1345. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria used for categorising DEIS plus schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25019/26]
Topics / Education Schemes
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsEducation Schemes
172 questions from 67 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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164 written, 8 oral
67
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 2 |
| February 2025 | 6 |
| March 2025 | 2 |
| April 2025 | 3 |
| May 2025 | 1 |
| June 2025 | 4 |
| July 2025 | 14 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 8 |
| October 2025 | 7 |
| November 2025 | 16 |
| December 2025 | 14 |
| January 2026 | 2 |
| February 2026 | 11 |
| March 2026 | 3 |
| April 2026 | 27 |
| May 2026 | 15 |
| June 2026 | 6 |
| July 2026 | 14 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 11 |
| October 2026 | 6 |
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1418. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason seven schools in Drogheda (details supplied) are excluded from the Deis Plus scheme; the criteria used to make this decision; the basis on which these schools were judged to not meet those criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25557/26]
1419. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline the appeals process for schools excluded from the DEIS Plus scheme; and the way in which appeals will be evaluated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25558/26]
1420. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide the precise score for each school that was successfully awarded DEIS+ status as per her announcement in March; if she will provide the precise scoring achieved by schools in Drogheda (details supplied) using the new DEIS+ identification model and the Pobal HP Deprivation Index, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the…
305. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will include children who are educated at home in the free schoolbook scheme in Budget 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21349/26]
306. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason children who are educated at home were not included in the free schoolbook scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21350/26]
918. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20859/26]
346. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to improve access to special reading schools for children with significant dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13651/26]
677. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the new DEIS plan will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12551/26]
102. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the establishment of a new DEIS plus scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10774/26]
158. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth since the closure of Caranua, when the survivors of residential institutional abuse will be able to avail of educational support, as referenced in the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Act 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10841/26]
159. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if survivors of the residential abuse scheme who have received redress from the State previously, will receive support for furthering their education; when Department officials will be available to discuss these supports with survivors following the closure of Caranua; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10842/26]
173. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she can provide details of the resilience and effectiveness scheme; the length of time it has been operating; the way in which the decision is made on whether the fund will run in a year; the drawdowns by ETB that have been made in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10937/26]
174. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she can provide an update on the review of UBU scheme; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10938/26]
500. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if funding will be provided to continue the post-primary school books scheme for the 2026/2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7737/26]
537. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider early childhood educators to provide July provision (details supplied); if she plans to extend July provision eligibility to all early childhood educators; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8143/26]
1207. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a grant scheme is available for undergraduates granted a position in a four-year undergraduate course in an American university; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7776/26]
1214. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline grants and funding opportunities that are available for people pursuing counselling and psychotherapy qualifications, in particular for course with (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8569/26]
450. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the educational services that are in place for secondary pupils between the age of 13 and 15 years who have left school for a variety of reasons, including neurodiversity, to continue in educations, similar to Youth Reach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5438/26]
2572. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in relation to the deferral of the proposed review of personal assistant services funded from the Fund for Students with Disabilities until the Demonstration Project has concluded, whether it is the Department’s view that the deferral will delay the WRC conciliation process currently underway; and if he …
477. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of the number of schools that have availed of the scheme to install solar panels on their roof; the number of completed installations; the number that applied and are on a waiting list; the number that applied and were unsuccessful, broken down by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73786/25]
242. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will expedite an incremental credit for a post-primary school teacher (details supplied) in recognition of earlier experience; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72902/25]
243. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to sanction more early intervention classes in Kerry; the number which will be available in 2026; the number of places which will be available in total; the number of places which will be available for new students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72922/25]
244. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) will lose an SNA from September 2026; the steps being taken to ensure this does not happen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73159/25]
251. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures her Department is taking to address the shortage of autism class places at national school level in the Dublin Rathdown constituency and nationally in advance of the academic year 2026-27; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73197/25]