194. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the fact that in the 2025/2026 SNA Review Guidelines, SNA allocations are now unified across mainstream and special classes, this will lead to less support for children in mainstream if SNAs are reallocated; if she will instruct her Department to investigate this matter and ensure children have the support they need. [54408/25]
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195. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the fact that several groups have expressed concerns regarding 2025/2026 SNA Review Guidelines, if she will instruct her Department to suspend the guidelines until proper consultation with schools, SNA’s and parents can occur. [54409/25]
200. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the case of a child (details supplied); the way in which the SNA guidelines will affect children with additional needs; and if she will commit to ensuring that the cases such as these have all necessary supports. [54518/25]
500. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of a case (details supplied); and if she will instruct her Department to reduce class sizes and ensure that the school has an appropriate number of teachers. [51961/25]
259. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to provide an ASD unit at a school (details supplied); and the timeline for this provision. [50917/25]
260. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the case of a child (details supplied) who has been diagnosed with autism while in secondary school and needs a place in an ASD unit; and in view of the fact the child’s current school does not have such a unit, to be facilitated in transferring to another school with an appropriate unit. [50918/25]
791. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of times the NCSE has directed a school to enrol a particular child or young person with special educational needs under Section 67 of the Education Act within the last 6 months. [45020/25]
792. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children that had a section 67 designation notice made for them had issued legal proceedings or had threatened to issue legal proceedings. [45021/25]
898. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will act to prevent the unnecessary merging of two classes in schools (details supplied), which may have a negative impact on the education received by the pupils. [46088/25]
1060. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will explore the possibility of loaning or purchasing land from South Dublin County Council to provide space for a required special class for a school (details supplied). [41455/25]
1097. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the Teaching Council will not fully recognise a special education masters as an appropriate qualification for a special education teacher and are insisting on the primary masters education in addition given the shortage of special education teachers. [41834/25]
97. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions she will take to ensure that every child has an appropriate school place with all necessary supports in their local area in September. [39845/25]
121. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children still without an appropriate school place for September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39848/25]
132. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the action she is taking to increase the numbers of SNAs and special education teachers available to teach in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39847/25]
160. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will increase funding for SNAs and SNA allocations for schools to ensure that lack of SNAs is not a barrier to any child accessing an appropriate school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39846/25]
226. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details and the current year funding allocated or paid out for Departmental employees for legal study programmes including EU law in the past three years, detailing the course title, the course provider, the course fees, grade of employee supported, whether course was in person or online and name of the scheme providing the support; if employees r…
207. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of qualified teachers working in non-teaching posts in her Department, for example, in the inspectorate. [36709/25]
219. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any of the 399 new special education classes that were sanctioned for the coming school year have had their sanctioning withdrawn; and if so, the number. [36754/25]
220. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the NCSE has any role in the admission of children into a school or if the admission of a child into a school is exclusively a matter for the school in accordance with its admissions policy. [36755/25]
89. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if she will instruct their Department to ensure that schools are allocated the appropriate number of SNAs, in order to ensure that children receive an adequate level of care and that school staff can perform their duties without any undue stress; and if she will make a statemen…
355. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will instruct her Department to investigate the proposed redesignation of mild general learning disability (MGLD) schools, allowing for a full consultation to take place and ensuring that children with MGLD continue to have the right to access special school placements that suit their needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3558…
373. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of a case (details supplied); and if she will instruct her Department to review this case and ensure that the child in question is able to attend the special school in the 2025-2026 school year. [35690/25]
78. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on whether an organisation in receipt of State funding (details supplied) should provide an apology to the mother of a girl who died in their care, in circumstances in which as a result of a civil action, the organisation admitted liability. [34674/25]
375. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if he is aware that some schools (details supplied) are pressuring their teachers to not wear clothing that may be perceived as being of Middle Eastern or Palestinian in style, such as the keffiyeh; if her Department has a policy on this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33518/25]
99. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will intervene to prevent a school (details supplied) from having its number of teachers reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30982/25]