Parliamentary questions

60. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38125/25]

61. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will intervene to ensure approval and that resources are allocated to allow the opening of an ASD unit at a school (details supplied). [38166/25]

62. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the Teaching Council’s work to make it mandatory for all student teachers to undertake one mandatory school placement in a special education setting; to provide a timeline on when this will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38179/25]

63. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 242 of 3 July 2025, the number of students enrolled in the school each September from 2015-2024; the number of students enrolled in the school at the end of the school year each June from 2016-2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38207/25]

64. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 372 of 1 July 2025, if she will review the current staffing appeals process to provide a mechanism for escalation or reconsideration where decisions result in disproportionately large class sizes at individual year levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38222/25]

65. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 372 of 1 July 2025, if she will consider reforming the staffing allocation model to include safeguards that prevent individual classes in primary schools from exceeding a defined pupil threshold, such as a maximum class size of 20; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38223/25]

66. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 372 of 1 July 2025, if she will consider supporting legislative proposals to establish a national classroom size cap and to move towards a more transparent, needs-based staffing model for primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38224/25]

67. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will overturn the planned freeze on SNA allocations for schools due to the increasing need for such staff and the vital role they play in both the classroom and the school environment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38225/25]

68. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a new school building project (details supplied); if tenders have been assessed and awarded; if so, to whom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38226/25]

69. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth regarding the additional school accommodation scheme in respect of a school (details supplied); if steps will be taken to expedite this application to ensure the school has time make preparations to facilitate a special class for the impending academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38255/25]

371. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of proposed changes to the school bus service for a school (details supplied); if she is aware that parents have been informed by Bus Éireann that the drop-off is being changed; the rationale for this change which will mean pupils will have to walk 1.1 kilometres to access transport; if a safety assessment has…

372. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth his Department’s expenditure on hairstyling, make-up, personal grooming and general cosmetic expenses, in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form. [36991/25]

373. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department’s expenditure on beauticians, make-up artists or hairdressing professionals, stylists or personal shoppers, specifying if such expenditure was on a contract or retainer fee basis, in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form. [37011/25]

374. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth her expenditure on advertising, detailing the objective, duration, media platforms, advertising agency or agencies and cost of each advertising campaign, in each of the years 2015 to 2025. [37029/25]

375. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's expenditure on media training in each of the years 2015 to 2025; the firms contracted to provide training; and the position or grade of those availing of training, for example, Minister, Secretary General, principal officer and so on. [37046/25]

376. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's expenditure on media consultancy in each of the years 2015 to 2025; the consultancy firms involved; and the nature of each contract, in tabular form. [37064/25]

377. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of each capital project funded by her Department in each year since 2020, by county, including name of school, nature of the project, square metre, final costs excluding land acquisition, final cost including land acquisition and cost per square metre, in tabular form. [37079/25]

378. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures in place to ensure value for money on capital projects funded by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37080/25]

379. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will re-introduce the route for people who undertook an early childhood care bachelor's degree to attend a postgraduate course in a college (details supplied); and the supports he has put in place to help undergraduates progress from their early childhood care degree to furthering their studies to become a special educatio…

380. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Youth if funding will be allocated under the application for the new summer works scheme for a school (details supplied). [37083/25]

381. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the permanent extension of a school (details supplied); the reasons modular accommodation was not provided in September 2024; if it will be ready for September 2025 or alternative accommodation would be provided for two special classes that were sanctioned in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the mat…

382. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on an announced sanctioned special class for a school (details supplied); to provide details on when the admissions process will commence; when the class will be ready; whether this class has actually been sanctioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37124/25]

383. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in Dublin 15 awaiting a place in a special school or special class for September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37125/25]

384. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the shortfall of places for children in Dublin 15 for a special school or special class for September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37126/25]

385. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on her Department’s engagement with Fingal County Council regarding the temporary access of land for outdoor recreational and sensory regulation use for a school (details supplied), considering Fingal County Council’s willingness to facilitate this request; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37149…