402. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide figures of the cost overruns by her Department, relative to the budgeted amount in Budget 2026; the cost overruns by her Department, relative to the budgeted amount in Budget 2026 for each State Agency under the aegis of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49656/26]
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84. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount the transition year grant was per pupil in the 2024-2025 academic year, the 2025-2026 academic year; the total spend in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46120/26]
825. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the budget for the Summer Programme in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026; the number of students who participated in each of these years in the primary, post-primary, home-based programme and the school-based programme in special schools; the number who applied to participate in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42202/26]
536. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of the timeline for the release of the specific breakdown of the budget allocations for her Department overall; the breakdown of the timeline for the release of the specific breakdown of the budget allocations for youth affairs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6136/26]
1083. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria and the specific budget allocation for the €3 million in enhanced school leadership to enable the creation of additional deputy principals; the timeline as to when these positions will be created; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74460/25]
1236. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date on which a supplementary estimate or supplementary estimates was sought in respect of her Department’s Vote for each of the past ten years, and to the date in 2026; the gross and net amount involved in each case; and the Vote subheads to which each supplementary estimate related. [1790/26]
1237. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the value of expenditure originally allocated in the Estimates to specific programmes or staffing measures that could not be spent as planned within the year for each of the past five years; and whether such underspends were surrendered, carried forward, or reallocated to other areas within the Vote. [1811/26]
420. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of her Department's 2024 Capital Budget allocation that was spent. [71277/25]
278. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of the major project at a school (details supplied). [67926/25]
417. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on comments regarding the education budget for 2026 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57139/25]
182. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 61 of 24 September 2025, the estimated savings to the Exchequer given that these teaching posts were budgeted for with specific reference to schools in the DEIS scheme. [54252/25]
361. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated full-year cost of making primary- and post-primary education totally free, i.e., abolishing all charges (including voluntary contributions), providing free school uniforms, books and all other required equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35648/25]
362. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated full-year cost of doubling capitation grants to primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35649/25]
363. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated full-year cost of increasing the minor works grant by 20%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35650/25]
364. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated full-year cost of reducing the pupil teacher ratios to 15:1, across primary and post primary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35651/25]
365. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated full-year cost of reinstating the numbers of assistant principals to the highest previous level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35652/25]
366. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated full-year cost of increasing the number of special needs assistants by 1,500, 2,000, and 2,500 respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35653/25]
367. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated full-year cost of increasing the number of special education teachers by 500, 1,000, and 1,500 respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35654/25]
329. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total estimated cost to the Exchequer associated with the recent renaming and rebranding of her Department including but not limited to cost categories (details supplied); the breakdown of the incurred or projected costs; and if a cost-benefit analysis or any assessment of public value was carried out prior to approving these changes. [31363/25]
349. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of increasing teacher numbers by 1,850, 2,000 and 3,000, in tabular form. [31573/25]
350. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of extending DEIS supports to an additional 50 schools. [31574/25]
131. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education to publish the account for the year 2012 that shows the balance as described on page 27 of the Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 98 School Transport Provision (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8294/25]
194. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education if she will detail her Department’s capital budget in each of the past five years; and the percentage of that budget spent at 31 December in each of those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6830/25]