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Malcolm Byrne Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
649. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a SENO will be appointed for North Wexford. [10369/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
650. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the need for additional SNA support at a school (details supplied); the measures she will put in place to address the needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10370/26]
Matt Carthy Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
657. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application from a school (details supplied) to establish a second ASD class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10405/26]
Peter Roche Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
664. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has identified delays or gaps in supports for children with additional needs at key transition points, including early years to primary and to post-primary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10491/26]
Peter Roche Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
665. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children identified by the HSE as having additional or complex needs in the past five years which were unable to access educational supports, resources, or placements due to the absence of a formal diagnosis; whether her Department records or monitors unmet needs, arising from diagnosis-based eligibility criteria; and if she will make a …
Eoghan Kenny Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Education
214. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason full post-primary autism classes receive €0 in year-on-year funding, while their primary equivalents receive €4,020 in such funding; if she will commit to equalising this funding, a position supported by the NCSE; if so, in what timeframe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8783/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Education
215. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will direct the NCSE to provide the number of students in post-primary schools that have a recommendation of requiring a special class place, but do not currently have that place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8784/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Education
216. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will direct the NCSE to provide specific CPD on how to run post-primary autism classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8785/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Education
217. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will confirm that teachers can choose to not participate in the assessment of needs process, and cannot be compelled to participate, as per a judgment in January 2024 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8786/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Education
218. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school giving priority enrolment to a post-primary autism special class to students already enrolled in the school who receive their autism diagnosis and/or recommendation of requiring a post-primary autism class placement, and who have all necessary documentation (including diagnostic report and NCSE letter of eligibility), contravene either th…
Eoghan Kenny Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Education
219. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will instruct all schools with special classes to assign a teacher to coordinate said classes and specify a minimum number of administration hours per class for that teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8788/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Education
220. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide precise data on the number of times section 37a of the Schools Admissions Act 2018 has actually been utilised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8789/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Education
221. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students enrolled in fee paying schools; the number of those schools that have special classes; the number of classes they have; if she will also provide the same statistics for public schools, and explain the discrepancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8790/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Education
222. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students enrolled in DEIS schools; the number of those schools that have special classes; the number of such classes they have; if she will also provide the same statistics for non-DEIS schools, and the reason for the discrepancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8791/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Education
223. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will instruct the NCSE to provide a county by county (and by area code in Dublin) breakdown of special class numbers, covering the past five years, and relevant population stats for each county/area, broken down into primary and post-primary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8792/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Education
227. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) that has been seeking an extension for SEN room and additional classroom since 2022 was left off the recent announcement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8812/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Education
228. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools not included, but that have applied, in the NDP announcement that included provision for SEN, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8813/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Education
234. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a funding application and or SENO referral has been made for child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8877/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Education
247. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special education places at each primary and second level school in County Wexford and County Wicklow, in tabular form. [8986/26]
Mark Wall Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Education
251. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a child in County Kildare will be allocated a special class place (details supplied). [9007/26]
Mark Wall Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Education
252. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a child in County Kildare will be allocated a special class place (details supplied). [9008/26]
Emer Currie Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Education
253. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide further details relating to an announcement (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9012/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Education
260. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address concerns raised in correspondence regarding the WALK PEER Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9120/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
471. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who have been referred for a place in a special school in each county, each year for the past ten years. [7482/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
472. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average waiting list time for a child placement after receiving the referral. [7483/26]