School Funding

628. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide emergency funding to a school in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35191/26]

629. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) with an exceptionally high concentration of socio-economic disadvantage and complex educational needs was excluded from both DEIS and DEIS Plus, and whether she will review this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35198/26]

630. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason non-DEIS schools are excluded from the DEIS appeals process; the mechanism that exists for a school (details supplied) to seek reconsideration of its exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35199/26]

631. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will conduct a needs-based assessment of a school (details supplied) in light of its exceptionally high level of concentrated disadvantage and the absence of DEIS supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35200/26]

632. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the interim supports that can be provided immediately to a school (details supplied) pending any future DEIS review, given the school’s severe resource shortages, food insecurity among pupils, and high levels of complex need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35201/26]

633. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the DEIS profiling model will be reformed to account for rural schools with non-local disadvantaged enrolments, such as a school (details supplied), where area-based indicators do not reflect the actual pupil population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35202/26]

349. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update in respect of a school (details supplied); the financial supports that are available outside of the schemes referenced; and if officials can include the school in the appropriate funding stream. [32193/26]

294. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth to define the emergency in the context of emergency works funding; and the way a school can act proactively to prevent harm if funding applications are repeatedly denied due to being deemed as not 'sudden and unforeseen' (details supplied). [31577/26]

299. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an application for funding can be awarded for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31595/26]

309. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an emergency works application will be expedited and a grant allocated in respect of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31640/26]

126. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently investigate the case of a school (details supplied) and allow for necessary and urgent emergency works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31150/26]

140. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the current lack of funding streams available to support the staging of curriculum-based theatrical productions for post-primary students; if she acknowledges that prescribed Leaving Certificate texts, such as Othello by William Shakespeare, form a core part of the English curriculum; if consideration has been gi…

23. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently allow for further funding to schools in Kerry for urgent building repair works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28995/26]

60. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth her proposals to ensure that primary and secondary schools are adequately funded in the 2026-2027 academic year. [29129/26]

113. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has considered introducing a mechanism to cover the cost of a consultant’s examination in advance of EWS support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29182/26]

106. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the community contribution refund that is due to a school (details supplied); if there are any outstanding documents; and when the refund will be paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28991/26]

1201. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth to explain the criteria by which schools were included in the National Development Plan Sectoral Investment Plan 2026–2030; the reason a school (details supplied) was not included; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23540/26]

1202. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the plans for the permanent school building (details supplied); the stage the process is at; the timeline for its finalisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23541/26]

1535. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which a school (details supplied) can secure funding from her Department to set up a sensory garden; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27169/26]

93. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider providing funding to schools who qualify for a world championship (details supplied) which takes place abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22640/26]

295. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the schools that were awarded funding through the 2026 summer works programme in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21277/26]

412. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures in place to ensure that smaller schools (details supplied) including those in rural and isolated areas, have equitable access to capital and operational funding opportunities; the supports available to assist such schools in applying for and securing funding. [16320/26]

418. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of funding issues for a school in County Kildare (details supplied); the steps the school can take to secure additional funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16328/26]

508. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the primary capitation grant with a view to introducing a fixed-cost component for small schools to reflect unavoidable overheads such as utilities, insurance, fire safety and caretaking (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17026/26]

509. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider measures to ensure that minor works and ICT grants are not diverted to core running costs, particularly in small rural schools, so that these grants may be used for maintenance, improvement works and digital provision as intended (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17027/26…