School Admissions

1120. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children with additional needs in County Wexford who are currently without a suitable school place for the upcoming academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54890/26]

1130. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the date for the opening of the online portal for applications for special school places for the 2027-2028 school year has been moved to September; to outline the rationale for this change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55044/26]

1145. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a child in County Kildare (details supplied) will receive a special school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55312/26]

1175. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new special classes and new classes in special schools that will be opened in Dublin West for September 2026 across secondary and primary levels, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55565/26]

1200. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in County Wexford with additional needs who require but have yet to receive an offer of an appropriate school place for September 2026, based on her most recent meeting with the National Council for Special Education; the date of same; the measures she is taking to ensure that every child with additional n…

1207. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in Wexford who have applied for a special school or special class place for the 2026-2027 school year who have yet to be offered an appropriate placement; the measures being taken to ensure that every child has an appropriate school place before the commencement of the new school year; and if she will make…

31. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has examined the introduction of a centralised admissions system for school places similar to that operated in Northern Ireland; whether any feasibility study or policy review has been undertaken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53889/26]

344. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); and if she will instruct her Department to take action to ensure that these children continue to have access to education [53575/26]

331. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth to ensure a student (details supplied) will get a place in an appropriate school in the local area by September 2026. [50862/26]

357. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department requested a school (details supplied) to accommodate an additional junior infant class for the 2026-2027 school year; if her Department has refused to allocate an additional classroom teacher to the school notwithstanding that request; if her Department considered the impact of that refusal on existing pupils…

358. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the staffing schedule, enrolment data, circular or criteria that were relied upon in refusing the additional teacher in a school (details supplied). [51174/26]

406. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of a child (details supplied) who has yet to receive a school place for the upcoming 2026/2027 school year; if her Department will assist in ensuring this child receives a place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51865/26]

299. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to address the need for primary and secondary school places with the expansion of the Shankill and surrounding areas, specifically with the development of Shanganagh castle and Woodbrook, Shankill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50339/26]

274. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will engage with the mother of a five-year-old child (details supplied), who has no school place for this September, despite his mother applying to 23 schools so far. [48360/26]

295. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will intervene to assist in securing a school place for a child (details supplied) for the 2026-2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48628/26]

301. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update for school placement for child (details supplied); if she will engage constructively with the parents of the child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48711/26]

386. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary schools, and their addresses which currently have enrolments in excess of 1000 pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47751/26]

195. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to legislate against certain aspects of school admission polices (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44771/26]

742. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options available for a child who has been refused a place in special schools and units in their area due to capacity problems; the intervention she will make to help them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41521/26]

784. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options available to a child (details supplied) as there are no ASD classes in any of the primary schools in Malahide; the steps in place to put ASD classes in Malahide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41814/26]

785. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options available to ensure that a child has an immediate and appropriate school placement in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41895/26]

941. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of Section 29 appeals relating to school admissions received during the 2025-2026 school year; the number upheld; and the average processing time for appeals. [43746/26]

945. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary and post-primary students in south Kildare who have been unable to secure a school place for the 2026/27 academic year; the steps being taken by her Department to address capacity pressures in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43827/26]

122. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's plans to develop and implement a nationwide common application system for school admissions, in order to streamline the process for parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40725/26]

140. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the pilot centralised secondary school admissions system that was trialled in County Offaly in 2025; whether an evaluation of the pilot has been completed; and if she will outline any findings or recommendations arising from that process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34609/26]