Questions

912. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has approved the NCCA draft specifications for Leaving Certificate English, which sets out a fundamental change in the English curriculum (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20817/26]

143. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for the decision, following Budget 2026, to reintroduce State examination fees for Junior Cycle and Senior Cycle students in 2026, ending the temporary waiver that had been in place in recent years; the expected revenue to be generated from charging €116 per entry for Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Applied candidates a…

468. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there is any requirement for schools within an area to offer the Leaving Certificate Applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14056/26]

494. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria for establishing an LCA class; if there is a minimum required number of LCA classes per county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14262/26]

145. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth the accommodations currently available to Leaving Certificate students with type 1 diabetes, particularly in circumstances where a student experiences a hypoglycaemic episode during an examination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13189/26]

146. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department or the State Examinations Commission is undertaking a review of reasonable accommodations for students with chronic health conditions, including type 1 diabetes; the timeline for this work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13190/26]

147. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth the extent of engagement between her Department, the State Examinations Commission and clinical experts or diabetes advocacy organisations to ensure that examination arrangements reflect current best practice in diabetes management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13191/26]

125. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to provide further transparency on Junior Certificate results, namely access to percentages and corrected scripts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10984/26]

361. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she intends to review and revise upwards the policy of granting an additional ten minutes in the Leaving Certificate and Junior Certificate examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11492/26]

574. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth regarding the interim additional-time scheme for students with specific needs in state examinations; the rationale for just 10 minutes extra for students with learning difficulties such as dyslexia; if it is intended to further review this extra time; if further additional time will be considered for these students after the 2026 examinations; and if…

626. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will extend the award of bonus marks to include continuous assessment components completed through Irish for students sitting the Leaving Certificate in 2026, in order to ensure parity with the arrangements that will apply from 2027 for both written examinations and continuous assessment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on…

631. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the recent decision by the State Examinations Commission to provide only 10 minutes of additional time per examination for students accessing RACE accommodations, including students with dyslexia, dyspraxia and other specific learning difficulties; and if she will outline the evidence base used to determine this allocation; and if …

632. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider increasing the additional time available to students accessing RACE accommodations to a minimum of 10 minutes per hour, in line with international practice and the supports already provided at third level, to ensure that affected students are not placed at a disadvantage during State examinations; and if she will make a statement…

256. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm whether students with a formal diagnosis of dyslexia will be eligible for the additional time accommodation announced for the 2026 State examinations, regardless of whether they currently receive a direct intervention accommodation under the RACE scheme; to clarify the categories of "specific needs" covered by the interim scheme; to state t…

541. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the decision to provide only an additional ten minutes per exam, rather than per hour, for Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate students with dyslexia (details supplied); the rationale for this limited allocation of additional time given that higher education institutions in Ireland typically provide ten minutes per hour, …

508. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether students with dyslexia will be eligible for extra time in the Leaving Certificate examinations from 2026; when the eligibility criteria and application process will be formally published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5933/26]

510. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans for the roll-out for extra time in examinations for dyslexic students; if it will be in place in time for the mock examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5939/26]

351. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will intervene to ensure that students sitting their Leaving Certificate exams through Irish in 2026 will not be disadvantaged with respect to bonus points due to an administrative decision taken by the State Examinations Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5131/26]

359. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the change in policy with respect to the system of bonus points for writing post-primary exams in Irish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5142/26]

360. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason it will cost up to €317 for students to sit the junior certificate exams (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3278/26]

420. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding options available for pre-Junior Certificate students who are looking for non-academic education or training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71343/25]

162. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if all students with dyslexia and dyscalculia will be afforded extra time in State exams in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70745/25]

184. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in Ireland offering the Baccalaureate. [70463/25]

185. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students taking the Baccalaureate in the last five years. [70464/25]

246. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an educational facility (details supplied) is required to attain examinations centre status in order for students to submit coursework for Leaving Certificate 2026 in light of the recent guidance in the Coursework Rules & Procedures 2025-2026 issued by the State Examinations Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67616/2…