Parliamentary questions

555. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm that a school (details supplied) will be permitted to progress to the next stage of its application within the additional accommodation scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34178/26]

556. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth as to the envisioned enrolment over the next number of years for a school (details supplied); the estimated demand for places in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34180/26]

557. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of emails received through the designated email account (details supplied) in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026 that remained unanswered after ten working days and after 20 working days. [34196/26]

558. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she accepts that failure to respond to queries from Oireachtas members through the designated email account (details supplied) obstructs constituency casework and delays access to supports for children with additional needs; and the measures being taken to improve response times. [34198/26]

559. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline in detail the proposed redeployment of SNAs in schools across County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34231/26]

560. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to give reassurances to SNAs across County Kerry (details supplied); to consider improving pay and conditions for this most underrated sector in our school community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34237/26]

561. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will assist a school in County Kerry as a matter of urgency (details supplied) [34248/26]

562. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently intervene and assist a school in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34266/26]

563. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently review primary school survey results in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34267/26]

564. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the appeal submitted by the board of management of a school (details supplied), seeking the retention of a mainstream teaching post for the 2026/2027 school year, having regard to the school’s confirmed and projected enrolment growth, increasing pressure at infant level, and its role in meeting local educational…

565. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of emergency works applications her Department received each year for each of the past five years; the number of refused applications, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34311/26]

566. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average duration, as opposed to indicative timelines, that schools spend at each stage of the delivery process for projects under the School Building Programme; to provide a comparison of these durations with the time spent by a specified list of schools (details supplied) at each stage; and if she will make a statement on t…

567. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on section 69 of the Government’s Action Plan submitted to the Committee of Ministers on 30 July 2025 in a case (details supplied); to specify the current position in respect of the approximately 40 further letters of claim and/or proceedings received since the June 2024 settlements; and the actions that have been ta…

568. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34321/26]

569. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the drawdown of summer works scheme funding approved for a school (details supplied) in October 2025; the current status of that funding; whether any issues are delaying drawdown; and to indicate when the school can expect to be in a position to draw down the approved funding. [34326/26]

570. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the payment process for State examination fees; the reason the fees are not collected through schools as part of existing school payment systems; the reason parents are required to use a separate SEC portal with separate log-in details; the reason parents are required to manage a process that schools are structu…

571. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of places that will be available in a special school (details supplied); if she will provide information on the application and selection process for these places and details of the catchment area for this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34363/26]

572. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progress of negotiations regarding pension parity, occupational sick leave, and bereavement leave for school secretaries and caretakers; to provide a specific timeline for the implementation of these benefits following the Labour Court hearing on 12 January 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…

573. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to reduce the time it takes to achieve a Professional Master's in Education (PME) from two years to one year, taking into account the cost of undertaking a PME; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34402/26]

574. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of teachers that are currently undertaking a PME across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34403/26]

575. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will consider implementing an updated circular for schools requiring students to use digital devices to ensure that affordability and reusability, particularly between siblings, are accounted for in a universal approach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34404/26]

576. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in County Meath who have applied for the emergency works scheme in the past 12 months; the status of each application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34406/26]

577. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding allocated to schools in County Meath under the summer works scheme in each of the past three years, by school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34407/26]

578. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications her Department has received for the school transport scheme from County Meath as of Tuesday 5 May 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34408/26]

579. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students in County Meath currently without a confirmed post-primary school place for the 2026/2027 academic year; the measures being implemented to address this shortfall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34409/26]