Written answers
Thursday, 23 April 2026
Department of Education and Skills
- Youth Work Supports
354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to provide funding for additional youth work supports in County Kerry, specifically the provision of four full-time universal... - Special Educational Needs
355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the justification for the lack of therapeutic supports, such as speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and psychology within school... - School Accommodation
356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the additional school accommodation project for a school (details supplied); the timeline for the next stages of delivery;... - School Admissions
357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a plan is in place to ensure all 6th class primary school students with disabilities will have a place in secondary school in September 2026;... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in Longford and Westmeath that will from September 2026, be forced to have mixed year classes due to loss of a teacher.... - Special Educational Needs
359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools in counties Wicklow and Wexford that have had their allocation of SNA hours reduced; the number of schools that... - Departmental Priorities
363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether orientation and mobility services for the visually impaired and blind fall within the remit of her Department or the Department of... - Education Policy
364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider replacing the secondment model for visiting teachers with a permanent contract to enhance the professional standing of the... - Departmental Correspondence
365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which she and Department officials will visit a school site (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29245/26] - Education Policy
366. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria for the appointment of home school liaison resources for schools under new DEIS strategy to 2035; and if she will make a statement... - Departmental Data
367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown, by county, of the €90 million investment package for the 2026 Climate Action Summer Works announced in November 2025; and... - Education Costs
368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons for re-introducing the State examination fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29248/26] - Departmental Data
369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of capital funding provided to primary and post-primary schools in County Laois in each of the years 2016-2025, by school, in tabular... - Schools Building Projects
370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made on a minor/summer works grant application by a national school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement... - School Textbooks
371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 340 and 342 of 18 February 2026, when the free school book scheme funding will become available to schools;... - Departmental Data
372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the updated position on the availability of primary school places for the coming year in in County Kildare (details supplied); if the number of... - School Accommodation
373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the up to date position with the provision of a new secondary school in county Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Special Educational Needs
374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether she will be announcing any additional special education classes for the upcoming school year; the consideration being given to... - Departmental Funding
375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work her Department is undertaking to ensure that capital funding is keeping pace with rising demographic pressures, inflation in... - Schools Building Projects
376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to a school (details supplied) for the Emergency Works Grant for roof repairs that is required urgently as they... - Education Policy
377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether her Department has assessed the level of educational disadvantage in post-primary schools that receive a significant proportion of their... - Special Educational Needs
378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to urgently examine an application for a special needs assistant in respect of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Ministerial Communications
380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene to prevent the proposed closure of a school in Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Consultations
381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has sought a formal security assessment from the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration regarding the risk posed to children by... - Education Policy
382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding her Department’s assessment of the Education (Medical Emergencies in Schools) Bill 2026; and if she will make a... - Special Educational Needs
386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to use Section 37A of the Education Act 1998 to progress new special education classes [29472/26] - State Examinations
387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to keep State exam fees. [29473/26] - Education Costs
388. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to help with the cost of education technology. [29474/26] - Departmental Data
389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a full publication of the parents survey will be available. [29475/26] - School Enrolments
390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is aware that there are six primary schools between the parishes of Leixlip and Confey, and that currently her Department is... - Schools Building Projects
391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of proposals to acquire lands adjacent to a school (details supplied); if her Department is engaged in discussions regarding...
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