Parliamentary questions

783. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are any plans to address the pay and recognition of SNAs, particularly those working in DEIS schools where the level of need and complexity can be extremely high; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41812/26]

784. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options available to a child (details supplied) as there are no ASD classes in any of the primary schools in Malahide; the steps in place to put ASD classes in Malahide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41814/26]

785. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options available to ensure that a child has an immediate and appropriate school placement in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41895/26]

786. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the ongoing negotiations with school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41922/26]

787. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the application window for the Summer Programme 2026 was open for a very limited time between 6 and 15 May, whereas the application window last year was open for a much longer period; her views that many students will not benefit from the programme this year, as a result of schools and parents not being aware of this new sma…

788. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider a route 2 amendment to include criteria and allow post primary registration for special class or HUB teaching positions (only) with the criteria's (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41967/26]

789. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to make teaching more attractive to individuals by providing qualified teachers with better pathways to secure stable employment; if there are plans to facilitate the reporting by teachers of issues of concern with school management other than to the board of management; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…

790. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will collaborate with localised wildlife rehabilitation experts and the national parks and wildlife service to introduce a dedicated wildlife and biodiversity awareness program within primary schools; if her Department would support a pilot rollout of such a curriculum initiative in County Clare; and if she will …

791. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to reopen the online sanctioning portal for the summer programme to allow late applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42009/26]

792. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the application of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42011/26]

793. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the roll out of the summer programme in Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42036/26]

794. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department's attention has been drawn to a Tusla report which found that allegations of physical and emotional abuse by a teacher (details supplied) against a student were "founded"; and if she will clarify how this teacher was subsequently employed as a principal in a school in Dublin. [42038/26]

795. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the proposed extension project for a school (details supplied) under the additional school accommodation scheme; when her Department expects the stage one technical and cost review to be completed; the reasons for the continued delays in progressing the project despite submissions and revisions having been …

796. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to a school (details supplied) that is currently operating beyond capacity, including the use of corridors for special education tuition, storage spaces as sensory areas, two ASD classes operating within a prefab intended for one classroom, and a mainstream classroom operating from the school's GP…

797. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if interim accommodation supports will be sanctioned for a school (details supplied) while the proposed extension project remains under review; and the options under consideration by her Department to alleviate pressure on pupils and staff at the school. [42041/26]

798. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of available places in special schools for children aged 13 to 15 within the Cork city school planning area; the schools in which these places are available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42053/26]

799. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of available places in special schools for children aged 16 to 18 within the Cork city school planning area; the schools in which these places are available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42054/26]

800. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of general learning disability special classes in Cork city and county; her plans to expand the number of such classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42055/26]

801. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has considered legislation to prevent the ringfencing of school places for the children or grandchildren of past pupils if they are oversubscribed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42062/26]

802. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has examined the relationship between school bullying, educational exclusion and long-term economic outcomes for LGBTQ+ people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42069/26]

803. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of successful section 29 appeals since 2020 onwards, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42103/26]

804. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to reopen the Summer Programme applications due to the short notice of the deadline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42104/26]

805. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on legislation proposed by an organisation (details supplied); if her Department is considering similar proposals and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42124/26]

806. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way the DEIS identification model accounts for rural schools (details supplied) whose enrolment profile changed rapidly due to the placement of a large number of international protection applicants in nearby accommodation centres, resulting in the displacement of local pupils and a complete shift in the school’s socio-educatio…

807. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the specific metrics, indicators, and weightings used in the DEIS identification model; the way in which the geographical area is calculated; the way non-local enrolments are treated; the way in which schools with high concentrations of need but low local deprivation scores are assessed, particularly in the case of a school (detai…