Written answers
Thursday, 28 May 2026
Department of Education and Skills
- Teaching Qualifications
313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason reinstatement of the special education teacher diploma allowance for primary school teachers did not proceed given 78 branches... - Special Educational Needs
315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update regarding special education for the coming academic year. [37946/26] - Home Schooling
316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a home tuition grant programme payment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Building Projects
317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an emergency works application from a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40837/26] - School Admissions
318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will urgently examine whether a school placement for a student (details supplied) can be facilitated for the remainder of the current... - School Staff
319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in Cork that have had SET hours reduced and the overall gross reduction. [40326/26] - Departmental Schemes
320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in Cork that have availed of the phone pouch scheme; and the overall cost of the scheme in Cork. [40327/26] - School Staff
321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to address teacher recruitment and retention challenges in rural schools; and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects
322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools approved for funding under the summer works scheme in Cork County in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Special Educational Needs
323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the expansion of special education provision in Cork North-West in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40860/26] - School Transport
324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will assist in addressing a school transport booking issue for the 2026-27 academic year (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Education Schemes
325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the concerns among parents regarding the apparent withdrawal or reduction of access to Department-funded... - Special Educational Needs
326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider introducing measures to improve SNA pay and conditions such as tax credits for SNAs, EPV days for CPD courses completed,... - Social Media
327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on concerns regarding the use of social media by schools (details supplied); if her Department has considered offering guidance to... - Budget 2026
328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding bid her Department submitted to the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation in... - Schools Building Projects
329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work her Department has been engaged in to advance the building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Ministerial Communications
331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied). [40980/26] - School Management
332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on the application submitted by the board of management of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a... - School Enrolments
334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a detailed breakdown by county of children without an appropriate school place for September 2026; and if she will make a statement on... - Special Educational Needs
335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a timeline as to when the promised SNA circular which will replace 30/2014 will be released; and if she will make a statement on the... - Education Schemes
337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a detailed breakdown, by county and primary/post primary of the number of schools have signed up to the school-based summer programme;... - School Admissions
340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether her Department will publish a non-technical methodology note explaining how school-place demand is projected using child benefit data,... - Education Policy
341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when school-level data from the 2025 Primary School Survey will be published; the format it will take; the way in which this data will feed into... - School Accommodation
342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the national school capacity/accommodation inventory referred to by the Comptroller and Auditor General; whether it is... - Education Schemes
344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding streams available for schools to implement universal design for learning; the amount of funding that was provided in the past five... - Special Educational Needs
345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to introduce changes to the assessment of needs process to access special education places; and if she will make a statement on the... - Education Schemes
348. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to roll out the D15 pilot programme to other areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41096/26] - Special Educational Needs
350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the SNA Workplace Development Plan will be launched; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41103/26] - Education Schemes
351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to expand DEIS status schools in Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41104/26] - School Accommodation
352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to expand primary school capacity in Kildare town, considering that schools are currently operating considerable waiting lists; and if... - Youth Services
354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide for additional youth services in south Kildare given the county's fast-growing young population; and if she will make a... - Schools Building Projects
355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on major ongoing school building projects in south Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41108/26] - Irish Language
356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for providing additional opportunities for Irish-language immersion for graduate teachers; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Enrolments
357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made on the Programme for Government commitment to reduce class sizes in line with European averages; and if she will make a... - Special Educational Needs
359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school teachers per county, who are currently in receipt of the special education teacher diploma allowance, in tabular... - Public Sector Pay
361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for expenditure regarding the remaining funding in phase one of the local bargaining fund. [41122/26] - Irish Language
362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the establishment of the taskforce on models of provision for Irish-Medium Education; and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects
363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to significantly increase funding for building works and modernisation works to national primary and secondary schools across County Kerry; and... - School Staff
364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the decision to reduce the mainstream teaching allocation for a school (details supplied) for the 2026-2027 school year; if... - School Enrolments
365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of parents or guardians required to complete forms or applications relating to children leaving school at age 16 in each of the past... - Schools Refurbishment
366. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on emergency works funding applications by a school (details supplied); if these have been approved; if not, the alternatives... - School Funding
367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is any reduction of funding for the July provision programme in national schools; if she will commit to restoring and safeguarding this... - Programme for Government
368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a report on the progress made implementing the Programme for Government commitments within her remit and on the achievements... - Special Educational Needs
369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special education classes in each of the years 2020 to date, broken down by county, in tabular form. [41396/26] - Teaching Qualifications
372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current rules governing the award of incremental credit to teachers returning to the State who have taught abroad; the rationale for the...
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