57. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports available to schools experiencing significant educational disadvantage that do not currently have DEIS status; the options for such schools to access additional supports and resources; and the status of previously approved school building projects. [74656/26]
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58. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason incremental credit has been refused to a person (details supplied); and if officials from her Department can meet with the applicant to resolve the issue. [74654/26]
59. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the application for additional accommodation by a primary school (details supplied) in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74669/26]
60. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of a school's additional school accommodation application (details supplied); the reason for the delay in progressing the application; and the expected timeline for a decision, subject to approval and the provision of funding for the proposed extension. [74679/26]
61. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the work her Department is doing to ensure that school pupils in single-sex schools have access to a range of subject choices, and that subject choices available to pupils are not influenced by gender-stereotypes. [74707/26]
62. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will intervene in the case of a constituent (details supplied) facing an unfair duplicate €440 registration fee from the Teaching Council due to protracted administrative delays; if the council has the power to issue manual fee waivers in such instances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74828/26]
63. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether plans are in place to reduce book wastage in 'iPad schools' (details supplied); and the number of unused books being purchased in relation to same. [74864/26]
64. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth to proactively mandate and fund mainstream schools to open dedicated autism classes ahead of demand, ensuring no child is left without a suitable placement in their local community. [74852/26]
65. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth given the 31 October deadline for schools, the way in which she plans to support schools that plan to change patron and/or language and/or gender mix. [74848/26]
66. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to reintroduce special allowances for teachers who invest personal time and money to pursue a diploma in special education. [74846/26]
67. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which she plans to address the ongoing costly issue of school uniforms. [74845/26]
68. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of NEPS posts currently filled and unfilled, respectively. [74844/26]
69. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has issued written guidance to post-primary schools on reasonable accommodation for students with dyslexia who experience significant and persistent difficulties learning a modern foreign language; whether schools are expected to consider alternative subjects or other arrangements in such cases; if not, the guidance that governs …
70. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average cost per square metre of engaging external design teams for school capital building projects in each of the years 2021 to 2025 inclusive and to date in 2026, broken down by primary and post-primary school projects; and the corresponding average design team fees as a percentage of total construction cost, in tabular form. [74762/26]
71. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school capital projects completed in 2021 to 2025 inclusive and to date in 2026, where the final design team fees exceeded the original contracted fees; the average percentage increase in such cases; and the total additional expenditure incurred, broken down by reason for these increases, in tabular form. [74763/26]
72. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 70364/26, to refer the question to the SSIA section of her Department for a response. [74752/26]
73. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has conducted a review of the respective functions of an organisation (details supplied), the Department’s own parent-support structures and the proposed Student and Parent Charter arrangements to identify any duplication of services; if so, to provide details of the findings; and if not, whether such a review will be undertaken …
74. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a copy of, or set out the specific services, outputs, performance targets and deliverables required of the National Parents Council under its 2026 State funding agreement, including the number of parents and parents’ associations to be supported, training to be delivered, reporting requirements and the measures used by her Department to asse…
75. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a function-by-function comparison of the responsibilities of the National Parents Council and those arising under the Student and Parent Charter, identifying any overlapping activities; the justification for continued separate funding; and the arrangements for evaluating the effectiveness of each function. [74782/26]
76. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has conducted a value-for-money review of funding provided to the National Parents Council since 2021, including an assessment of administrative costs, direct services, measurable outcomes and alternative methods of delivering parent support; and if she will publish the findings. [74781/26]
77. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the annual performance targets, service-level agreements and outcome reports required from the National Parents Council for each year from 2021 to 2026, including the number of parents and parents' associations supported, training delivered, and the results achieved against each target; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74780/…
78. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the recent application for a modular build for a school (details supplied). [74920/26]
79. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the additional school accommodation project for a school (details supplied), including details of any recent review and the current status of the project. [74919/26]
80. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when schools will be notified of and receive payment under the minor works grant scheme and the ICT infrastructure grant scheme for the 2027-2028 school year; and if her Department remains committed to the December/January payment schedule announced in December 2025. [74911/26]
81. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she is taking to facilitate school patronage change on foot of the national parents’ survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74616/26]