Questions

117. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the unsuccessful climate action summer works scheme application submitted by a school (details supplied). [74885/26]

501. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether consideration is being given to placing the counselling in Primary Schools Pilot Programme on a permanent footing and expanding it nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64478/26]

502. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the Counselling in Primary Schools Pilot Programme; the number of schools participating and pupils supported to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64477/26]

1101. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progress of the solar for schools programme; the number of schools that have availed of the programme to date, in a county-by-county breakdown, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56980/26]

1144. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the full membership of the AI External Advisory Taskforce will be published; if all members have now been appointed; if she will provide the names, affiliations and areas of expertise of each member; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55205/26]

435. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason for staff cuts for the school summer programme in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44997/26]

448. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of severe difficulties new protocols for the School Summer Programme is imposing on schools nationwide, particularly a Gaelscoil (details supplied). [45080/26]

80. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools that have applied for funding under the Solar for Schools Programme; the number approved to date; and the total generating capacity expected to be installed under the scheme. [44220/26]

85. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of delayed payments for teachers on the Home Tuition Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44298/26]

848. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the application window for the Summer Programme 2026 was open for a very limited period between 6th and 15th of May, whereas the application window last year was open for a much longer period; if she appreciates that many students will not benefit from the programme this year as a result schools and parents not being aware of thi…

849. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total funding for the Summer Programme in each of the years from 2023 to date in 2026; the number of students who participated in each of these years in the primary, post-primary, home-based programme; the school-based programme in special schools; the number who have applied to participate in 2026; and if she will make a statement on t…

860. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the schools running the summer programme for children with additional needs in Kildare each year from 2023 onwards; the number of Kildare children who benefitted from same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42694/26]

879. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider the creation of an online platform accessible to both parents and tuition providers for the administration of the home tuition scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42854/26]

881. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); to clarify when this school will receive confirmation regarding their application; the reasons the timelines were delayed; to provide an explanation as to the reason the home-based portal closed before schools received programme confirmation; the measures her Department will put in pl…

882. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address an administrative anomaly in the online application portal for the summer provision scheme: home tuition, whereby the restrictive drop-down menu options on the portal prevent schools from processing applications for students who have documented complex physical, sensory, or occupational therapy needs but are currently registered a…

587. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary questions Nos. 413 to 420 of the 26 March 2026 the measures in place for her Department to identify "twice exceptional" children outside of the assessment of needs process (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39537/26]

297. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to set out in full and itemised detail the specific entitlements available under each of the five pillars of the Government support package for survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse (Health, Education, Advocacy, Housing and Funeral Costs); including the supports that are currently accessible in practice and what remains pending implementation; …

298. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm which single Department or State agency has final administrative authority for the interpretation and delivery of the five-pillar support package; and which body is responsible for issuing binding guidance to other Departments and agencies involved in its implementation. [32398/26]

299. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm the exact process by which a survivor of residential institutional abuse can access supports under the five-pillar package from first application to final approval, including the single point of contact responsible for progression of the application; and whether applicants are required to engage separately with multiple Departments or agenc…

300. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to distinguish clearly between elements of the five-pillar support package that are fully operational and currently available to applicants, and those that remain pending implementation, including the timeline for full operational delivery of all elements. [32400/26]

301. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a single consolidated written guidance document, operational manual, or publicly available framework exists setting out the full entitlements and access pathways under the five-pillar support package; and if so, to confirm whether it is provided to applicants and frontline agencies as the definitive reference document [32401/26]

311. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether there are plans to expand access to multidisciplinary teams in DEIS plus schools outside of existing pilot areas; the way in which she is working with the Minister for Health to address barriers to delivering these supports on a cross-departmental basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31884/26]

312. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria that will be used to select the next schools or areas for inclusion in the expansion of the City Connects programme; when these decisions will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31885/26]

313. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration will be given to prioritising areas of highest disadvantage, including those identified under the Pobal HP index such as Dublin 17, in the roll-out of additional City Connects sites; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31886/26]

326. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which the State is planning to mark the 200th anniversary of the founding of the national school system of education (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32013/26]