Parliamentary questions

579. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if SET hours will be increased at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23710/25]

580. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she considers a class size of 39 pupils to be excessive for a single teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23713/25]

581. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether there has been any further progress on the comprehensive analysis of matters as they relate to bus escort's pay and whether she has plans to ensure that they receive their pay throughout the year without the need to sign on and off social protection payments during the summer and other school breaks; and if she will make …

582. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the campaigns her Department have undertaken to recruit teachers who qualified in Ireland and moved abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23803/25]

583. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the campaigns her Department have undertaken to recruit teachers who qualified in Ireland and moved abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23804/25]

584. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a comprehensive list of all non-governmental organisations operating within the State under the aegis of her Department, focusing particularly on those that may overlap in their missions and areas of operation (details supplied). [23811/25]

585. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth for each non-governmental organisation under the aegis of her Department, to provide a detailed breakdown of its core activities, geographical areas of operation, target demographics, and the specific services or programs they provide (details supplied). [23829/25]

586. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to specify the total amount of funding allocated to each of the identified non-governmental organisations (NGOs) under her Department’s aegis over the past five years, broken down by State funding directly administered through central government agencies, departments, or any other public bodies; grants provided by local authorities…

587. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of the number of non-governmental organisations under her Department’s aegis that charge fees for their services, including membership fees, participation fees, or any other forms of charge to the public; to specify which of these organisations charge fees while also receiving public funding, and how this pra…

588. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to identify any existing oversight mechanisms or audits that are conducted to assess the effectiveness of funding allocated to non-governmental organisations under the aegis of her Department (details supplied). [23884/25]

589. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to state whether any review or audit has been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness, redundancy, and administrative costs of state funding for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) under the aegis of her Department; if such a review has not yet been conducted, to request a detailed timeline and plan for implementing a comprehensi…

590. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a summary of any specific steps taken to streamline non-governmental organisations under the aegis of her Department, eliminate redundancies, and prevent the duplication of services where organisations may be competing for similar grants or operating in the same areas with little coordination (details supplied). [23920/2…

591. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the total administrative costs associated with non-governmental organisations under the aegis of his Department, including the overhead costs related to compliance, reporting, and auditing requirements; and to compare these costs to the overall financial aid allocated to the organisations, identifying whether the adminis…

592. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a full and detailed explanation of how her Department monitors and ensures transparency in the use of public funds by non-governmental organisations under her aegis. (details supplied). [23956/25]

593. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth regarding circular 0032/2017, if her Department is aware that schools are instructing parents to purchase laptops only through exclusive suppliers; if consideration will be given to introduce measures to limit this practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23971/25]

594. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an application for additional special needs assistants at a school (details supplied) as the school authorities need to make arrangements to put new SNAs in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23981/25]

595. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 143 of 8 April 2025, if a decision has been made on a new school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23984/25]

596. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 848 to 850, inclusive, of 29 April 2025, the number of SNAs are based in mainstream schools; the number who provide supports that are not deemed as primary care needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24007/25]

597. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 848, 849 and 850 of 29 April 2025, if there is an actual appeals process for SNA allocations separate to the review which is to determine if the correct process is followed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24008/25]

598. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 852 of 29 April 2025, what constitute a "demand in the area" for special classes; the way in which this is assessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24009/25]

599. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth why a special class for a school (details supplied) was denied. [24081/25]

600. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated annual cost of providing an additional assistant principal 1 post to 1,761 mainstream primary schools, for the academic school year 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24107/25]

601. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated annual cost of providing an assistant principal 2 post to each 1,116 mainstream primary schools, for the academic school year 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24108/25]

602. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of recognised primary schools in the State with four or fewer mainstream class-teaching posts, for the academic school year 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24109/25]

603. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated annual cost of deploying a part-time for 20 hours per week cluster administration officer, based on the current executive officer salary scale, first point, to serve clusters of five such small schools, for the academic school year 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24110/25]