164. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to advance the delivery of new school facilities (details supplied) that have been long delayed. [39851/26]
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165. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the publication of the new DEIS Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40344/26]
166. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding allocated in 2026 for youth services and youth workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40711/26]
167. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progress of the accommodation project for a school (details supplied), especially in light of the sustainability report carried out on the school building in January 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40548/26]
168. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider reversing the decision to cut staff at a DEIS plus school in the Coolock area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40386/26]
169. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to report on her Department's work to ensure an appropriate additional needs place for every child who needs it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40384/26]
170. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures her Department will put in place to ensure that schools and families are not placed in the same position in future years (details supplied); if her Department has considered reopening or extending the Summer Programme application portal for schools which were unable to apply due to the narrow application window; and if she will make a sta…
171. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progress of the additional school accommodation project for a school (details supplied), specifically in terms of consideration of the green field site proposed by the LOETB; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40547/26]
172. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on progress of school building projects (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40682/26]
173. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a number of school building projects in Dublin mid-west (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40518/26]
174. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on pension parity and leave entitlements negotiations for secretaries and caretakers; when this process will be completed; the proposals her Department is putting forward as possible resolutions [39844/26]
175. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who still require an additional needs school placement for the coming academic year 2026-2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39845/26]
176. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the avenues now available to Drogheda schools who were excluded from the DEIS plus scheme to pursue this designation (details supplied). [40626/26]
177. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline her plans to expand capacity on school bus transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39682/26]
178. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the appeals process for schools that failed to receive categorisation as Deis Plus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40804/26]
179. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the introduction of digital devices in schools is placing a severe financial burden on families; if she will provide updated guidance to boards of management in this area; if she will consider a pause on the introduction of digital devices in schools until she commissions an independent review of th…
180. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the implementation of the school transport review; and specifically, the steps taken to date to reduce the distance criteria for eligibility under the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40724/26]
181. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on whether a centralised application system should be created within her Department and operated by the NCSE, similar to the system they use in the Education Authority in Northern Ireland for the allocation of school places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39846/26]
182. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Minister for Education and Youth an dtabharfaidh sí an t-eolas is déanaí maidir le hoibreacha atá á ndéanamh ar scoil an Tuairín i mBéal an Daingin; an bhfuil cead ann ón Roinn Oideachais chun an post a fhógairt; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [40786/26]
183. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a clear and immediate timeline for when the new building works at a school (details supplied) will commence; and any direct support from her Department to ensure there are no further delays in progressing this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40815/26]
184. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a detailed breakdown of children without an appropriate school place for September 2026, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40713/26]
185. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to report on capital investment in the provision of additional needs education supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40387/26]
186. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the new circular being drafted outlining the role of the SNA; the consultations that have taken place to date to inform the contents of the circular; if she will meet with an organisation (details supplied) in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40771/26]
313. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason reinstatement of the special education teacher diploma allowance for primary school teachers did not proceed given 78 branches supported this measure in an effort to ensure special education qualification are recognised. [41118/26]
314. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated total cost per year of reinstating the special education teacher diploma allowance for all existing teachers in special education who hold the diploma and do not receive the allowance. [41119/26]