Parliamentary questions

594. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeframe for when new classrooms will be in place for a school (details supplied); if her attention has been brought to concerns that if there is a delay, there will not be sufficient accommodation for the students for the coming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30567/26]

595. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the permanent new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30568/26]

596. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will facilitate a meeting with members of the board of management for a school (details supplied) to discuss their concerns related the shortfall in accommodation for the coming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30569/26]

597. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will facilitate a meeting with members of the board of management for a school (details supplied) to discuss their concerns related to the delays in progressing a new school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30570/26]

598. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the basis for the significant delays in progressing the new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30571/26]

599. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to respond on correspondence received in relation to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30573/26]

600. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria used by her Department to assess overseas teaching experience for the purpose of incremental credit; the extent to which teaching experience gained in private and international schools is recognised; and whether a review of these criteria is planned. [30579/26]

601. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if it is the current policy of her private office/Department to formally invite or notify all local Oireachtas members of constituency events at which Ministers are in attendance in the course of performing their ministerial duties and functions; if she will provide the Department's current policy or protocol on this; and if she will …

602. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a list of all events across every constituency attended by the Minister in the course of her ministerial duties since 1 January 2026, where formal invitations/notifications to attend were not issued by her office to all local Oireachtas members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30613/26]

603. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the NCSE behaviour support practitioner post referenced for a school (details supplied) has been filled; the date the successful candidate was appointed; the commencement date the practitioner will begin delivering supports; the exact number of hours per week the practitioner will be assigned to the school, including confir…

604. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of suspensions imposed; the total number of suspension days issued; the average duration of suspensions in days; the suspension rate per 100 enrolled students and the number of suspensions falling into each duration band of one day, two–three days, four–five days, six–ten days, and over ten days for each of the pas…

605. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the school placement shortage in the Donabate area (details supplied); if she will prioritise the provision of an additional three primary and one secondary schools identified in the County Development Plan; the timeline for the delivery of these much-needed schools; and if she will make a statement on the matte…

606. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are solar panels in place on the rooftop or within the grounds of her Department building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30694/26]

607. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has a solar panel policy in place in relation to the installation of solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30712/26]

608. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has a solar panel policy in place in relation to the installation of solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by agencies under the control of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30732/26]

609. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the merits of installing solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30749/26]

610. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the merits of installing solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by agencies under the control of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30770/26]

611. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total allocation of funding to each State agency under her Department’s remit, broken down by the allocation to each agency, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30792/26]

612. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total spend on consultancy firms by each State agency under her Department's remit, broken down by the allocation to each named consultancy firm, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30810/26]

613. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children currently accessing supports under the access and inclusion model, including those attending ASD pre-school settings; the extent to which these figures are used to forecast demand for special education provision as they move to primary level; the measures in place to ensure sufficient provision of speci…

614. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has conducted, or plans to conduct, an analysis of trends in the early education and care access and inclusion model participation, and ASD pre-school enrolments, to inform forward planning for primary school supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30825/26]

615. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any buildings operated and owned by her Department that have solar panels in place to support the energy demands of the building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30840/26]

616. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria and policy basis used by her Department when sanctioning autism classes in schools; whether the age of a school building is considered as part of this decision making process; if so, to specify the minimum age a school building must reach before it is deemed eligible for the sanctioning of autism classes; and if s…

617. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for a decision communicated to a school (details supplied), where it has been indicated by her Department to the NCSE that the school is ‘too new’ to be sanctioned additional autism classes, despite confirmation from the NCSE that there is an identified need for special education in the local area; and if she wil…

618. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the formal update and provision of information to schools regarding school-based July provision for pupils with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30864/26]