Parliamentary questions

1274. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the teacher allocations for each second level school in Dublin mid-west for the 2025 to 2026 and 2026 to 2027 school years; in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57078/26]

1275. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the SNA allocations for each second level school in Dublin Mid-West for the 2025 to 2026 and 2026 to 2027 school years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57079/26]

1276. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the teacher allocations for each primary level school in Dublin mid-west for the 2025 to 2026 and 2026 to 2027 school years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57080/26]

1277. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the SNA allocations for each primary level school in Dublin Mid-West for the 2025 to 2026 and 2026 to 2027 school years; in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57081/26]

1293. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the financial difficulties facing a school (details supplied), arising from her Department’s decision to reimburse only 50% of bus escort costs at the start of the 2025–2026 school year, with the balance not due until January 2026; if she recognises the significant cash flow pressures this places…

1303. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address the pay and conditions, including pensions school caretakers and secretaries (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57649/26]

1335. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to reinstate the special education diploma allowance for teachers who entered public service after 1 February 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57760/26]

1337. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she recognises the disparity created between teachers who have completed the special education diploma prior to 2012 and continue to receive the associated allowance and those teachers who completed the same diploma after 1 February 2012 and do not receive the equivalent allowance; and if she will make a statement on t…

1338. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the annual Exchequer cost of restoring the special education diploma allowance to all teachers who have completed the recognised special education diploma but who are not currently eligible for the allowance; whether this cost has been assessed in the context of the public service pay agreement or Local Bargaining Fund; whethe…

1382. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the contingency planning that has been undertaken by her Department in the event of further industrial action by school secretaries and caretakers; the assessment made of the impact such action would have on the operation of schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58749/26]

1. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children with additional needs who require but have yet to receive an offer of an appropriate school place for September 2026, based on her most recent meeting with the National Council for Special Education, NCSE; the date of same; the measures she is taking to ensure that every child with additional needs has an a…

2. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the commitment in Opportunities for Youth: National Strategy for Youth Work and Related Services 2024-2028 to produce a workforce development strategy; if an advisory group has, or is intended to be, set up; the terms of reference for the group; if pay and conditions are to be considered as part of…

3. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland has the largest primary school class sizes in the EU; the measures she is taking to address the recruitment and retention crisis in primary school teaching; if she will provide for 1,000 more primary teachers in budget 2027 to allow more individual attention, more effective…

4. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for setting 1 September 2026 as the closing date for applications for special school and special class places for the 2027-2028 school year; the exceptions that will apply where parents are unable to provide the required documentation by that date; the consultation undertaken by her Department and the National Council …

5. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the arrangements in place for parents and parent representative organisations to raise concerns directly with her Department regarding the national education curriculum and provision of educational resources; and the frequency with which she personally meets with such bodies. [54436/26]

6. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline her plans to reduce the teacher-pupil ratio in primary schools to 19:1, as per the programme for Government commitment, and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54419/26]

7. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if further consideration will be given by her Department to a refused additional school accommodation scheme application for a school in light of the school’s projected increase in enrolment numbers and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51363/26]

8. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether, when considering the provision of modular accommodation for special education classes in schools, her Department assesses the wider curricular, accommodation and long-term development needs of the school, including projected enrolment growth, specialist teaching spaces and future permanent accommodation requirements; and …

9. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth in relation to grants for assistive technology for students, whether there are plans to increase the funding for this scheme, update or change the criteria for this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53968/26]

10. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the DEIS plus appeal by a school (details supplied); when this school can expect to be notified of the outcome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54075/26]

11. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if, in light of the recently published parental preference survey for the Killester, Raheny, Clontarf School Planning Area showing that 62.1% of parents favour multi-denominational primary education and 87.6% favour co-educational primary education, the steps her Department will take to ensure the availability of a co-educational…

12. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on existing school building projects in Dublin Mid-West which are not yet approved; the current stage of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54070/26]

13. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Minister for Education and Youth maidir le ceist 40786/26 ar an 28 Bealtaine 2026, an dtabharfaidh sí an t-eolas is déanaí maidir le hoibreacha atá á ndéanamh ar scoil an Tuairín i mBéal an Daingin; an bhfuil aon athrú ar an stádas don tionscnamh; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [54054/26]

14. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to address outstanding concerns of SNAs in view of rejection by members of a union (details supplied) of the workforce development plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53897/26]

15. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on this year’s climate action summer works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54102/26]