50. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 407 of 1 July 2025, if additional school places at both primary and secondary school level will be provided in the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council area for children with Down syndrome with a general learning disability, not related to ASD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38079/25]
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51. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 407 of 1 July 2025, if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of families in the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council area that have children with Down syndrome regarding the availability of special classes in their local community for children with a general learning disability, not related to ASD; and if sh…
56. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a child (details supplied) with a diagnosis of autism and a clear recommendation for one-on-one SNA support in a mainstream class has been refused by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38100/25]
57. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if autism classes will commence in schools (details supplied) in September 2026, as previously indicated by the NCSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38106/25]
58. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration will be given to supporting the upskilling of parents and carers to fill the capacity gap for special needs assistants whilst ensuring that their carer's allowance is not affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38107/25]
59. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any details will be provided as to the number of children in Dublin 2 and Dublin 4 who are currently seeking autism classes and places in special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38108/25]
61. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will intervene to ensure approval and that resources are allocated to allow the opening of an ASD unit at a school (details supplied). [38166/25]
67. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will overturn the planned freeze on SNA allocations for schools due to the increasing need for such staff and the vital role they play in both the classroom and the school environment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38225/25]
382. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on an announced sanctioned special class for a school (details supplied); to provide details on when the admissions process will commence; when the class will be ready; whether this class has actually been sanctioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37124/25]
383. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in Dublin 15 awaiting a place in a special school or special class for September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37125/25]
384. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the shortfall of places for children in Dublin 15 for a special school or special class for September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37126/25]
388. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on her Department’s efforts to provide summer provision for two families (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37155/25]
390. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current average processing time for schools’ applications to the NCSE for additional SNA supports following a formal diagnosis; the difference in response time between mainstream schools and special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37175/25]
391. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average waiting time for a child with a diagnosis of moderate to severe or profound intellectual disability to be offered an appropriate school placement, by county, and by category of need, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37176/25]
397. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children with special educational needs in rural parts of the country that have to travel outside their area to receive appropriate education in cities or large towns due to lack of services in their own area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37250/25]
405. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine the case of a child (details supplied) in need of SNA support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37305/25]
406. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason SNA hours have been refused for a very vulnerable child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37323/25]
412. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is aware that an ASD class sanctioned in a school (details supplied) is still not open. [37369/25]
422. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 407 of 1 July 2025, if her attention has been drawn to the particular shortage of special classes for children with a general learning disability, not related to ASD, within mainstream schools in the wider Stillorgan and Blackrock areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37602/25]
431. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) has been denied an additional special needs assistant (SNA) by the NCSE following a recommendation made for the additional SNA by the local SENO following a formal review of the school's staffing allocation; why this recommendation was ignored; if she will seek a review by the NCSE of this decision; and if she…
439. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 329 of 1 July 2025, the way in which she can justify 22 early intervention classes in Cork and only two in Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37759/25]
445. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to support people learning Braille, Irish Sign Language and other ways of communication in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37899/25]
446. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to recruit teachers qualified in Braille, Irish Sign Language and other ways of communication in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37900/25]
447. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to recruit more teachers with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37901/25]
448. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to give an explanation that of the 399 new special classes due to open in September, only two are designated for students with mild general learning disabilities at post-primary level; the reason both are being established in the same school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37905/25]