Questions

452. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has specific plans to undertake building works to expand a school (details supplied) in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45110/26]

453. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has any specific plans to undertake building works to expand a school (details supplied) in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45111/26]

454. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has any specific plans to amalgamate schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45112/26]

455. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether for procurement spend, a purchase order can be raised within her Department's financial management systems without reference to a contract, framework agreement, procurement process or other authorising arrangement; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45162/26]

456. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether an invoice can be paid by her Department without an associated purchase order having first been raised; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; the number and value of payments made during quarter one of 2026 which were not associated with a purchase order; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45180/26]

457. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the proposed extension project at a school (details supplied); the stage of the approval process the project has reached; when her Department expects to complete its review of the Stage 2A submission received in July 2025; the timeframe envisaged for progression to planning and tender stages; and if she will make a statement o…

458. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason an educational assessment for a child (details supplied) showing literacy difficulties consistent with dyslexia was not sanctioned following the school's referral through the NEPS advisory support line; the criteria applied and the reasons this referral was refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45225/26]

459. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 28 May 2026, wherein a detailed breakdown of children without an appropriate school place for September 2026 was requested, to provide the requested data alongside an overview of all data held by her Department and the NCSE as regards unmet need for special education places for September 2026. [452…

460. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of youth spaces and young services, by county, for each of the years from 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45273/26]

461. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school projects at primary and second level that has been devolved to the school authorities in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and prior to that, that have not yet commenced construction on site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45355/26]

462. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has an any way to identify which Parliamentary Questions are AI generated; and the amount it costs, on average, to answer a Parliamentary Question. [45367/26]

463. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 326 of 18 February 2025, the precise criteria that must be met in practice, particularly for teachers with experience in private international schools outside the EU (details supplied); the exact criteria, weightings and decision making methodology used by her Department in assessing such applications; if any in…

464. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to ensure children in SEBD schools are provided with additional supports such as the supports provided under DEIS. [45408/26]

465. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason SEBD schools do not have access to parenting programmes to support families in their schools. [45410/26]

466. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth how long the placement for student teachers is in an SEBD school; and the circular which covers that. [45411/26]

467. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to provide additional allowances to SEBD schools for property damage due to a child's challenging behaviour. [45412/26]

468. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to provide SEBD schools with an allowance for tetanus injections and other medical expenses incurred. [45413/26]

469. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide clarity on the reason her Department has only published national results from the Primary School Survey for parents of children in denominational, single-sex and/or English medium schools; to request that national or regional rather than school-specific reports be published to include responses from parents/guardians of those in Gaelsc…

470. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of specifically SEBD schools across Ireland; the counties they are in; and the number of students enrolled in each, in tabular form. [45415/26]

471. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the implementation of the school transport scheme review; and which recommendations have been implemented to date. [45455/26]

472. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for the full implementation of the school transport scheme review recommendations up to 2030; and if delays have occurred, the reasons for same. [45456/26]

473. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures arising from the school transport scheme review which were intended to increase flexibility for families in choosing schools; and if these measures have been implemented. [45457/26]

474. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the rules governing concessionary school transport, in particular the prohibition on increasing capacity where additional demand exists; and if changes are being considered. [45458/26]

475. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if Bus Éireann is permitted to reallocate existing transport resources, including vehicles from underutilised routes, where such changes would not result in additional cost to the State. [45459/26]

476. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the option for parental contributions towards extended or enhanced school transport services was removed; and if there are plans to reintroduce such flexibility. [45460/26]