Parliamentary questions

400. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the urgent remedial action she will take to deal with the structural defects at a school (details supplied), given that two classrooms are unusable due to roof water ingress and the presence of asbestos, and where progress on supplying a special education unit has been delayed due to the deteriorating condition of the school r…

401. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a board of management will be reinstated at a school (details supplied). [32013/25]

402. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the work of the commission into historical sexual abuse in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32048/25]

403. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will reverse austerity measures made during the financial crash regarding FET learners payments, as many prospective students are not able to take up places on suitable courses as the payment they would receive is well under that of a full weekly social welfare payment, despite them having travel and food costs and other cos…

404. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the proposed development works at a school (details supplied); the status of the application for additional classrooms and facilities for children with additional needs; if the lack of a school hall is being considered as part of any future building or extension plans; and if she will make a stat…

405. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth when consideration will be given to making reasonable accommodation for students with dyslexia for State exams, such as the Junior and Leaving and Applied Leaving Certificates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32061/25]

406. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a standard entitlement to additional time for State exams for students formally diagnosed with dyslexia will be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32062/25]

407. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason Ireland has not aligned with international best practice in the area of providing reasonable accommodations for students with dyslexia during State exams at secondary school level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32063/25]

408. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the current qualification requirements for learning support teachers in Ireland (details supplied); if she has considered updating these qualification requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32081/25]

409. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address the current policy that denies incremental credit to post-primary teachers with experience in private schools outside the EU, while primary teachers in similar positions are granted credit; if she will consider aligning the policy to ensure fairness across sectors; and if she will make a statement on the matt…

410. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure further SNA allocation is given to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32094/25]

411. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on developments to be undertaken at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32096/25]

412. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth ; if she will review a school bus route to allow students to enrol in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32097/25]

413. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views of existing restrictions on teachers taking parental leave in individual days as can contribute to a lack of continuity between students and individual teachers; if she intends to review existing restrictions on teachers taking parental leave in individual days; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32125/2…

414. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the case of an allowance for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32127/25]

415. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an urgent update on the provision of a new modular SEN at a school (details supplied). [32131/25]

416. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will establish a school bus route for the 30 plus secondary school children living in the Nenagh/Silvermines area travelling to Borrisoleigh daily. [32132/25]

417. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she intends to introduce job-sharing arrangements for primary school principals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32135/25]

418. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she intends to introduce job-sharing arrangements for secondary school principals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32136/25]

419. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to review the use of the supplementary panel used in primary school teacher recruitment in Catholic schools; if open recruitment would not be a fairer and more efficient way to recruit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32137/25]

420. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) which is not classified as a DEIS school can avail of European Structural and Investment Funds; the funding that can be provided for sustainable, trauma-informed support structures if they cannot; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32179/25]

421. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the availability of school places for children with special educational needs in east Galway; if her Department is aware of the current shortfall in both mainstream schools with special classes and dedicated special schools in the region; and the measures being taken to ensure that every child in east Galway can a…

422. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of SNAs employed in mainstream primary schools as of 30 September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32219/25]

423. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students completing their second level education Leaving Certificate examination in Gael Choláistí this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32223/25]

424. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an application for an additional special education resource will be approved for a school (details supplied). [32234/25]