327. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount spent on emergency works, summer works, additional accommodation scheme, and any other capital works programme on schools (details supplied) in the past six years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53298/26]
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582. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the planning or impact assessment carried out by her Department prior to the introduction of the revised senior cycle programme in relation to students' access to digital devices; if the financial burden on families of providing laptops was considered; and the measures put in place to mitigate this. [39523/26]
583. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the additional resources, funding, or supports that have been provided to post-primary schools to meet the increased digital and project work demands arising from the revised senior cycle programme; and if such supports are intended to remove the need for families to purchase personal laptops. [39524/26]
584. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department considers it necessary for each post-primary student to have their own personal laptop in order to fully participate in the revised senior cycle programme; and if not, the alternative arrangements that should be in place within schools. [39525/26]
21. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth in light of the cost-of-living crisis and cost-of-doing-business crisis, if she will reverse the reintroduction of leaving certificate and junior certificate fees, and increases in school transport fees; and if she will engage with school transport operators to ensure that they are adequately supported with the increased cost of fuel. [29045/26]
44. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth her proposals to address the increased costs borne by parents putting through primary and secondary education in the 2026-2027 academic year. [29130/26]
368. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reasons for re-introducing the State examination fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29248/26]
388. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to help with the cost of education technology. [29474/26]
1239. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will urgently review the refusal of home tuition support for two students (details supplied) in County Tipperary who are unable to attend school due to serious ongoing medical conditions; the basis for the refusal, particularly given the medical evidence provided; if discretion can be applied in exceptional cases where prior attendance does…
1266. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the annual salary cost per SNA in primary schools in comparison to post-primary schools, based on current salary scales, for the school year beginning September 2026, in tabular form. [24116/26]
619. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools asking parents for 'voluntary contributions', by county, in tabular form. [18341/26]
620. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to ban 'Voluntary Contributions'; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18342/26]
835. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there will be a re-instatement of Junior- and Leaving Certificate fees for the academic year 2026-2027; and her plans to ensure that these fees are covered by her Department, as they were last year. [59411/25]
1036. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will make the State's education system truly free by removing costs and charges to families; remove mock exam and correction fees; provide funding support for electronic devices in schools where they are mandatory; and increase the capitation grant by 25%, with a higher rate of 30% made available to schools that implement the Department’s g…
223. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department’s position on secondary schools requiring parents to purchase iPads or specific digital devices, particularly in light of the roll-out of the free schoolbooks scheme; the guidance or oversight her Department provides to ensure that families are not subjected to undue financial pressure due to school-imposed digital learning policies;…
226. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that some secondary schools are encouraging parents to incur financial debt by requiring the purchase of specific iPads, which cost on average €600; if she is further aware that these schools stipulate the exact make and model, limiting open market choice, and in many cases are directing parents to local credit unions to take out loans…
227. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that despite the Department’s circulars advising schools to reduce the cost of school uniforms by avoiding the use of branded or crested items, many primary and secondary schools continue to require expensive branded uniforms that can only be purchased from a single designated supplier, thereby limiting affordability and competition; a…
288. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth the annual cost to the State of funding an individual student in secondary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27085/25]
289. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth the public annual cost to the State of funding an individual student in primary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27086/25]
413. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to reduce the cost of schoolbooks, uniforms and voluntary contributions for families in all schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25142/25]
342. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education if a cost analysis was conducted for the selected relocation of the Donegal Education Support Centre; if these findings were shared with the management committee, staff and stakeholders; if their views were taken on board in the making of the decision to relocate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5800/25]