Departmental Inquiries

1444. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the status of and application (details supplied) under the climate action summer works scheme (CASWS) 2026, category 7 (climate action & windows); if she will confirm whether the application has been assessed; the expected timeline for a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter…

1449. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the funding for school completion programmes by the Shared Island Unit in the North of Ireland. [25872/26]

1450. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options available to help a child (details supplied]), who was expelled from school in January 2025, to complete their junior certificate this year; the reason the child is only receiving one hour per week of home tuition rather than the nine hours that were promised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25881/…

1452. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the bodies which operate under her aegis which have a regulatory or enforcement remit which include provision for a person convicted of an offence to receive a fine upon summary conviction, the associated maximum amount and duration of any related potential imprisonment term; provision for a person convicted on indictment to rec…

1455. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department is working to implement the “Health and Safety at Work Act 2005”; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26000/26]

1456. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to increase funding for a School Completion Programme for 2026/2027 (details supplied). [26002/26]

1457. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding for a School Completion Programme from 2010 to 2025 (details supplied), in tabular form. [26003/26]

1458. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the criteria for the allocation of funding to each School Completion Programme in the State. [26004/26]

1459. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 536 of 24 March 2026, the access process for schools under this procurement framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26013/26]

1460. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the way in which schools in County Kildare have been assessed for DEIS and DEIS+ supports; whether further consideration will be given to schools that did not receive a DEIS+ allocation under the current round; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26020/26]

1465. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department will review the job-sharing scheme for teachers and special needs assistants to allow more flexible patterns of attendance, including family-friendly arrangements such as a two-day/three-day split across alternating weeks, where compatible with school needs. [26045/26]

1466. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the extent to which schools currently have discretion to approve flexible job-sharing patterns for teachers and special needs assistants; the guidance issued by her Department on this matter; and whether updated guidance will issue to promote greater flexibility for parents. [26046/26]

1467. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has considered if the present operation of the job-sharing scheme, including timetabling arrangements that may still spread attendance across five days, undermines its usefulness for parents trying to manage childcare responsibilities. [26047/26]

1471. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the allocation of DEIS status in Thurles town, County Tipperary, considering there is no DEIS primary school in the town despite clear indicators of disadvantage in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26088/26]

1472. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an agreement will be reached to ensure school caretakers are not left without pay during the upcoming school summer holidays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26090/26]

1473. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school (details supplied) will move to its new and permanent location. [26116/26]

1476. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school will be granted approval for another reading class (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26183/26]

1477. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Youth when an employer's declaration form, received by her Department six weeks ago, will be returned to a person (details supplied), who cannot receive a job seekers payment until it is returned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26233/26]

1479. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the evaluation of Oíche na hÓige; if it will be an annual event; if a date has been set for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26310/26]

1489. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding available to schools to allow for the installation of water refill stations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26470/26]

1491. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if teachers holding AP1 posts-assistant principal grade 1 in community and comprehensive schools are entitled to a reduction of four hours per week in teaching time from 21 hours 20 minutes to 17 hours 20 minutes; the circular under which this arrangement was authorised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26524/2…

1492. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on construction works for the planned ASD classrooms at a school (details supplied); the expected timeline for completion and opening of the new ASD class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26528/26]

1493. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which the School Completion Programmes are organised around the country; if they are organised in clusters; the numbers including their name, location and number of students per school from 2016 to 2026. [26579/26]

1494. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of School Completion Programme (SCP) whole time equivalent staff per School Completion Programme (SCP) cluster from 2016 to 2026. [26580/26]

1495. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of the School Completion Programme (SCP) funding in total, and by cluster, from 2016 to 2026. [26581/26]