Written answers
Thursday, 19 February 2026
Department of Education and Skills
- Special Educational Needs
299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for the reduction of three SNA posts at a Kildare school (details supplied), when the NCSE review was supposed to pertain to only... - School Management
300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason her Department’s Circular 11/95 includes a State-mandated break time for primary schools, but not for post-primary schools,... - Special Educational Needs
301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the application for an ASD unit for a school (details supplied); if the application has been reviewed by her Department; the... - School Facilities
302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to strongly consider an appeal under the emergency works programme for an application for a school (details supplied), that was refused, to... - Schools Building Projects
303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the new school building project for a school (details supplied); to outline when the second tranche of new school... - Youth Services
304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if youth participation and outcomes in youth services will be presented via an open data dashboard, scheme, county/ETB, demographics, updated... - School Facilities
306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 212 of 12 February 2026, to explain the process in which schools without suitable accommodation for newly... - Youth Services
307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the proposed national youth sector reference group will interface with the interdepartmental/interagency group to ensure sector... - Special Educational Needs
310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider the establishment of more reading schools and reading classes in North Dublin area to cater for children with dyslexia; the... - Ministerial Responsibilities
311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not... - School Management
312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current timeline for the reintegration of a student into school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13519/26] - Special Educational Needs
313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reduction of SNA's in Dublin 12 after the latest review, by each school. [13525/26] - School Staff
314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an updated CID Circular is expected to be issued; if it will address issues where teachers are providing ongoing service over a number of... - Teaching Qualifications
315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the Teaching Council process following a request by a third level institution for the accreditation of a course leading to a teaching... - School Staff
316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to legislate for a change to Croke Park hours for teachers due to concerns that have been raised (details supplied); and if she will... - Special Educational Needs
317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide, with respect to the 2026/27 academic year, a full list of schools in Longford-Westmeath that have been sanctioned by the NCSE and her... - Departmental Correspondence
318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm if she received correspondence dated 27 January 2026 from a company (detail supplied) when she intends to respond to this... - Special Educational Needs
319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether in recent special needs assistant review cycles, any revised guidance has issued to the National Council for Special Education... - School Transport
330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the launch of a new school bus route between schools (details supplied); whether a commencement timeline is available;... - Schools Building Projects
331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the capital project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13572/26] - Special Educational Needs
342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if further supports will be given to the current cohort of schools not included in the phased roll-out of the education therapy service (details... - School Discipline
343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether her Department has considered establishing a national reporting framework requiring schools to submit anonymised data on serious... - Education Schemes
346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to improve access to special reading schools for children with significant dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Staff
347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason special needs assistants (SNAs) who have worked on zero-hour contracts are not considered for incremental salary increases, even where... - Special Educational Needs
350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of early intervention preschool classes for autistic children in mainstream schools and special schools which are being redesignated... - Schools Building Projects
351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if urgent steps will be taken to address the dangerous condition of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Bodies
356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an appointment of a SENO for schools in the north Wexford area has been or will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13773/26] - Departmental Data
357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools at primary and secondary level respectively, that operate on split campuses that require staff and students to travel... - School Facilities
358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of classrooms across the State currently operating out of prefabs; and the prefab classrooms that have been in use for longer than ten... - Special Educational Needs
359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the development of an additional SEN class at a school (details supplied); and the engagement with the school to ensure all SEN... - Schools Administration
360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps or research undertaken by her Department to assess or reduce the administrative burden on school principals.; and if she will make a... - Schools Building Projects
361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the planned school building programme at a school (details supplied). [13778/26] - Special Educational Needs
362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether any formal or informal guidance has been issued by her Department or by the National Council for Special Education in the 2025–26... - School Admissions
368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department and the NCSE will engage with a person (details supplied) to ensure an appropriate school place is provided; and if she will... - Departmental Strategies
369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what will happen when the current public-private partnerships in operation in schools cease; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Investigations
370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 12 February 2026, the approach the IDG will take ‘to examine the levers and mechanisms that... - School Accommodation
371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application (details supplied) for required accommodation; if the application has been reviewed by her Department; the current... - Special Educational Needs
372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an urgent sanction can be provided for a third mild special class at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Healthcare Policy
374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the statutory basis permits non-registered healthcare staff in schools to undertake clinical interventions ordinarily carried out by regulated... - Special Educational Needs
377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures her Department is taking to increase autism class places in schools in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
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