555. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the efforts being made to increase the number of autism classes in the south Louth and east Meath areas; the measures that have been taken to map demand for the next academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6332/26]
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556. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on establishing a special education class in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6335/26]
557. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a project (details supplied) given the sanction provided by her Department for additional classrooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6342/26]
558. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the National Development Plan Implementation Plan for Education will be published; if a school (details supplied) in County Louth has been included in this plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6343/26]
559. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a response will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6344/26]
560. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of occasions, per county, that section 37a of the schools admissions Act 2018 has been used by her Department, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, respectively. [6345/26]
561. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of issues surrounding the progress of a school building project in Drogheda (details supplied); the status of the project; the timeline for delivery of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6351/26]
562. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on correspondence from a school (details supplied) that was first sent to the Department in September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6364/26]
563. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the SNA redeployment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6368/26]
564. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has examined models used in comparable countries to recognise overseas teaching experience for salary and incremental purposes; whether any costed proposals were considered during recent budget processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6378/26]
565. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the permanent school building project for a school (details supplied); the remaining stages in the approval and delivery process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6380/26]
566. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of sanctioned special classes in the Stapolin area; the current level of demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6387/26]
567. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth with reference to the NCSE forecasting a 5% national average of autistic children, if there are any exceptions considered by her Department for the increased provision of second-level special school classes beyond the current maximum of four, particularly if there exists a consistently strong demand for such places in a locality and no other second-…
568. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's plans to increase the provision of second-level special school classes in an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6391/26]
569. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to restore the yard duty payment for teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6404/26]
570. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department can provide funding or support for the improvement of schools outdoor space; if she will outline any schemes, grants, or local authority supports available to schools (details supplied) seeking to make their playgrounds more suitable for children's learning and development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
571. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the change in SNA allocation for a school (details supplied), which will be reduced by 2 full-time SNA staff from September this year; the reason for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6467/26]
572. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a proactive approach to educating teachers about epilepsy will be adopted following calls by an organisation (details supplied) for 'Seizure Safe Schools'; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6470/26]
573. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that three schools in the Dublin west constituency (details supplied) are awaiting a meeting between their design team her Department to advance the project to demolish and rebuild their schools on a single campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6531/26]
574. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 628 of 4 November 2025, if the new DEIS plan has been published; and if she will review the decision to exclude a school (details supplied) from the DEIS Band 1 programme; to provide clear details of the process that resulted in the school’s exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6537/26]
575. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the situation of a child having a reduced timetable at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6566/26]
576. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a review of school transport for a child (details supplied) with special educational needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6567/26]
577. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth to define the ‘gap in employment’ for primary substitute teachers (details supplied) when they must cease employment where the school is closed for the summer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6628/26]
578. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the current status of the An Post pension increase request, submitted in October 2025, within his Department; the timeframe in which he and his Department anticipate the pension approval process to conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6318/26]
579. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the funding schemes administered by his Department for which a club (details supplied) may apply to in order to fully equip their school gym; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5457/26]