1080. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update, including a timeline, for the new ASD classes for a school (details supplied). [41727/25]
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1081. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update including a timeline for the new ASD classes for a school (details supplied). [41729/25]
1093. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 461, 462 and 463 of 15 July 2025, if she will acknowledge that the new circular facilitating admissions to developmental language disorder/speech sound disorder classes is exclusionary towards one particular cohort of students who would benefit from the supports offered in these classes, namely childr…
1098. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will examine the case of a child (details supplied); if she will set out the supports that will be made available to the child and the child’s family to address the child’s lack of a suitable school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41862/25]
1099. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the special education review committee was last reviewed in the context of moderate general learning classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41946/25]
1100. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to assist in securing a place in a primary school autism spectrum unit for a child (details supplied) with a diagnosis of ASD for the 2026-2027 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41962/25]
1102. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason for delays to review of SNA allocation at a school (details supplied), where parents are concerned that there are not enough resources to support their children's needs. [42027/25]
1111. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who will be seeking secondary level special education provision in the east-central, Cork network in September 2025; and the number and location of available school places. [42240/25]
1112. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who will be seeking secondary level special education provision in the North- East, Cork network in September 2025, and for the number and location of available school places. [42241/25]
1115. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a response will issue to a matter raised in correspondence by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42397/25]
1117. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will expedite the expansion of the provision of special classes in mainstream post-primary schools for students with mild intellectual disabilities, including those with Down syndrome; if she is aware of the difficulties families are facing in securing appropriate placements for their children; and if she will make a statement on the matter…
1118. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will develop a dedicated strategy to ensure that children with Down syndrome who require a place in a special class in a mainstream school are appropriately accommodated; if she acknowledges that the current system is not meeting the needs of this group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42415/25]
1119. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the impact of the special schools redesignation on a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42428/25]
1120. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the impact of the special schools redesignation on a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42429/25]
1132. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average cost of providing a nurture room in a school. [42509/25]
1140. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the action she has taken to ensure that there will be an appropriate special class for a group of students (details supplied) in the Dún Laoghaire area. [42524/25]
1157. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 190 of 12 June 2025, if she will consider pausing the redesignation of mild general learning disability schools to reflect that they serve as centres of excellence for the management of subset of special education needs (details supplied) which will be less well met in mainstream schools even with additi…
1158. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 190 of 12 June 2025, if she will consider pausing the redesignation of mild general learning disability schools to reflect that they serve as centres of excellence for the management of subset of special education needs (details supplied) which will be less well met in mainstream schools even with additi…
1163. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will urgently intervene to resolve the situation at school (details supplied), where an approved ASD class has been supressed; the steps her Department is taking to ensure that these children receive the appropriate support and placement in line with their assessed needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42856/25]
1164. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of WTE SNA posts in each county in the 2024 to 2025 school year; the provisional allocation for same in 2025 to 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42890/25]
1165. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of active special classes by county in the 2024 to 2025 school year; the provisional allocation for same in 2025 to 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42891/25]
1175. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will urgently intervene to resolve the situation at a school (details supplied) where an approved ASD class has been supressed, resulting in four local children being denied access to an autism classroom for the coming school year; the steps her Department is taking to ensure that these children receive the appropriate support and placement i…
1194. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of increasing the number of staff in early intervention classes by 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43035/25]
1196. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth the up-to-date position in providing additional SNA posts for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43037/25]
1205. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to sanction more early intervention classes in Kerry; the number that will be available in 2026; the number of places that will be available in total; the number of places that will be available for new students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43098/25]