414. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth to detail each of the SEBD special schools across Ireland, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71314/25]
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425. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of personnel employed across all State agencies who support special education in post primary schools (details supplied); the total annual expenditure associated with these roles, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71387/25]
428. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of teachers currently working in special education teaching roles hold a recognised qualification in special education; if she will provide this information in tabular form; if the Department plans to expand conversion or upskilling routes; the training is provided to external professionals who work with schools; and if she will make a s…
432. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth the level of engagement her Department has had with special schools in relation to the Education Therapy Service recruitment campaign run by the HCSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71494/25]
433. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth the special schools in Mayo which will be supported under the current Education Therapy Service recruitment campaign; the levels of supports from OT, and speech and language therapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71496/25]
434. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the NCSE has restricted the application window for SNA review requests between 15 September to 24 October; whether she will commit to allowing applications throughout the school year to reflect emerging needs beyond such small windows of opportunity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71501/25]
435. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for unifying SNA allocations across mainstream and special classes; the measures which are in place to ensure autism class resources are not diluted or redeployed to the detriment of children with higher levels of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71506/25]
436. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason behavioural care needs have been excluded from the definition of complex needs and level 3 care needs; whether she will review this definition in consultation with practitioners and parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71502/25]
437. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which schools are expected to provide evidence implementation of the Relate document within the six-week review window, given the absence of adequate training and preparation; whether additional time and resources will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71503/25]
438. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she will provide assurances that no child currently receiving SNA support will lose that support due to the new NCSE guidelines; and if a robust and accessible appeals process will be guaranteed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71504/25]
439. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address the specific points regarding the opening of an autism class raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71520/25]
445. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the SNA review application for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71579/25]
448. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration will be given to a request for a second special class in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71644/25]
465. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71930/25]
468. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify a matter from the NCSE (details supplied) regarding applications to a reading school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71945/25]
469. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of parents who have submitted a notification to the NCSE by the 1 October deadline requesting a special school place for the 2026-2027 school year in Dublin, by postcode, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71947/25]
483. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school in County Leitrim (details supplied) will receive sanction for an autism class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72162/25]
487. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of early intervention classes, by county, from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72211/25]
493. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a teacher will be sanctioned to ensure a school (details supplied) can operate a new autism class from January 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72255/25]
510. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the key measures taken to improve special needs education provision during 2025; her priorities for same in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72468/25]
515. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is satisfied that special education needs organisers are acting consistently across the State and that parents and school staff are always getting the best support and advice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72498/25]
516. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is satisfied with the approach taken to SNA reviews in mainstream schools in cases which involve children who would otherwise be in a special school; the extent to which such review result in additional SNA resourcing; the median timeframe for this, from review to extra SNA staff being provided; and if she will make a statement on the matte…
517. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth her long-term plans for special classes and special school provision in light of recent proposed changes to the assessment of need process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72507/25]
518. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the additional responsibilities teachers and/or SNAs will be expected to take on as part of the proposed changes to the assessment of need process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72508/25]
529. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a child (details supplied) can attain an eligibility report in order to allow them to transfer to a special school due to a change in their living arrangements which makes attendance at their current school unworkable; when the letter process to obtain a parent notify letter will reopen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72571/25…