Parliamentary questions

138. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the County Galway school building projects prioritised in the NDP Sectoral Investment Plan published by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40154/26]

139. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions being taken to ensure schools are adequately resourced to meet growing enrolment demands over the coming years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40694/26]

140. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the pilot centralised secondary school admissions system that was trialled in County Offaly in 2025; whether an evaluation of the pilot has been completed; and if she will outline any findings or recommendations arising from that process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34609/26]

141. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to expand the number of schools on the National Development Plan; her further plans to increase the funding allocated to the development of new school buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40752/26]

142. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list the schools with Deis status in Dublin 8, 10 and 12 which applied and were refused Deis plus status; the reason they were refused; and the additional steps that will be taken to address the underlying issues for those schools. [40808/26]

143. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will progress a large-scale school project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39176/26]

144. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to address the shortfall in available special school places for the upcoming academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40762/26]

145. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total costs incurred in Clare for land rental and prefab rental for primary and for post primary schools for the years 2020-2025; the total duration for which each school has had prefab accommodation; the comparison cost of long-term rental against the cost of permanent construction; and if she will make a statement on the matte…

146. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on a new school build (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39681/26]

147. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the pause on the review of special needs assistant allocations is still in place; when she expects that review to proceed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39412/26]

148. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications currently with her Department for capital building works; the breakdown of these per county; if there is a priority list based on the state of the buildings themselves; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39848/26]

149. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is aware of financial constraints currently being experienced by independent youth projects in Dublin in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40664/26]

150. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that schools such as a school (details supplied) in north Dublin have received late notice regarding the future of the Summer Programme; whether she will ensure that schools receive Departmental communications earlier in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40715/26]

151. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will progress a new school building for a school (details supplied) to accommodate the needs of students in Blanchardstown village and Blanchardstown west school planning area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39175/26]

152. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the Programme for Government commitment of bringing pupils teacher ratio levels down to European norms of 19:1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39847/26]

153. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the number of appropriate school places at both primary and secondary schools in County Louth that will be available for students in September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40551/26]

154. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department calculates future demand for school places to ensure that families are accommodated in their local communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40074/26]

155. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in Cork that have availed of the phone pouch scheme; and the overall cost of the scheme in Cork. [40072/26]

156. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the mechanisms in place to ensure that areas that are experiencing significant population growth are accommodated with additional school places or new schools where required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40073/26]

157. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil den Minister for Education and Youth cad atá á dhéanamh ag a Roinn chun tacú leis an éileamh méadaithe ar rochtain ar oideachas dara leibhéal trí mheán na Gaeilge ar fud na tíre; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [40656/26]

158. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has plans in place for changes or reforms in the youth sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40712/26]

159. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average and median cost of insurance per pupil at primary and secondary level; the actions she is taking to reduce the cost of insurance for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40772/26]

160. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in Cork that have had SET hours reduced; and the overall gross reduction. [40071/26]

161. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will publish a breakdown of schools currently relying on temporary or modular accommodation and the duration for which that accommodation has been in place, by county; if her Department has a definition of ‘temporary accommodation’; if there is a policy timeline trigger at which a prefab unit must be replaced by a permanent s…

162. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school's (details supplied) application for the climate action summer works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40740/26]