530. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to incentivise further teacher training in relation to special education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6103/26]
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531. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to incentivise further training for SNAs in relation to special education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6104/26]
532. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of the allocation of the existing levels of services funding for youth affairs, for each of the past six years and for 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6132/26]
533. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total expenditure allocated to new development measures in respect of youth affairs in each of the past six years and in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6133/26]
534. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the figure provided by her Department to maintain existing levels service in youth affairs in each of the past five years, including in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6134/26]
535. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of the allocation of capital funding for youth affairs for each of the past six years and for 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6135/26]
536. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of the timeline for the release of the specific breakdown of the budget allocations for her Department overall; the breakdown of the timeline for the release of the specific breakdown of the budget allocations for youth affairs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6136/26]
537. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a comprehensive update on the implementation of Opportunities for Youth: National Strategy for Youth Work and Related Services; the timeline for the publication of the implementation plan; the status of key actions including the establishment of a National Youth Sector Reference Group; and if she will make a statement on the ma…
538. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 557 of 20 January 2026, if she can provide an update on the youth elements of the EU Presidency as they relate to the youth affairs section of her Department; the planned activities for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6138/26]
539. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the youth participation engagement structures that exist within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6139/26]
540. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the school building programme for primary and secondary schools, respectively in Cork north central; the details of the current stage of development of each; the projects still in the planning or design phases, the expected timeline for progression to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6167/26]
541. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason funding has not been approved for modular accommodation at a school (details supplied) in Dublin Bay north; the rationale for approving additional classes without providing the accommodation required for them to operate; if this reflects current Department policy; if she will review this matter as a priority and ensure the necessary acco…
542. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students in post-primary schools, by county, who have a recommendation for a special class placement but do not have a place in the current academic year. [6260/26]
543. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the NCSE provides a specific continuing professional development course on running a post-primary special class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6261/26]
544. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the advice provided by the NCSE to teachers with respect to their participation in an assessment of need report; whether they can decline to provide assistance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6262/26]
545. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school giving priority to a post-primary special class placement to a student already enrolled in the school, but who only just received an autism diagnosis, and a recommendation requiring a post-primary special class placement would contravene either the Schools Admissions Act 2018 and/or Circular 0039/2025; and if she will make a statement on t…
546. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to specify a minimum number of administration hours per teacher assigned to a special class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6264/26]
547. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students enrolled in post-primary fee-paying schools; and the number of those same students enrolled in a special class, in the current academic year. [6265/26]
548. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students enrolled in post-DEIS schools; and the number of those same students enrolled in a special class, in the current academic year. [6266/26]
549. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a breakdown of special class numbers by county, and in the case of Dublin by area code, in each of the years 2020 to 2025 respectively. [6267/26]
550. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of successful applications for home tuition in each of the years 2020 to 2025, respectively. [6268/26]
551. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding available to a special class at post-primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6269/26]
552. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will respond to correspondence (details supplied) regarding a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6275/26]
553. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a refusal of a grant for a school can be reconsidered (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6278/26]
554. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the recognition of teaching years abroad is being addressed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6309/26]