Parliamentary questions

415. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth under what grounds a school is classified as a special school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36176/25]

416. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36219/25]

222. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has engaged with an organisation (details supplied) regarding the treatment of abuse survivors and the need for a redress scheme for survivors of abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35122/25]

223. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will examine a pay-related matter of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35012/25]

224. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to cases whereby school teachers are forced to give up jobs due to being unable to afford accommodation in Dublin; if she has considered supporting the provision of dedicated housing for teachers and other front-line workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35022/25]

225. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the results of the EPSEN review will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35032/25]

226. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm if there is capacity in any of the existing primary schools in Donabate to add extra classes on a temporary basis given the shortage of places which is set to worsen with the rapidly growing population in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35034/25]

227. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's official policy position with respect to the redesignation of mild special schools; if it is the Department's intention to redesignate all mild special schools and the timeline for same; to list all redesignations sanctioned to date and planned redesignations; the evidence base and policy rationale for t…

228. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider extending the €50 primary school and €75 post-primary school annual school transport fee to other public transport services, for students who are not eligible for the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35051/25]

229. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question 401 of 17 June 2025, if the patronage of a school (details supplied) is currently being transferred to the ETB and her Department; if a board of management will be re-established as part of that process of transfer or following the conclusion of that process. [35053/25]

230. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the issuance of a sanction letter for assistive technology support for a primary school student (details supplied) whose application was approved in March 2025; and if the process can be expedited to avoid further delay in accessing the required educational supports. [35060/25]

231. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a bus service (details supplied) was last put out to tender; the duration of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35070/25]

232. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current plans for Bus Éireann to follow through for a proposed bus service (details supplied). [35071/25]

233. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the due diligence in place between his Department and Bus Éireann to ensure public funds are spent for the purposes they are approved for. [35072/25]

234. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm that she and her Department will intervene to ensure that more school places will be made available in the Mallow, County Cork region for the forthcoming school year, as schools in the area are fully subscribed such as a school (details supplied) and there are a number of pupils from Mallow without school places for the f…

235. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if, under her plans to redesignate mild special school as the catch all for special schools, children with mild general learning disability will be moved to a mainstream setting in the short-term; if children with mild general learning disability being moved to mainstream is a reasonable outcome to expect from this redes…

236. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on whether mild special schools have a place in our educational mix; and her further views on whether mild special schools provide a tailored service and added value that justifies their continued existence as such. [35079/25]

237. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the discrepancy between the proportion of general learning disability classes and ASD special classes; if she will make public the data used to make these allocations; and the reasons for this discrepancy. [35080/25]

238. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline, under her plans to redesignate mild special school as catch all special schools, the specific resources and training that will be provided to mainstream teachers to effectively accommodate mild students in mainstream before 2026-2027. [35081/25]

239. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline, under her plans to redesignate mild special school as catch all special schools, the means by which, and the pool whence, the many therapists needed to support mainstream and special schools with this action by 2026-2027 will be recruited. [35082/25]

240. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth under her plans to redesignate mild special school as catch-all special schools, the number of pupils with mild learning disabilities that will be moved to a mainstream setting for the 2026-2027 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35084/25]

241. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will engage with her Department to build a sports hall for a school (details supplied), as it is the only school in the county without a sports hall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35096/25]

242. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the proposed building works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35120/25]

243. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) has not received an increased allocation of SNAs following their exceptional review request; if the decision will be reviewed given the desperation for further support for children with special education needs within the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35149/25]

244. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35154/25]