Parliamentary questions

1209. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is concerned at decisions made for SNA allocations which are not meeting need in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55986/26]

1210. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in Wexford without special school transport for the 2026-2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55987/26]

1211. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the €20 million Youth Fund. [56011/26]

1212. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the 1.5% local bargaining pay increase and improved leave arrangements were made conditional on accepting the wider SNA Workforce Development Plan; and the reason members were asked to vote on these as separate questions if one could not be implemented without the other. [56092/26]

1213. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department intends to permanently withhold the negotiated 1.5% pay increase and leave provisions; and if not, if they will respect the distinct outcome of the local bargaining ballot. [56093/26]

1214. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will commit to returning to meaningful negotiations with an organisation (details supplied) immediately to separate pay adjustments from wider contractual overhauls. [56094/26]

1215. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the concrete steps her Department will take to ensure that the genuine concerns of the 60% of SNAs who voted "no" in a recent ballot are actively listened to and resolved, rather than dismissed. [56095/26]

1216. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a school transport application for a child (details supplied); whether a decision has been made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56098/26]

1217. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the incremental credit that a primary teacher post-1995 has received for work abroad can be superannuated on retirement for pension purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56131/26]

1218. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm that the redevelopment of a school (details supplied) will be delivered in a way that will accommodate co-education provision in the future. [56147/26]

1219. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of pre-fab classrooms per national school in Dublin west; and the number of children per school. [56148/26]

1220. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has received an EWS application to repair burst pipes at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56151/26]

1221. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the supports that were committed to be delivered for survivors of industrial and reformatory schools (details supplied); if the supports have all been delivered; if not, when they will be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56154/26]

1222. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the school transport options available to a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56158/26]

1223. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on a practice in some schools for which animal welfare concerns have been raised (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56186/26]

1224. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to request a review of the Teaching Council's registration process for teachers who obtained their teaching qualifications and professional experience outside Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56206/26]

1225. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the Teaching Council registration requirements impacts teacher recruitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56207/26]

1226. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average processing time for applications for Teaching Council registration from teachers qualified outside the State in each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56208/26]

1227. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of Teaching Council applications from teachers qualified outside the State over the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56209/26]

1228. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the extent to which verified teaching experience gained overseas is taken into account by the Teaching Council when assessing registration applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56210/26]

1229. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications for assistive technology in Dublin that were granted in each of the years from 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [56213/26]

1230. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average age of school buses that have been part of the Bus Éireann fleet in each of the past three years, in tabular form. [56214/26]

1231. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if, given the case of a school (details supplied) and the uncertainty regarding the timeline in relation to the promised new ASD Unit in that school, the temporary repurposing of a classroom to cater as an ASD classroom will see that classroom being properly resourced and appropriately equipped with the specialist facilities and r…

1232. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 310 of 16 July 2026, if she will facilitate a meeting with a former teacher in relation to the pay dispute that has not been amicably resolved (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56322/26]

1233. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 310 of 16 July 2026, the position regarding any further avenue of appeal or mediation available for a former teacher in relation to the pay dispute that has not been amicably resolved (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56323/26]