534. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school which gives priority enrolment to a post-primary autism special class, to students already enrolled in the school (details supplied) contravenes either the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 or circular 0039/2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8102/26]
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536. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans in place to expand ASD special class provision at post-primary level in an area (details supplied); the current assessment by her Department and the NCSE regarding unmet need for ASD class places for girls in this area; the steps being taken to ensure that schools are supported to open ASD classes; and if she will make a statement on the …
538. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if the attention of her Department has been drawn to this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8148/26]
539. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a permanent special school will be delivered for County Monaghan; if a location has been chosen for this school; if design plans are in place; the timeline for construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8154/26]
542. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options which are available to ensure a person (details supplied) will get a place in an appropriate school in the local area. [8255/26]
548. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if special education needs organisers have the capacity to refer children with special needs who require a space in a special needs school to a mainstream school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8330/26]
550. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address the urgent need for additional autism class provision in the West Sligo area, given that only one place remains available in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8338/26]
561. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth following the publication of the NDP Sectoral Investment Plan for 2026-2030, the funding which will be provided to the provision of additional special classes to meet annual needs each year through just repurposing existing accommodation. [8383/26]
571. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether schools are required to formally notify her Department when a child is removed from, or ceases attending, mainstream primary or post-primary school due to the fact the school has stated it cannot meet the child’s additional or special educational needs, including autism, ADHD or related conditions; whether such notifications are currently made…
572. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in each of the past five years who have ceased attending mainstream primary or post-primary schools due to their additional or special educational needs, including autism, ADHD, or related conditions; the number who were subsequently referred to iScoil or other alternative education programmes; the formal monitoring and oversigh…
586. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm whether a special class is open in a school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [8525/26]
588. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a county by county breakdown of newly established special classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8546/26]
612. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth his plans to announce more special education class places; and if a school (details supplied) will be included in the allocation as the need for the class has been recognised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8754/26]
613. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth his plans to announce any more special education class places and if a school (details supplied) will be included in the allocation as the need for the class has been recognised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8755/26]
255. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the north-west counties of Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal, Mayo, Roscommon and Cavan have been excluded in the current NCSE recruitment drive for senior and staff grade occupational therapists and speech and language therapists for the National Educational Therapy Service in special schools with the plan for it to be extended to special classes i…
259. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the policy of her Department in relation to the eligibility of children to access autism special classes, in particular where a child has completed the assessment process over a prolonged period and has been diagnosed as being eligible for an autism special class but missed the NCSE portal closing date of the 1 October and where therefore no confirm…
261. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of cases where a child with clear and emerging autism related needs is unable to access an available and fully resourced autism special class placement in their existing school solely due to the operation of rigid notification deadlines under a circular (details supplied), including the requirement to notify the National Council for…
264. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children nationally which are at risk of losing an existing special school placement each year due to ineligibility under the current additional-year criteria; the safeguards which exist to prevent inappropriate displacement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7219/26]
265. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to review the current criteria governing eligibility for an additional year in special schools; her views that the criteria is too restrictive in certain cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7220/26]
266. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current level of oversubscription for special school places nationally and in Dublin; the number of applications which were received for the 2026-2027 school year to date; the measures which are being taken to increase capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7221/26]
267. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average processing time for exemption or appeal requests relating to special school placements; whether expedited procedures exist where a child faces immediate loss of a placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7222/26]
42. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the case of an autistic child (details supplied) for whom a school place is not available in September 2026 despite many efforts will be examined; if steps will be taken to ensure this child is provided with a school place this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6676/26]
44. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the case of a young child without a special school place (details supplied); the action she will take to ensure that this child is supported; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6651/26]
45. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department was made aware as per a recent news report (details supplied) that a ‘very small handful of children in Dublin’ are without places in a special class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6666/26]
46. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being undertaken by her Department to ensure that children who have received rejection letters for a special school place will be accommodated as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6667/26]