363. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of bringing secondary school science labs up to date and modernised for the new senior cycle reforms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49133/26]
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364. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of science labs that will be brought up to date under the Summer Works Scheme; the total funding associated with this work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49134/26]
365. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total funding allocated by her Department to bring science labs up to date and modernised under the various schemes; the number of science labs that will be modernised with this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49135/26]
480. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of increasing the capitation grant for primary schools by €75 from September 2027 to December 2027; and the estimated cost for a full year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45543/26]
481. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of increasing the capitation grant for post-primary schools by €50 from September 2027 to December 2027; and the estimated cost for a full year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45544/26]
482. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of increasing the capitation grant for Urban Band One DEIS primary schools by €75 from September 2027 to December 2027; and the estimated cost for a full year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45545/26]
483. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of increasing the capitation grant for special schools by €75 from September 2027 to December 2027; and the estimated cost for a full year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45546/26]
484. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated individual costs of increasing the capitation funding for primary schools, post-primary schools, special schools and DEIS schools by 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45547/26]
485. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students registered in transition year in 2026; the estimated cost of increasing the transition year grant by €100 from September 2027 to December 2027; and the estimated cost for a full year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45548/26]
494. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated in budget 2026 for the minor work grant, ICT grant, solar PV grant and climate action summer works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45665/26]
497. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated saving yearly for the abolition of the private school subsidy over five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45667/26]
500. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost of increasing the school ICT grant for post primary schools by 10%, 20%, and 50% respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45670/26]
501. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated full-year cost of restoring the school libraries fund by €10; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45671/26]
132. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to address the growing shortfall in core capitation funding for primary and secondary schools, with specific reference to insurance costs; and if she acknowledges that many schools are forced to rely on voluntary contributions to cover basic day-to-day running costs. [11011/26]
454. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in County Roscommon that have sought assistance from the financial support service unit of her Department in 2022 to 2025, in tabular form. [71681/25]
90. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools referred to the financial service support unit in 2023-24, 2024-25 and to date in the 2025-26 school year; the measures she is taking to support schools financially through the winter in the absence of a cost-of-living package this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71049/25]
115. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools referred to the Financial Service Support Unit in 2023/2024, 2024/2025 and so far in the 2025/2026 school year; the measures she is taking to support schools through the winter in the absence of a cost-of-living package this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70746/25]
225. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth in the case of Elevate 25, carried out by DAA, the number of other State-owned companies that provide funding to schools; and if this will become more prominent in the years ahead. [67446/25]
226. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the obligations placed on schools that receive funding from State-owned companies (details supplied). [67447/25]
183. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the increased capitation grant for primary and post-primary schools announced in Budget 2026 will come into effect. [66619/25]
442. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of the number of schools, per county, that were approved under the muti-annual summer works scheme for the years 2022 to 2025 to date, respectively, in tabular form. [66049/25]
443. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated to schools under the summer works scheme on a county-by-county basis, for the year 2023, 2024 and 2025 respectively, in tabular form. [66050/25]
444. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of categories that schools were approved funding for under the summer works scheme, on a county-by-county basis, for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 respectively, in tabular form. [66051/25]
448. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 17 September 2025, for an updated table accounting of the recent funding announcement under the climate action summer works scheme (details supplied), by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66155/25]
399. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the mainstream class teacher grant, which encompasses a furniture and ICT grant, has not been paid to schools yet, despite commitments that this would be paid on 8 September 2025; and the measures being taken to ensure schools are paid this grant as quickly as possible. [56969/25]