State Examinations

219. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports available for students with a significant ongoing illness who are sitting the Leaving Certificate this year. [27721/26]

1207. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of money generated each year through State examination fees; the break down on what this money is spent on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23557/26]

1208. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale in bringing the State examination fees back again following the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23558/26]

1238. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for the reintroduction of leaving certificate and junior cycle examination fees for the 2026 academic year, particularly in the context of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis; when this decision was made and the reason it was not more clearly communicated to families in advance; to provide the expected revenue to be ge…

1252. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the financial pressure on working families due to the reintroduction of State examination fees for the 2026 Leaving Certificate (€116) and Junior Cycle (€109); if she is aware of the compounding cost of living crisis, due to the war; and the specific supports that are available to working parents, not qua…

1272. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 526 of 24 March 2026, her views on whether the reintroduction of fees for State exams acts as a barrier to education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24166/26]

1273. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 526 of 24 March 2026, if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of school principals in relation to the reintroduction of fees for State exams, specifically in relation to the financial burden this places on families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24167/26]

1274. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 526 of 24 March 2026, the mechanisms put in place for any student who cannot afford the fees for State exams, but do not qualify for an official exemption; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24168/26]

1275. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 526 of 24 March 2026, if any review of the fees for State exams is underway in the context of a significant cost-of-living increase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24169/26]

1276. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any review into the expansion of the exemption from State exam fees is ongoing within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24170/26]

1278. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason oral exams were moved to the Easter holiday break; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24211/26]

1292. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost of administration of collect exam fees for State exams. [24276/26]

1329. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason examination fees for Leaving Certificate and Junior Certificate students are being reintroduced in 2026; when this cohort of students sitting the Leaving Certificate and Junior Certificate were the last group of students who had to pay up to €1,000 for their post-primary schoolbooks, before the introduction of free …

1330. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason for the fees for the Junior Certificate (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24867/26]

1344. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there will be State examination fees for junior cycle and Leaving Certificate students in 2026; the fees charged in each of the years 2021 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25007/26]

1514. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a person (details supplied) will be facilitated to sit their State examinations; if she has discussed the matter with the Minister for Justice, Migration and Home Affairs, as it pertains to the individual concerned and more generally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26935/26]

2169. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a person (details supplied) will be facilitated to sit their State examinations; if he has discussed the matter with the Minister for Education and Youth, as it pertains to the individual concerned and more generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26936/26]

108. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a Departmental review of the current threshold-based eligibility process for spelling and grammar waivers in State examinations, including the use of a fixed standardised spelling score cut-off, is being considered to ensure it reflects the needs of students with diagnosed learning difficulties; whether an appeals or discretiona…

115. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 858 of 18 March 2026, whether there is any exception for people in receipt of enhanced medical cards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22778/26]

137. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address concerns regarding State exam fees raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22966/26]

141. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason fees are being reintroduced for the 2026 State examinations, particularly given the ongoing cost-of-living crisis affecting many families; the reason parents and students are only being notified during the school year; the reason the payment window is so short, placing additional pressure on households already managi…

524. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the annual cost of running the junior and leaving certificate examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22186/26]

525. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any research was carried out by her Department into the cost of maintaining the free State exam fees for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22187/26]

526. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the mechanisms in place for families and students that are not able to afford the State exam fees for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22188/26]

527. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the qualifying criteria for free State exam fees for 2026; if this criteria will be expanded in the context of the cost-of-living crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22189/26]