School Facilities

562. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the planning her Department has undertaken or will be undertaking to meet the schooling needs of the Balbriggan community, given the plans for further significant housing development for the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8420/26]

563. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the planning her Department has undertaken or will be undertaking to meet the schooling needs of the Rush community, given the plans for further significant housing development for the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8421/26]

564. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the planning her Department has undertaken or will be undertaking to meet the schooling needs of the Lusk community, given the plans for further significant housing development for the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8422/26]

565. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the planning her Department has undertaken or will be undertaking to meet the schooling needs of the Skerries community, given the plans for further significant housing development for the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8423/26]

570. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department can provide funding or support for the improvement of schools outdoor space; if she will outline any schemes, grants, or local authority supports available to schools (details supplied) seeking to make their playgrounds more suitable for children's learning and development; and if she will make a statem…

350. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to engage with the family of child (details supplied) who cannot access a special class for academic year 2026-2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5125/26]

354. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department is using the data generated through the apply to school pilot to identify capacity shortfalls in Kildare north; the actions being taken on foot of this data; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5135/26]

363. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a person (details supplied) will get a place in an autism class; the reason their school was refused a special needs autism class, while a new temporary modular building was installed and one classroom is vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5212/26]

369. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a letter of eligibility for an ASD special class placement has been refused by the National Council for Special Education in respect of a child (details supplied); whether she will consider issuing the letter on an exceptional basis in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5347/26]

370. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is aware of the urgent need for the establishment of a second ASD special class at a school (details supplied); the reason approval has not been granted notwithstanding the school’s stated capacity, preparedness and engagement with the National Council for Special Education; the current position regarding this reques…

112. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken by her Department to upgrade the building energy rating, BER, rating of all school buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4727/26]

556. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1173 of 13 January 2025, the reason a lift was not installed as per the building specifications for work conducted in a school (details supplied); and the timeline for the urgent completion of works in the school. [4005/26]

565. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will ensure that the pitch at school (details supplied)) is not impacted on by facilitating a third modular building adjacent to the two already proposed for ASD classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4224/26]

585. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department plans to establish a dedicated scheme to fund the renewal and improvement of school outdoor sports facilities, recognising the difficulty for existing schools to develop these facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4472/26]

1040. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an emergency works application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74188/25]

1075. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the provisions being made for pitches and other sports facilities in the construction of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74357/25]

1171. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider issues regarding a new school campus (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75039/25]

1173. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a ramp was not installed as per the building specifications for work conducted in a school (details supplied); and the timeline for the urgent completion of works in the school. [75127/25]

441. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently review a decision in respect of a school in County Kerry, (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71565/25]

442. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently review a decision in respect of a school in County Kerry, (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71567/25]

462. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school’s application for a lift upgrade (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71844/25]

463. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a decision will be made on a school’s application for emergency works (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71845/25]

474. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration will be given to an appeal under the emergency works scheme for an application for a school's repairs (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72002/25]

475. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) was not approved under the climate action summer works scheme; the reason they were not informed that they were not successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72003/25]

482. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of emergency works grant applications received for Cork schools in 2025; and the number refused, and the number drawn down. [72125/25]