320. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the arrangements in place for Leaving Certificate students who, due to disability, medical needs or school avoidance, cannot regularly attend school to complete required coursework or additional assessment components; whether alternative arrangements are available to allow these students to complete the assessments; and the way in which she will en…
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376. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the arrangements available for students who cannot attend school regularly for medical reasons to complete and have their additional assessment components authenticated; whether an alternative process will be available; where this cannot be done through their school; and the guidance that has been provided to schools on such cases. [72184/26]
366. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average class size at primary and post-primary level for each county between the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; whether further reductions are planned within the lifetime of the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5267/26]
225. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a detailed breakdown, of student absenteeism rates for each of the past five academic years (2018/2019 to 2022/2023), specifying the number and percentage of primary and post-primary students who missed 20 or more days of school, disaggregated by county and Dáil electoral area, in tabular form. [26565/25]
226. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the specific measures her Department is taking to address the significant and rising levels of student absenteeism across primary and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26566/25]