Parliamentary questions

500. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children resident in the Kildare town area who have not yet been offered a primary school place for the upcoming academic year 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26040/25]

501. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children resident in Suncroft area who have not yet been offered a primary school place for the upcoming academic year 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26041/25]

502. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children resident in the Naas area who have not yet been offered a primary school place for the upcoming academic year 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26042/25]

503. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children resident in the Newbridge area who have not yet been offered a primary school place for the upcoming academic year 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26043/25]

504. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children resident in the Monasterevin area who have not yet been offered a primary school place for the upcoming academic year 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26044/25]

505. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any more special classes will be sanctioned for the academic year 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26045/25]

506. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth is considering sanctioning any additional special classes for September 2025, specifically in cases where no renovations are required, in order to meet the demand in communities for school places. [26046/25]

507. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a limit has been placed by her Department on the hours allotted to schools for teacher employment; the amount of hours sanctioned for the school year 2024-2025; if there are plans to increase the provision of hours to schools for teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26047/25]

508. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a permanent building for a school (details supplied); the timeline for its delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26048/25]

509. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the level of communication between her Department and the NCSE; if the NCSE reports to her Department on the demand for mild learning classes in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26051/25]

510. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there is a record of demand for mild learning classes in an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26052/25]

218. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the ongoing delay in funding approval for the refurbishment and establishment of ASD classes at a school (details supplied); if this funding will be expedited so that the school can proceed with the necessary preparations for September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24907/25]

219. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the permanent school building project for a school (details supplied); when the project will go to tender; the timeline for the completion of the project; the length of time the school will remain in its temporary location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24926/25]

220. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline the number of agencies or quangos established by her Department in each of the past ten years and the cost to the State of funding each one. [24930/25]

221. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the procedure to be followed by a school and the board of management to facilitate the continued employment of a person past their 70th birthday (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24944/25]

222. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding the proposed expansion of an autism class in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24951/25]

223. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current position with those over 70 years of age being allowed to drive a school bus; the attempts the Minister has made to change this ruling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24958/25]

224. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth what concrete co-ordination mechanisms are in place between the CDNTs, the NCSE and schools to ensure that parents who have children under assessment for learning disabilities can expect to have an appropriate school place for their child in the upcoming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24965…

225. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is considering expanding the eligibility criteria for SNA allocation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24966/25]

226. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions she is taking to help schools plan for children with diagnosed autism and other neurodivergent conditions before they enter school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24967/25]

227. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions she is taking to address the inequity in supports that children with neurodivergent conditions receive in mainstream schools compared with those attending special schools, as raised by a local advocacy group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24968/25]

228. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is considering mandating neurodiversity training for all teachers, both for those who have already qualified and those currently in training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24969/25]

229. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is working to move away from a one-size-fits-all approach to autism classes, as raised by a local advocacy group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24970/25]

230. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the provision of the summer programme can be announced in September each year instead of April-May to enable families to prepare for the summer months in advance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24979/25]

231. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will prioritise building an Educate Together school in the Beaumont-Coolock SPA as there is currently no provision in the area; if schools are allowed to extend their catchment areas over the boundary of the SPAs; for an update on the Government’s divestment programme in the Beaumont-Coolock SPA; and if she will make a …