553. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider a streamlined school allocation process for primary and post-primary allocation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29542/25]
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554. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a breakdown of the youth affairs funding schemes and the funding allocated to each in 2025, in tabular form; the breakdown of the funding, per scheme, by county or other geographical basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29557/25]
555. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of staff members employed to support the school completion programme in Galway in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29561/25]
556. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which she proposes to bridge the current qualification gap experienced by special needs teachers who hold a BA in early childhood education awarded outside the State to enable them to continue to work in Irish special schools. [29572/25]
557. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will request the Teaching Council of Ireland to issue guidance to special needs teachers who hold BA in early childhood education awarded outside the State to enable them to continue to work in Irish special schools. [29573/25]
558. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if assistance will be provided to a child (details supplied) who is trying to avail of school transport due to medical needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29589/25]
559. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the additional accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29605/25]
560. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the work that is underway and that has taken place to date, on implementing the actions for which Youth Affairs is the lead on Opportunities for Youth: National Strategy for Youth Work and Related Services 2024–2028. [29613/25]
561. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the work that is underway to develop the implementation plan to support the delivery of agreed actions and ensure effective mainstreaming of strategic objectives of Opportunities for Youth: National Strategy for Youth Work and Related Services 2024–2028. [29614/25]
562. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there is a timeline for the development of the implementation plan to support the delivery of agreed actions and ensure effective mainstreaming of strategic objectives of Opportunities for Youth: National Strategy for Youth Work and Related Services 2024–2028. [29615/25]
563. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when other stakeholders, including the youth work sector, are being brought into the National strategy for Youth Work and Related Services. [29616/25]
564. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children looking for placements in special schools in Dublin 2, 4, 6, 6W and 8 respectively, in May in each of the years 2020,2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [29617/25]
565. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children looking for placements in special classes in Dublin 2, 4, 6, 6W and 8 respectively, in May in each of the years 2020,2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [29618/25]
566. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will consider building a second-level school tailored for children with disabilities and additional learning supports that teaches the mainstream curriculum; and her views on whether this is a viable option. [29637/25]
567. 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. [29665/25]
568. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of ICT and minor works funding (details supplied), by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29676/25]
569. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary and secondary schools of which her Department is aware that have existing premises that can accommodate additional special classes but were not sanctioned for opening of same in the 2025-2026 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29686/25]
570. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the projected number of special school places in both primary and post primary required for the 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028, and 2027-2028 school years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29688/25]
571. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of recommendations made by the NCSE for special classes for the 2025-2026 school year, broken down according to type (autism spectrum disorder, general learning disability, and so on); the number of the recommendations that were not sanctioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29689/25]
572. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration has been given to the provision of a new co-educational school in the Cabra Phibsborough D7 school planning area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29697/25]
573. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools adding modular accommodation to their existing premises to open new special classes in the (2025-2026, 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 school years), by county, in tabular form. [29710/25]
574. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools her Department is aware of that are in a position to open additional special classes through adding modular accommodation, but which have not been sanctioned as of yet. [29711/25]
575. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the tender process will begin for a new school building for a school (details supplied); when it is expected that the tendering process will be completed; and when it is expected that construction on the new school building will begin. [29712/25]
576. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a national school (details supplied) will be facilitated by the department in establishing a 5th ASD class to cater for children in the community and the unprecedented demand for places in the special classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29717/25]
577. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in the State that are requiring parents to pay for electronic devices for use in school. [29766/25]