597. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number SNAs provided for in total under budgets 2024, 2025 and 2026, by WTE, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11719/26]
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598. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for details of the way in which the furniture and repairs funding scheme works (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11720/26]
599. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the 2026 allocation of the furniture and repairs funding scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11721/26]
600. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider increasing the minor works scheme for special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11722/26]
601. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether there is additional support for special schools for sanitary products for special schools who cater for children aged 4-18 plus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11723/26]
602. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of delays in the provision of approved assistive technology for primary school pupils in County Kerry including a school (details supplied); whether applications approved by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) are awaiting approval letters from her Department before schools can purchase equipment; the reason for these delays;…
603. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is aware that assistive technology applications submitted in March 2025 for pupils attending a school (details supplied) including pupils with dyslexia and dysgraphia, were approved by the NCSE but remain outstanding due to delays at Departmental level; the steps being taken to address this backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matt…
604. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether schools are permitted to set their own enrolment deadlines for special classes; whether her Department has any role or influence in determining such deadlines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11766/26]
605. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for the replacement of the prefabricated classrooms located on a site (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11768/26]
606. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth for clarification on a person's school bus pickup point (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11774/26]
607. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the total level of Exchequer funding spent by her Department on funding NGOs, by organisation, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11795/26]
608. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the total level of Exchequer funding spent on funding NGOs by her Department, in each of the years since 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11813/26]
609. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the assessments that are carried out to determine the level of Exchequer funding that any NGO receives from her Department on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11831/26]
610. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any direct lobbying she has received from any NGO in relation to her annual funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11853/26]
611. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the report of the Dublin 15 Special Education Taskforce will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11891/26]
612. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special needs assistant posts that have been created and attached to a mainstream class since SENO reviews began; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11895/26]
613. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications received in each of the past five years seeking permission for students in special schools to remain for an additional year where they reach 18 years-of-age before 1 September; the number of such applications approved and refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11899/26]
614. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the basis for the current rule that prevents students in special schools from returning once they reach 18 years-of-age before 1 September, particularly where students in mainstream settings may complete transition year or an additional year of education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11900/26]
615. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department is reviewing the criteria and decision making processes for granting an additional year in special schools, including Circular M02/95 and the exemption from the Rule 64 application process; and whether consideration is being given to allowing schools submit fuller supporting educational and clinical documentation; and if she …
616. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the engagement her Department has had with the National Council for Special Education regarding supports for students who are not yet ready to transition to adult services but are ineligible to remain in special schools due to current age related rules; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11902/26]
617. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether consideration is being given to introducing a structured additional transition-type year for students in special schools following completion of senior cycle, to better support progression into adult services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11903/26]
618. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which she intends to ensure equity of opportunity between students in mainstream and special school settings in accessing an additional year of education where this is educationally and clinically recommended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11904/26]
619. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of an application (details supplied) with her Department since before the Covid-19 pandemic for the replacement of the temporary buildings that account for approximately 90% of a school structure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11915/26]
620. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to immediately reverse the decision to cut four permanent SNAs at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11924/26]
621. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide emergency funding to a school (details supplied) to allow this school carryout emergency works including the replacement of windows and doors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11925/26]