818. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the early intervention class at a school (details supplied) was repurposed into a special class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42146/26]
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832. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has conducted an assessment of the availability of autism class places and special school capacity at primary and post-primary level in Longford and Westmeath ahead of the upcoming school year; and if gaps identified will be addressed. [42243/26]
835. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students in Longford-Westmeath currently awaiting school places in special classes or special schools ahead of the upcoming academic year. [42297/26]
845. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of plans to deliver an ASD unit at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42407/26]
852. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has issued guidance to primary schools that provide, host, facilitate or contract after-school services on the inclusion of children with disabilities or additional needs; whether such services are expected to be accessible to children with additional care, communication, sensory, behavioural or medical needs; the supports avail…
853. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether school-age childcare and after-school services operating in or through primary schools are required to make provision for children with disabilities or additional needs; what statutory, regulatory or funding obligations apply to such services in relation to inclusion and reasonable accommodation; if supports are available to providers to enabl…
854. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether priority is given to children residing in an area when allocating ASD class places in that area's primary schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42624/26]
855. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's plans to ensure continuity of education for children with ASD from primary to secondary level within their local community (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42625/26]
856. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm that a pupil (details supplied) who missed the deadline for applying for the 2026 home-based summer programme to support the education or care needs of students with complex needs by one day will be allowed to participate within the programme due to their need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42626/26]
873. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will confirm that all children with special educational needs will have access to an appropriate school place for the 2026-27 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42845/26]
874. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration is being given to reviewing how ASD accommodation is provided and resourced nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42846/26]
875. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding SNA allocations for 2026 and 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42847/26]
877. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the roll-out of therapeutic supports in special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42849/26]
878. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of her Department’s engagement with the two special school campaigns in County Cork, including one in Cork city and one in east Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42850/26]
889. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address the matters of a school (details supplied) seeking intervention regarding redeployment protections for SNAs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42914/26]
902. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will bring forward plans to deliver ASD classes in Malahide for the 2026/2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43082/26]
924. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth in light of the finding in the European Commission's Education and Training Monitor 2025 that the number of special classes has doubled since 2020 to approximately 3,735 special classes catering for nearly 23,000 students in the 2025-2026 school year, if she is satisfied that the current rate of expansion is sufficient to meet demand; and if sh…
931. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to provide special school places in the east Cork area, given that families in the Youghal catchment currently have no special school option closer than Dungarvan, Carrigtwohill or Cork city, and that a school (details supplied) was required last year to hold a lottery to allocate places from its waiting list; and if she will make a s…
934. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a full list of all autism spectrum disorder (ASD) classes in Cork city and county, broken down by school and including the number of such classes in each school; the projected provision of additional ASD classes to meet rising demand in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43481/26]
935. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for additional special needs assistant support submitted by a school (details supplied) for the 2026-2027 school year; the current status of the review of the school’s SNA allocation; when a decision is expected to be communicated to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43525/26]
943. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which the proposed changes to autism assessments will impact children’s access to specialist school places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43800/26]
946. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of additional special class places and special school places that will be provided in County Kildare for the 2026/27 school year; whether she is satisfied that provision will meet identified demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43828/26]
948. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an additional year can be provided for a student in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43858/26]
949. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the issue of a sanction letter for assistive technology support for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43880/26]
952. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria used by her Department and the National Council for Special Education to determine when an area is deemed to have insufficient special class capacity in free-scheme schools; the inputs used in making such determinations, including the role of demographic projections and current applications; and if she will make a statement on the mat…