159. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which she is responding to the recent spate of threatening emails to schools which have resulted in some cases to forced school closures. [74820/26]
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160. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of an additional accommodation application by a school (details supplied); the reason for the delay in progressing the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74625/26]
255. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether additional special education classes have been sanctioned for a school (details supplied) for the 2027 intake year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74946/26]
256. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties accessing educational psychology assessments and appropriate educational supports for children that attend a school (details supplied) and the wider issue of availability of educational psychology services in the wider Blackrock and Booterstown area. [74972/26]
257. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to a meeting with representatives of a school (details supplied), if she will outline the follow-up undertaken by her Department; whether the school’s circumstances and needs have since been reviewed; what additional targeted resources, staffing or funding are available to schools demonstrating significant disadvantage but which do not meet…
258. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department funds any helpline or individual support service for parents operated by an organisation (details supplied); if so, the number of contacts received in each of the years 2021 to 2025; and whether the support available extends to parents of pupils in special schools. [75047/26]
259. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 345 of 13 October 2026, the process by which an organisation other than an organisation (details supplied) may seek recognition as a national association of parents under the Education Act 1998; and the number of applications for such recognition received by her Department since 2016. [75044/26]
260. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth her current plans to upgrade school buildings to improve indoor air quality to reduce airborne illnesses such as Covid-19 and influenza. [75024/26]
261. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 338 of 13 October 2026, whether her Department has carried out any written assessment of possible duplication between the functions of an organisation (details supplied), her Department's parents and learners unit and the arrangements to be put in place under the Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019; i…
262. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 333 and 343 of 13 October 2026, if her Department will issue guidance to boards of management on their obligations under sections 26(2)(a) and 26(3) of the Education Act 1998; and if the charter guidelines to be made under the Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019 will address the relationship between…
263. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the body or office to which a parents' association may bring a complaint where it considers that a board of management is not complying with section 26(3) of the Education Act 1998; whether her Department's parents and learners unit or inspectorate has any role in such cases; and the number of such complaints received by her Department in each of the …
264. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options open to a person (details supplied) to ensure an appropriate school place for their child for September 2027;. [75072/26]
265. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth to explain the delay in progressing the works needed at a school (details supplied) which has now resulted in the reduction to a single stream junior infant enrolment for the coming school year thus limiting the availability of multi-denomination places for parents of young children in the area. [75078/26]
266. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if eligible teaching staff are entitled to apply for a scheme (details supplied); if she can confirm that doing so will not impact on their maternity leave benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75079/26]
267. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will review the decision to remove a mainstream teaching post from a school (details supplied) from 31 October 2026, which would result in a class of 35 pupils, many of whom have additional educational needs; and if she will consider retaining the teaching post given the class size and level of support required. [75099/26]
268. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the proposed provision of four autism special classes and a standalone specialist teaching building at school (details supplied); whether these facilities remain approved in principle by her Department; and the anticipated timeframe for progressing the development to construction. [75212/26]
269. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has assessed the additional accommodation requirements of a school (details supplied), arising from its transition to co-education in September 2027; and if the anticipated increase in enrolment, including applications already received from boys, will be taken into account when prioritising the proposed building project. [75210/26…
270. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on projected improved works for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75224/26]
271. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the Stage 2A submission lodged in December 2025 for the additional accommodation project at a school (details supplied); whether the assessment has been completed; if any further information or documentation is outstanding; and when a decision is expected. [75209/26]
272. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the additional accommodation project at a school (details supplies) is being considered for inclusion in the next tranche of approved school building projects; and when decisions on that tranche will be announced. [75207/26]
273. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of whole time equivalent staff whose posts were funded in whole or in part by the Department's grant to the National Parents Council in each of the years 2021 to date in 2026. [75054/26]
274. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the National Parents Council submits annual reports and audited accounts to the Department as a condition of its funding; the date of the most recent evaluation or value for money review of that funding; and if she will publish same. [75053/26]
275. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of parents' associations, and the number of individual parents, who received training funded by the Department through the National Parents Council in each of the years 2021 to 2025, broken down by each training programme. [75051/26]
276. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 340 of 13 October 2026, if she will provide a breakdown of the 2026 allocation of €810,465 to an organisation (details supplied) by funding stream, in the same format as provided for the years 2021 to 2025. [75050/26]
277. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 348 of 13 October 2026, if she will provide a copy of the funding agreement, service level agreement or grant conditions in place between the Department and the National Parents Council for 2025 and 2026; and to set out each performance indicator, target and reporting requirement attached to that funding. [75048/2…