359. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a history of the annual rate of the capitation grant at post-primary level since 2008, in tabular form. [47440/26]

360. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the expected timeline for the delivery of the permanent school building for a school (details supplied); when the project will proceed to tender; when construction is scheduled to begin; the anticipated completion date; and the steps her Department is taking to ensure that no further delays occur in the progression of this long aw…

361. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to address the ongoing lack of clarity surrounding the 2026 summer provision programme, particularly in relation to delays in issuing home-based sanctions, guidance to schools on staffing and enrolment numbers, and the potential financial implications for teachers and special needs assistants…

362. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which a person (details supplied) can secure home-based summer provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47515/26]

363. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will confirm that summer programme resources will be available to a school (details supplied); the reason there has been a delay in providing this information to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47518/26]