88. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount spent on the scheme for the commissioning of psychological assessments, SCPA, in each of the past five school years, broken down by primary and secondary and year, in tabular form. [74817/26]
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282. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria used to select schools for the rollout of the new dyslexia and literacy intervention programme; and whether a school (details supplied) will be considered for inclusion. [75254/26]
480. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will clarify the historical anomaly whereby schools (details supplied), both DEIS Urban Band 1 schools, are required to share a home school community liaison (HSCL) coordinator while comparable junior and senior school pairs in Dublin 15 have a dedicated coordinator per school; the objective criteria under which separate HSCL allocations were g…
366. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number, by county, of home school liaison teachers operating at present in primary schools. [72083/26]
367. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number, by county, of home school liaison teachers operating at present in secondary schools. [72084/26]
384. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline when applications may open for schools for new home school liaison teachers; and the criteria to be used for allocation. [72122/26]
58. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth will there be an increase in the budget to school completion programme to address the increase demand on their services. [69114/26]
59. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the employment and governance structures of the school completion programme. [69112/26]
60. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the role of the School Completion Programme in the new DEIS plus schools. [69115/26]
362. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process by which a school can apply for a home liaison officer. [68039/26]
375. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the Counselling in Primary Schools Pilot 2023-2026, following the publication of its evaluation report in August 2026; if her Department will expand the geographic scope of strand one of the pilot to include schools and practitioners located in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68301/26]
376. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address the significant financial and travel burden placed on primary school teachers participating in the Counselling in Primary Schools Pilot who commute extensive distances (details supplied) to deliver sessions; if her Department will review the terms of the scheme to introduce travel and subsistence expenses for these practitioners; …
9. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth in relation to grants for assistive technology for students, whether there are plans to increase the funding for this scheme, update or change the criteria for this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53968/26]
222. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools that applied for DEIS Plus status; the schools that were not accepted; and whether she intends to extend the scheme further. [54112/26]
234. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the City Connects Programme; if she plans to expand the scheme on a wider pilot basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54245/26]
328. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the DEIS Plus appeal by a school (details supplied); when this school can expect to be notified of the outcome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53330/26]
335. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently examine an application for the Summer Programme formerly July Provision for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53516/26]
101. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the development and rollout of the new DEIS resource allocation model; the expected implementation date; the consideration that will be given to schools where the junior school is DEIS Band 1 and the senior school is DEIS Band 2, despite serving the same families and experiencing similar levels of disadvantage, as in the case of a …
275. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a school's (details supplied) Summer Programme funding; if they will receive adequate funding to ensure their allocation of staff fully meets the needs of all those children participating; when will they be approved for the Summer Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48400/26]
279. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the application for July provision for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48470/26]
349. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if alternative funding has been arranged for the STEM engagement officer and the STEM programme in County Laois; if she recognises the positive contribution made by this role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47353/26]
361. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to address the ongoing lack of clarity surrounding the 2026 summer provision programme, particularly in relation to delays in issuing home-based sanctions, guidance to schools on staffing and enrolment numbers, and the potential financial implications for teachers and special needs assistants where attendance th…
362. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which a person (details supplied) can secure home-based summer provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47515/26]
363. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will confirm that summer programme resources will be available to a school (details supplied); the reason there has been a delay in providing this information to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47518/26]
325. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the concerns among parents regarding the apparent withdrawal or reduction of access to Department-funded summer camps in primary schools; the reason children who have previously attended and benefited significantly from these summer programmes are now unable to access them in 2026; if changes have been made to fundi…