Parliamentary questions

113. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in Cork have benefitted from the emergency works scheme and the additional accommodation scheme in 2022-2025; the amount of funding spent on each scheme in these years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40748/26]

114. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will sanction an additional junior infants class at a school (details supplied) for September 2026 to meet the local demand for Irish medium education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40770/26]

115. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps are being taken to improve financial literacy in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40597/26]

116. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aindrias Moynihan den Minister for Education and Youth cén dul chun cinn atá á dhéanamh ag a Roinn maidir leis an bhfoirgneamh nua a thógáil ag scoil (sonraí thíos); agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [40068/26]

117. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria governing eligibility for the emergency works scheme and to clarify the process available to schools where urgent building issues fall outside the scheme's remit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40657/26]

118. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications made for the school transport scheme for the 2026-2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40789/26]

119. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth when additional space can be provided at a school (details supplied) to accommodate extra classrooms and additional ASD places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40550/26]

120. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of all school building projects in County Cork; the timeline since the last stage was entered into for each project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40790/26]

121. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to set out in detail the total number of schools now participating in the pilot project under the reform of the school transport scheme since its implementation in the 2024-2025 school year; if there is a timeline for a national rollout of the revised school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40747/26…

122. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's plans to develop and implement a nationwide common application system for school admissions, in order to streamline the process for parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40725/26]

123. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to report on the provision of additional needs education places in the Dublin west area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40385/26]

124. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the collaboration that is ongoing between her Department and the Department of Children, Disability and Equality in respect of the provision of immersive Irish-medium early years education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40464/26]

125. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress of plans to deliver a new school building for a school (details supplied); the timeline for the advancement of the project; and the expected delivery date. [40543/26]

126. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40155/26]

127. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to provide increased dedicated capital funding for youth work organisations, many of which are operating in aging, unsafe, and inaccessible buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40773/26]

128. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will re-run the Irish-medium provision section of the Primary School Survey, given criticisms of the wording, and results showing significantly lower demand than in other similar surveys; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40465/26]

129. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to introduce additional measures and incentives to facilitate the establishment of Gaelscoileanna and Gaelcholáistí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40777/26]

130. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the ongoing discussions in relation to pay parity and pensions for caretakers and secretaries; if a resolution has been reached; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40809/26]

131. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding provided to date in 2026 for independent youth projects in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40663/26]

132. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the consideration that has been given to including additional schools to the list of 105 prioritised large-scale and additional school accommodation projects on the National Development Plan school building rollout; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40742/26]

133. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) has not been included on the recently published school building list, despite the school having worked with her Department for six years on a new build project, and having progressed to planning permission; the current status and expected timeline for the project; and if she will make a state…

134. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the rollout of inclusive special classes and the progress of the Towards Inclusion Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40751/26]

135. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether discretion can be applied in the deployment of an additional mainstream teacher for schools (details supplied) which will lose a teacher and be required to host a multi-grade class for the coming school year. [40517/26]

136. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there will be new pilot school transport routes approved for the 2026-2027 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40739/26]

137. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will request the Health and Safety Authority and the local fire chief to provide a comprehensive report to her Department on the condition of each prefab used by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40609/26]