Parliamentary questions

858. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students studying each foreign language offered at Leaving Certificate level, in each year from 2020 to 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42648/26]

859. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has estimated the average cost to a parent for a student to participate in transition year, noting the extra-curricular activities and associated costs involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42649/26]

860. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the schools running the summer programme for children with additional needs in Kildare each year from 2023 onwards; the number of Kildare children who benefitted from same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42694/26]

861. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the Department has received a request from the board of management of a school (details supplied) seeking permission to facilitate the establishment of a pre-school service within the school premises; if consideration has been given to the proposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42699/26]

862. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total spend on renting prefabs each year for the last five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42730/26]

863. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth to ensure that there is an appropriate school place for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42734/26]

864. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process through which a primary school can seek and obtain funding for the provision of a caretaker; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42740/26]

865. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students who participated in transition year, in each year from 2016 to 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42744/26]

866. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she will meet with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss its urgent campaign. [42759/26]

867. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review a school application for emergency summer works (details supplied); to offer advice on this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42770/26]

868. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 28 May 2026, to outline the number of applications received per county for the school transport scheme for the 2026-27 school year, in tabular form. [42775/26]

869. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progress of the extension project at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42777/26]

870. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans for the site previously acquired by her Department from Cork City Council in Brooklodge, Glanmire, for the purpose of providing special education facilities; the progress made to date, including any developments in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42778/26]

871. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount the transition year grant currently is per student; the current total expenditure on the TY grant for year to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42780/26]

872. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress made in relation to the school transport review; the recommendations implemented to date; the next steps in the process; the timeline for the implementation of the remaining recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42844/26]

873. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will confirm that all children with special educational needs will have access to an appropriate school place for the 2026-27 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42845/26]

874. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration is being given to reviewing how ASD accommodation is provided and resourced nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42846/26]

875. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding SNA allocations for 2026 and 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42847/26]

876. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department quantifies the number of children on reduced timetables or excluded from school; the national policy position on this practice; if her attention has been drawn to the extent to which it is occurring; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42848/26]

877. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the roll-out of therapeutic supports in special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42849/26]

878. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of her Department’s engagement with the two special school campaigns in County Cork, including one in Cork city and one in east Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42850/26]

879. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider the creation of an online platform accessible to both parents and tuition providers for the administration of the home tuition scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42854/26]

880. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of teachers on the supplementary panel list in County Mayo broken down by the number of months they are on this list, in tabular form. [42856/26]

881. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); to clarify when this school will receive confirmation regarding their application; the reasons the timelines were delayed; to provide an explanation as to the reason the home-based portal closed before schools received programme confirmation; the measures her Depar…

882. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address an administrative anomaly in the online application portal for the summer provision scheme: home tuition, whereby the restrictive drop-down menu options on the portal prevent schools from processing applications for students who have documented complex physical, sensory, or occupational therapy needs but are cu…