Parliamentary questions

390. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she still expects to meet the target of 19 pupils per class as set out in the Programme for Government. [35949/25]

391. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in the east Cork constituency on a waiting list for a school place in special schools, for 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36019/25]

392. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth the availability, location and number of places in ASD units in primary schools in the constituency of east Cork. [36032/25]

393. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) will be reviewed; if an additional special needs assistant support will be allocated to a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36036/25]

394. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the current situation at school (details supplied); if so, the details she is aware of; the total amount spent by her Department to date for the school to operate over the past nine years; the definite timeframe on the release of a tender for the school building project, considering planning was received in Apri…

395. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on whether there is a need to review the processes in place for the amalgamations of second level schools; her further views whether the existing consultation process requires updating when two schools are being amalgamated; if amendments have been made to the Report on the Amalgamation of Second Level Schools publishe…

396. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are specific rules in place in relation to consultation both in the locality and with past pupils in cases in which two schools are amalgamating; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36050/25]

397. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding an ASD class which was sanctioned for school (details supplied) on 7 December 2023 but has since been reneged upon by the NCSE; if this decision can be further examined given the need for special class places in the south east; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36065/25]

398. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the SNA allocation for a special school (details supplied); if this allocation will be increased given 23 new pupils with complex additional needs will be starting in September 2025; if she is aware the principal has stated that they will require eight SNAs for the 2025-2026 academic year to deal with the …

399. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding an SNA allocation review which took place in respect of a school (details supplied); if this matter will be re-examined given the additional need expressed by the principal; if there is an appeals mechanism available in respect of this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36067/25]

400. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 235 of 27 February 2025, if she is aware that a school (details supplied) has not been contacted by her Department regarding the reimbursement it is due; when the school will be reimbursed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36069/25]

401. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a school in Bray (details supplied) missed the enrolment quota for an additional teacher by one student and will now lose a teaching post resulting in a single class of 39 students; if she will instruct her Department to reconsider this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36077/25]

402. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the sanctioning of an ASD classroom for a school in Wicklow town (details supplied) was cancelled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36078/25]

403. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth to define explicitly what she deems complex needs as per her use of the term in circular 0039/2025 to special schools. [36079/25]

404. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if additional primary and secondary school places are planned for the Saggart, Rathcoole and Citywest areas to meet the needs of a rising school-age population. [36085/25]

405. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children on reduced school days or absences due to school-based avoidance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36099/25]

406. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth how her Department is supporting teachers in educating autistic children within mainstream school classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36100/25]

407. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of families that have children with Downes syndrome regarding the availability of special classes for children with a general learning disability, not related to ASD, within mainstream schools; the actions she will take to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the mat…

408. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a timeline for construction to begin on a site (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36145/25]

409. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there has been a change to the school bus place application process for children with special educational needs; if she will outline the process for September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36147/25]

410. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the progress on school building projects and the projected completion dates for schools in Dublin mid-west (details supplied). [36168/25]

411. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth who will determine whether a student has MGLD or ‘complex MGLD’ as per her use in the 0039/2025 circular; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36172/25]

412. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the additional supports that will be put in place for students with MGLD who may return to mainstream education under her re-designation of special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36173/25]

413. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will engage directly with teachers, school leaders and families to consult with them meaningfully before further implementation of re-designation of special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36174/25]

414. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a primary school (details supplied) has not had a whole school evaluation since 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36175/25]