Parliamentary questions

465. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to an application (details supplied); the actions she will take to expedite this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39009/25]

466. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the application (details supplied); the actions she will take to expedite this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39010/25]

467. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if school transport will be provided in 2025-2026 for persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39031/25]

468. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will reply to the letter dated 27 May and subsequent meeting on this matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39032/25]

469. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will clarify what stage the much-needed schools for the burgeoning population of Cherrywood are at; if she acknowledges the need for primary and secondary schools in this area; if she will clearly outline what the delays are in providing these schools and give a definitive date for the commencement of construction a…

470. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she is taking to ensure that school secretaries are not forced to take strike action, as is currently proposed to take place in August; if she will ensure school secretaries are given access to the Single Public Service Pension Scheme given they have been on her Department’s centralised payroll since 2023; and if she wil…

471. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the names, locations, enrolments, teaching staff numbers and ancillary staff numbers for all primary schools having between 750 and 1000 pupils on the roll book, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39151/25]

472. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a list of the names, locations, enrolments, teaching staff numbers, and ancillary staff numbers for all primary schools having more than 1,000 pupils on the roll book, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39160/25]

473. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated full-year costs if the ancillary services grant increased to €190 per pupil in primary schools and increased to €245 per pupil in post primary schools. [39191/25]

474. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the special needs supports that can be provided for an individual (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39200/25]

475. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a full review will be carried out of the SNA review carried out at a school (details supplied). [39201/25]

476. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a situation has come about that parents of children with autism were, at the end of May, offered places in an autism class in a school (details supplied) to start in September but now the parents have been told that he class will not start for an indefinite period of time; the examination has been carried out of oth…

477. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the site complexities in relation to providing a new ASD unit at a listed school (details supplied), given its partial location in a riparian area and also the need to preserve the existing Gaelic games pitch which also services an important wider community need; if she will confirm rece…

478. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the recent review of the SNA allocation at a school (details supplied) which recommended a significant increase to its allocation of 8.66 SNAs for a school of 700 pupils; when such an increase is likely to be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39221/25]

479. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth how a school (details supplied) was not allocated additional SNAs for 2025/2026 despite a report following an exceptional review by the NCSE SENO investigators which recommended a significant increase in its allocation; if this is a temporary processing issue, which will see an increase early during the next school year, …

480. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list the SNA allocations per head at each primary and second level school in Dublin since 2015, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39223/25]

481. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify when building works for a new autism classroom at a school (details supplied) will be completed; the interim solution in place for children offered a place in this autism class for September but will be unable to start at the school until these building works are complete; the engagement the Department has had with p…

482. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently address the school transport difficulty (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39232/25]

483. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to amend the policy whereby teachers, or prospective teachers, must be on her Department’s payroll or teaching in an Education and Training Board school before an application can be processed for incremental credit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39252/25]

484. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); the timeline for the establishment of an autism class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39253/25]

485. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No.484 of 10 June 2025, if school transport will be provided to a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39257/25]

486. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the current Youth Outreach Programme operating in County Meath; if there are any plans to expand or enhance youth services in the region, particularly in underserved or rural committees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39319/25]

487. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of youth workers employed by her Department in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39321/25]

488. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in the past five years who have left school before completing the leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39322/25]

489. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of educational welfare officers employed by Tusla in Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39323/25]