Darren O'Rourke

464. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide dedicated financial support to voluntary youth work organisations to meet the employer contribution costs relating to MyFutureFund (auto-enrolment) in 2026 and beyond, given that this is a flagship project of the Government in ensuring proper sustainable pension coverage for workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8533/26]

465. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will be completed. [7380/26]

466. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will be completed. [7381/26]

468. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if parents whose children receive home tuition are the employer of the tutor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7430/26]

469. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if parents whose children receive home tuition are technically the employer of the tutor; the persons responsible for ensuring that the tutor has engaged with the new pension auto enrolment legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7431/26]

502. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children on Register 14 of TESS; the percentage of whom are identified as having AEN/SEN; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7782/26]

503. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children awaiting assessment via AEARS in order to be added to register 14 on TESS; the percentage of whom are identified as having AEN/SEN; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7783/26]

504. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special classes sanctioned in 2025 and up to the 2nd tranche in 2026 that require modular buildings or building work prior to opening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7791/26]

505. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the budget for modular buildings; if there is a set amount per year; the way it is decided and allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7792/26]

506. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process for families who missed the NCSE’s October 2025 deadline for eligibility letters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7793/26]

507. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools awaiting tender approval in the additional school accommodation scheme currently; the number of those applications that are listed as special class accommodation; the highest, lowest, median and average length of time it takes to obtain approval from the first date of submission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7794/26]

518. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has considered instructing schools with special classes to assign a teacher to coordinate said classes; to specify a minimum number of administration hours per class for that teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8067/26]

519. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide the number of times that section 37A of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 has been used to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8068/26]

520. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of fee paying schools across the State which have one or more special classes, by primary and secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8069/26]

521. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of Deis schools across the State which have one or more special classes, by primary and secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8070/26]

522. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the NCSE will provide the special class numbers, by primary and post primary schools, by county, for each of the years 2020 to date in 2026, in tabular form; the reason this data is not made publicly available. [8071/26]

523. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason her Department has made home tuition conditional on a student having a psychological report which must be completed within the past six months of seeking home tuition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8072/26]

524. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of successful home tuition applications in each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form. [8073/26]

525. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of persons which were successful in applying for home tuition in 2025 and to date in 2026. [8074/26]

526. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a full autism class in primary school receives €4,020 annually (year on year funding), meanwhile full autism classes in post primary schools receive €0.00 in annual funding despite having the same number of students as primary school; and if she plans to ensure both primary and post primary autism classes are funded equally. [8075/26]

527. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that the NCSE will provide accurate numbers of the students in post primary schools that have a recommendation requiring a special class placement but do not currently have that placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8076/26]

528. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students in post primary school with an autism diagnosis, requiring a special class, which are waiting on a special class placement since transitioning from primary to post primary school. [8077/26]

529. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will direct the NCSE to provide specific CPD on the way in which to run post primary autism classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8078/26]

534. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school which gives priority enrolment to a post-primary autism special class, to students already enrolled in the school (details supplied) contravenes either the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 or circular 0039/2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8102/26]

553. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the release of the NDP Sectoral Investment Plan for 2026–2030, the progress made in mapping youth services and facilities against population data, in identifying areas most in need of capital investment due to service gaps, and in establishing a structured approach to incorporating youth perspectives and community feedback in planning and evaluation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8375/26]