Written answers
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
Department of Education and Skills
- Capital Expenditure Programme
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for allocating only 0.26% of the Department’s €7.55 billion NDP capital to youth infrastructure; the basis on which... - Youth Services
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department’s national youth services mapping project will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51908/26] - School Transport
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether there is currently a blanket pause on the processing of school transport applications; the reasons for any such pause, or systemic delays;... - Special Educational Needs
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the key measures taken to improve special needs education provision since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she... - Education Policy
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the key measures taken to improve primary education since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a... - Educational Disadvantage
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the key measures taken to tackle educational disadvantage since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a... - Employment Rights
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the key measures taken to improve employment conditions for teachers since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she... - School Funding
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the key measures taken to support schools facing financial pressures since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she... - Education Schemes
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the development and rollout of the new DEIS resource allocation model; the expected implementation date; the consideration that... - Special Educational Needs
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on summer provision for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51970/26] - Schools Building Projects
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to a school (details supplied), whether a new 2B form will have to be completed for the school to be included in the next tranche of... - Departmental Data
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the amounts by which her Department or agencies within the aegis of her Department that has been defrauded as a result of a... - School Staff
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of concerns raised by persons regarding a staffing allocation issue at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Parental Leave
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a primary school teacher can amend their application for parental leave, following an error made on the application (details supplied); and if... - Special Educational Needs
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 383 of 30 June 2026, if she will consider granting an additional SNA to a school (details supplied)... - Disadvantaged Status
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will engage with a school (details supplied) to ensure that DEIS Plus students will not be negatively impacted by the loss of... - Departmental Expenditure
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the costs incurred by her Department for the delivery of training to staff on the Relate Framework in the 2025/2026 academic year; and if she... - School Patronage
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the next steps for schools where a majority of respondents to her Department's primary school survey favoured a move to multi-denominational... - School Staff
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the situation at a school (details supplied) regarding an extra junior infants class that was sanctioned for the school year...
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