Questions

286. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount of funding issued under the grant scheme for ICT infrastructure (and predecessor schemes under the Digital Strategy for Schools) in each of the years 2016 to date; of that total, the amount that was expended by schools on software licences, subscriptions, cloud-based tools, learning platforms and education applications as opposed to h…

291. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cumulative value of ICT grant funding that has been spent on annual or multi-year software licences, subscriptions and cloud services since the commencement of the Digital Strategy for Schools 2015–2020; whether the Department regards this expenditure as constituting a recurring revenue stream for the commercial suppliers concerned; and if she wil…

293. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether schools are required to report, either to the Department, the Financial Support Services Unit or their Education and Training Board, the identity of suppliers and the amounts paid for software licences and subscriptions purchased with ICT grant funding; if such reporting is not currently required, whether she intends to introduce it; and the r…

294. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list, in descending order of value, the ten commercial suppliers or product suites that received the largest amounts of ICT grant funding from schools for software licences, subscriptions or cloud services in each of the years 2022 to date; the percentage of total software-related ICT grant expenditure accounted for by the top three suppliers in ea…

82. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether there is Government funding, grant assistance or a transport subsidy available to small rural schools that are forced to travel significant distances, including across the border, to access swimming facilities. [74552/26]

211. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of the capital funding that has been spent in the first nine months of 2026; if she will provide the same figures for the same period in 2025, in tabular form. [69969/26]

216. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the value of UBU Your Place Your Space funding for each recipient organisation in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular from. [70002/26]

224. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if potential funding or financial supports are available to a school in County Louth (details supplied). [70242/26]

442. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total annual figure for increasing the secondary school capitation grant to €500 per pupil; and to make a statement on the matter. [68892/26]

443. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total annual figure for increasing the primary school capitation grant to €400 per pupil; and to make a statement on the matter. [68891/26]

57. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will advise an organisation (details supplied) as to how they can secure funding for a dedicated youth worker; if she accepts that the work of this organisation would be hugely enhanced with the appointment of a permanent youth worker; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67368/26]

268. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she will consider providing funding to assist in the completion of centre (details supplied). [66530/26]

1211. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the €20 million Youth Fund. [56011/26]

1242. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding provided to date for the storage of mobile phones in post-primary schools; the number of schools that have availed of this funding; whether any evaluation of the impact of phone-free school policies on student well-being or learning has been carried out or commissioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56421/26]

91. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the capital funding and minor works funding granted to schools in Kerry in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53901/26]

340. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding that has been provided for the incredible edible programme annually since it launched, in tabular form. [50986/26]

341. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of schools engaged with the incredible edible programme. [50988/26]

398. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the financial supports in place to meet the cost of purchasing mandatory laptops for students at post primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51730/26]

330. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to ensure the projects in Laois, Offaly, Westmeath and Longford run under the STEM inclusion funding from the EU can continue, after the funding from the EU has ceased. [48801/26]

355. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of increasing current and capital funding for the development of youth work organisations by 10%, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49125/26]

356. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost of the Gaeltacht teaching allowance in the last year of its full operation; and if her Department has estimated a cost for its restoration for Gaeltacht teachers in 2026. [49126/26]

357. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost of the Irish-medium teaching allowance in the last year of its full operation; and if her Department has estimated a cost for its restoration for Irish-medium teachers in 2026. [49127/26]

358. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total funding set aside by her Department for Irish Medium Education in the 2025/26 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49128/26]

359. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of increasing the provision of Irish Medium Education from 6% to 20%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49129/26]

360. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of updating the Drumcondra Irish language test and expanding the test to all schools in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49130/26]