277. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the Irish-medium post-primary education options currently available to students residing in County Offaly; the number of students from County Offaly currently attending Gaelcholáistí or Irish-medium post-primary units outside the county; whether her Department has assessed the demand for Irish-medium second-level education within County Offaly; wh…
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278. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria, considerations and thresholds applied by her Department when determining whether a Gaelcholáiste or Irish-medium post-primary unit should be established in an area; the role of demographic projections, parental demand, existing Irish-medium primary provision and school capacity in that assessment; and if she will make a statement on …
323. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the mechanisms in place for reporting of historical physical and mental abuse at schools in Ireland; the mechanisms used to address these cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53228/26]
332. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to improve education and awareness around women's health issues, including menstruation, endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and reproductive health, within the primary and secondary school curriculum; whether the Department plans to expand age-appropriate women's health education in schools; and if she will …
333. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has reviewed the extent to which women's health issues, including menstrual health, endometriosis, and PCOS are covered in the SPHE and RSE curricula; the steps being taken to ensure students receive comprehensive and evidence-based education on these topics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53459/26]
97. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the key measures taken to improve primary education since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51941/26]
396. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is considering designating special schools as a specific sector, to account for the highly varied age groups contained therein; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51721/26]
347. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding circular 0039-2025 Approach and key measures to support the Forward Planning for Special Education Provision for the 2026/2027 school year and beyond [49072/26]
393. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding STEM; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49486/26]
357. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the "best practice guidelines" to support schools in accommodating children who have opted out of religious instruction are expected to be published; whether schools will have any obligation to implement or adhere to these guidelines; or whether they will be advisory only; the key stakeholders that the Government consulted with to write these guide…
375. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the first meeting of the AI in Schools External Advisory Taskforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47645/26]
376. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline the terms of reference of the AI in Schools External Advisory Taskforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47646/26]
380. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department plans to sanction more Gaelcholáistí for the Fingal area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47687/26]
381. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department plans to sanction more Gaelcholáistí for the Malahide area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47688/26]
93. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 17 December 2025, if she can provide an update on progress of the taskforce set to implement the Government’s commitment to ‘expand opportunities for students to attend Gaelscoileanna and Gaelcholáistí’, as set out in the Programme for Government 2025; to outline any plan given by the taskforce to her D…
103. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has conducted an assessment of the locations most appropriate for new Irish-medium provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46343/26]
104. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has sought legal advice on the rights of families to compel the State to provide Irish-medium education on the grounds of discrimination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46344/26]
780. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the criteria for allocating primary school teachers based on number of pupils was last reviewed; if consideration is being given to a review of this process; the steps being taken to reduce the number of pupils per teacher [41786/26]
781. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a matter regarding secondary schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41789/26]
944. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to ensure strengthened record-keeping with regard to student support files, given the recent findings of the Inspectorate in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43803/26]
95. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the demographic trends used by her Department are adequately reflecting the pace of which housing is developing in Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40799/26]
124. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the collaboration that is ongoing between her Department and the Department of Children, Disability and Equality in respect of the provision of immersive Irish-medium early years education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40464/26]
128. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will re-run the Irish-medium provision section of the Primary School Survey, given criticisms of the wording, and results showing significantly lower demand than in other similar surveys; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40465/26]
129. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to introduce additional measures and incentives to facilitate the establishment of Gaelscoileanna and Gaelcholáistí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40777/26]
159. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average and median cost of insurance per pupil at primary and secondary level; the actions she is taking to reduce the cost of insurance for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40772/26]