Parliamentary questions

378. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the request to open two additional autism classes from a school (details supplied); if her Department accepts that there is unmet need for special education school places in the school planning area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51583/26]

379. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a new special school (details supplied) in Kildare will open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51633/26]

380. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a query regarding the provision of a school transport bus route (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51635/26]

381. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the provision of a school transport bus route (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51636/26]

382. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the additional teaching resources which are targeted to be put in place for primary schools during the 2026-2027 term; and if she will confirm if there are currently 996 primary teaching posts currently unfilled. [51644/26]

383. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether current enrolment at a school (details supplied) in County Mayo will be taken into account in advance of September 2026 given the school now meets the relevant staffing threshold, rather than the use of 30 September 2025 figures; if a revised allocation will be approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5165…

384. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any mechanism exists to revise a staffing decision in cases such as a school (details supplied) in County Mayo where enrolment has increased after the appeals process concluded and now meets the required threshold for an additional teaching post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51656/26]

385. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she retains any discretion to review or amend a staffing allocation for a school such as a school (details supplied) in County Mayo where new enrolment data demonstrates that the criteria for an additional teacher are now satisfied, notwithstanding the previous decision of the Primary Staffing Appeals Board; and if she will make…

386. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications for incremental credit relating to post-primary teaching services in private international schools outside the EU that were made in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51681/26]

387. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications for incremental credit relating to post-primary teaching service in private international schools outside the EU that were refused in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51682/26]

388. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the most common reasons given for refusing applications for incremental credit relating to post-primary teaching service in private international schools outside the EU over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51683/26]

389. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she will review the current policy regarding the recognition of post-primary teaching service gained in accredited private international schools outside the EU given transparency concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51684/26]

390. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has assessed the impact that the current policy is having on experienced Irish teachers abroad who are considering returning home and applying for incremental credit. [51685/26]

391. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the length of time taken on average applications for incremental credit relating to post-primary teaching service in private international schools outside the EU for a decision to be issued in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51688/26]

392. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51689/26]

393. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider an emergency works scheme application by a school (details supplied) to repair hazardous and unsafe flooring and carpeting which is in need of repair from a health and safety perspective; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51690/26]

394. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the next review of the DEIS school programme will take place given that it has been four years since the last extension of the programme which used 2021-2022 Department of Education enrolment databases and 2016 national Census data as represented by the Pobal HP Deprivation Index; and if she will make a statement on the matt…

395. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number and location of schools that have to date requested to be included in the first group of schools to action the Primary School Survey results; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51696/26]

396. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is considering designating special schools as a specific sector, to account for the highly varied age groups contained therein; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51721/26]

397. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department’s position on the mandatory purchase and use of laptops by students at post primary level; if she is aware that schools impose late fees in some cases where the full and significant cost for the laptop has not been paid within a particular timeframe; her views on whether this is acceptable; and if she will make a st…

398. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the financial supports in place to meet the cost of purchasing mandatory laptops for students at post primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51730/26]

399. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school's building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51731/26]

400. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51732/26]

401. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across her Department, by project, year and value; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51764/26]

402. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across her Department, by project, year and value; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51782/26]