Parliamentary questions

1234. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the opening of a school (details supplied) in Bray; if the school remains on schedule to open in September 2026; when details of admissions criteria, eligibility, enrolment procedures will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56340/26]

1235. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the arrangements being made to ensure that families requiring a place at a school (details supplied) in Bray receive timely information regarding admissions and enrolment for the 2026-2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56341/26]

1236. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has assessed the need for a special school to serve Wicklow town and the surrounding area, whether there are plans to establish a school; the current status of any assessment or proposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56342/26]

1237. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on her Department's consideration of the need for a new post-primary school in Newtownmountkennedy, County Wicklow; the current stage of her Department's assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56343/26]

1238. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on planned investment in additional school buildings in Louth for schools (details supplied); and the stage each project is currently at. [56350/26]

1239. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth her current plans to review the qualification equivalency process for those teachers returning from working aboard given concerns that have been raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56361/26]

1240. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the application for a new school building for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15. [56385/26]

1241. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department holds data on the number of primary and post-primary schools that are not fully wheelchair accessible; the funding provided for accessibility works in schools in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; her plans to improve physical accessibility across the school estate; a…

1242. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding provided to date for the storage of mobile phones in post-primary schools; the number of schools that have availed of this funding; whether any evaluation of the impact of phone-free school policies on student well-being or learning has been carried out or commissioned; and if she will make a statement on the ma…

1243. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will commit to ensuring the developing teacher post remains allocated for a school (details supplied) given the school’s unique circumstances and to avoid an increased pupil to teacher ratio at a time when lower ratios are intended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56487/26]

1244. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated full year costs if 300 additional special needs assistants were recruited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56536/26]

1245. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the school transport options that are available to a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56556/26]

1246. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider giving digital access to all DEIS schools for JCSP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56568/26]

1247. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to her announcement of the DEIS plus scheme to outline the way in which this will interact with the review of JCSP libraries in DEIS and DEIS Plus schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56569/26]

1248. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on and proposed timeline for the extension of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56664/26]

1249. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department covers the legal and administrative 'contract variation' costs imposed by public-private partnership (PPP) operators when a school attempts to upgrade its sports facilities using State sports capital funding; to clarify who holds the long-term maintenance liability and financial responsibility for sports infr…

1250. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 561 of 16 July 2026, if her Department is currently considering altering the procedures for primary schools to make rooms available for afterschool services; if her Department is currently considering making this process mandatory for all primary schools, given the current shortage of aft…

1251. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which wastewater capacity will be provided for a new special school (details supplied). [56778/26]

1252. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will support in Budget 2027 the expansion of a school-based experiential learning programme, delivered by an independent, not-for-profit organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56781/26]

1253. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to a pre-budget campaign (details supplied); the actions she will take to address the specific issues outlined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56791/26]

1254. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the way in which Ireland compares to other EU countries in terms of average class sizes at a primary school level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56792/26]

1255. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the way in which Ireland compares to the UK in terms of average class sizes at a primary school level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56793/26]

1256. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding an initiative that seeks to reduce average class sizes at a primary school level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56794/26]

1257. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding an initiative that seeks to address the number of teaching posts that are not filled across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56795/26]

1258. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a mechanism in place to support a primary school teacher that is experiencing burnout related to oversized classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56796/26]