90. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an updated list of all primary and post-primary schools that have been sanctioned for an ASD class for the 2025-26 school year. [39382/25]
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214. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline, regarding payments requested from parents for children in primary school, if a school may charge a mandatory fee; if the amount being charged in a school (details supplied) is acceptable; if the full fee is not paid, whether the school can withhold group activities like tin-whistle lessons from a child; and if she will make a statement on…
216. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools, including their ethos, who have received suppression of special class notices to date in 2025, including the number of these classes, in tabular form per county; to include those which were due to open for the school year 2025/2026, the maximum capacity of each and the financial expenditure incurred to date in relation to these…
217. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide the number of Gaelscoileanna that have requested to alter their ethos contrary to the Autism Good Practice Guidance for Schools (details supplied). [38402/25]
218. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth in relation to the special education or ASD classes sanctioned in 2024 and 2025, including those who have received suppression notices, the cost of all forms of consultancy fees associated with each individual sanctioned rooms or classes. [38404/25]
220. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth where a sanction for a special class has been revoked via a suppression notice, to outline the step by step process, including the key decision makers involved, the engagement with the school, the NCSE and the parents who have enrolled children in these classes for the upcoming school year. [38411/25]
390. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current average processing time for schools’ applications to the NCSE for additional SNA supports following a formal diagnosis; the difference in response time between mainstream schools and special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37175/25]
391. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average waiting time for a child with a diagnosis of moderate to severe or profound intellectual disability to be offered an appropriate school placement, by county, and by category of need, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37176/25]
393. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current average waiting time for a psychological assessment through NEPS in DEIS versus non-DEIS school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37188/25]
394. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average processing time for the home tuition grant scheme applications for children without school placements; the number of applications delayed beyond 30 working days in the past year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37189/25]
204. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department tracks the number of children living in emergency homeless accommodation who have missed school days or changed schools mid-year; the supports that are in place for educational continuity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36698/25]
205. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of secondary school students who do not have access to a personal digital device at home. [36700/25]
206. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary schools in DEIS band 1 areas that currently have waiting lists for junior infants; and the plans in place to increase capacity in areas with growing school age populations. [36705/25]
102. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average waiting time for a child with ASD to be allocated a place in a special class, including the length of time children are waiting on their local school’s SNA and resources list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36446/25]
352. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary and post primary schools with access to a dedicated mental health professional; and the estimated cost of providing one to every school. [35470/25]
414. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to emails on 28 May and 12 June 2025, to provide an update on the urgently needed modular units for a school (details supplied). [33874/25]
390. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has considered introducing a national policy on menstrual health education that includes conditions such as endometriosis and PCOS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31889/25]
523. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth what funding or grants schools can avail of to update their library space. [29214/25]
678. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of school funding in 2024 and 2025, per county, in tabular form. [30535/25]
314. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the changes she proposes to make for the inclusion of dedicated home school community liaison coordinators and the expansion of the service for rural DEIS schools. [27387/25]
315. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of survivors of institutional abuse that have been awarded a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27499/25]
348. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of survivors of institutional abuse who have been awarded an enhanced medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27690/25]
485. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department plans to open a special class for boys in any of the primary schools in Moate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25836/25]
216. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of people who are in receipt of the remote area grant. [21821/25]
221. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will consider establishing a school bus route run by Bus Éireann from Delvin to Mullingar; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21803/25]