373. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a decision will issue in respect of the application for additional special classes at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13907/26]
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377. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures her Department is taking to increase autism class places in schools in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13950/26]
378. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on additional school accommodation application (details supplied); if the application has been reviewed by her Department; if so, the current status of same; the timeline for a decision in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13955/26]
379. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of a proposed reduction in allocated SNA hours for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13974/26]
380. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the annual national budget allocation for SNA resources for the years 2020 to 2025 inclusive, and the projected budget for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13975/26]
381. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth is she is aware of a case (details supplied); if her officials will investigate the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13977/26]
382. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools that the NCSE propose to increase, decrease, or leave unchanged SNA allocation posts from September 2026, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13978/26]
383. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools that have appealed NCSE proposed SNA post allocations for September 2026, as of 14 February 2026, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13979/26]
59. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the massive cuts to SNA provision in schools across County Kerry (details supplied) can be reversed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12943/26]
60. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to immediately reverse the savage cuts to SNAs across County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12944/26]
62. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address correspondence from a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12969/26]
130. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for the reduction of special needs assistant, SNA, posts in a primary school (details supplied) following a recent SNA review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13070/26]
131. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the increase of special needs assistants working in schools across Cork city and county for each of the years 2023 to 2025; the allocation for 2026, if available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13071/26]
132. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the increase in special educational teachers working in schools across Cork city and county for each of the years 2023 to 2025; the allocation for 2026, if available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13072/26]
134. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the new special school in Carraig na bFhearr will open. [13140/26]
135. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans in place to expand access to special reading schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13141/26]
140. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will urgently give approval for a school in County Clare (details supplied) to open an autism class for September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13164/26]
141. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth the basis on which the recent SNA review determination was made in respect of a school (details supplied); if she will address the serious concerns raised regarding the credibility, transparency and integrity of the SNA review process in this case, given that the initial decision to reduce the school’s SNA allocation was only reversed after it was poi…
148. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to address the impact the latest SNA review has had on schools where SNA allocation has been reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13196/26]
149. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools that have lost SNAs after the most recent review, by county, in tabular form. [13197/26]
150. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the national criteria and methodology used by the NCSE in determining annual SNA allocations to primary schools; whether this methodology has changed for the 2026/27 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13225/26]
151. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary schools notified of a reduction of two or more SNA posts for the 2026/27 school year and if she will provide a county-by-county breakdown [13226/26]
152. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether any impact assessment has been carried out on the educational and care implications of SNA allocation reductions; and if she will outline same [13227/26]
153. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of SNAs allocated to primary schools in Cork for the 2024-2025, 2025-2026 and projected 2026-2027 school years respectively [13228/26]
159. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a letter of eligibility will be provided immediately to an individual (details supplied) in order for them to be able to accept the appropriate school place offered to them given their needs are no longer being met in a mainstream educational setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13242/26]