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Cathal Crowe Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
539. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will assign a new roll number regime to special schools in order to differentiate them from primary and secondary schools, since the current model classifies them as primary schools, even though many of them offer a secondary school curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29411/25]
Martin Kenny Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
540. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide any information about the application of a person (details supplied) for a special education class at the school and the subsequent refusal of the special education class at the location. [29414/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
545. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the SNA review of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29471/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
550. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a 5th special class will be granted for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29521/25]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
556. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which she proposes to bridge the current qualification gap experienced by special needs teachers who hold a BA in early childhood education awarded outside the State to enable them to continue to work in Irish special schools. [29572/25]
Ivana Bacik Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
564. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children looking for placements in special schools in Dublin 2, 4, 6, 6W and 8 respectively, in May in each of the years 2020,2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [29617/25]
Ivana Bacik Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
565. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children looking for placements in special classes in Dublin 2, 4, 6, 6W and 8 respectively, in May in each of the years 2020,2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [29618/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
570. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the projected number of special school places in both primary and post primary required for the 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028, and 2027-2028 school years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29688/25]
Pa Daly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
576. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a national school (details supplied) will be facilitated by the department in establishing a 5th ASD class to cater for children in the community and the unprecedented demand for places in the special classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29717/25]
Thomas Gould Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
584. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a school (details supplied) did not receive sanction for a special class for the upcoming school year. [29840/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
588. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider granting a third special class in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29854/25]
Micheál Carrigy Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
589. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the status of the sanctioned autism class at a school (details supplied); to confirm the stage it is at within the school building unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29855/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
591. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children seeking special school places and special class places, by county, for the past five years; the projected demand for the next two years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29857/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
594. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children are seeking special class places in the various categories of special class, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29860/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
596. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary and post primary schools in the country do not have a special class; the name and counties of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29862/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
598. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who presented to the National Council For Special Education this year as requiring a place in a special class by county, and by type of special class place requested in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29869/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
602. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children projected to transition into special classes in primary schools over the next five years, broken down by county and type of special class, in tabular form. [29875/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
603. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children projected to transition into special schools over the next five years, by county, in tabular form. [29876/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
604. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children projected to transition into special classes in post primary over the next ten years, broken down by county and type of special class, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29877/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
605. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children with diagnoses of Down's syndrome who travel a distance of more than 20 km to go to school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29881/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
606. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children with additional travel who more than 30, 40 and 50 kilometres to get to school, including the share of that demographic having complex needs, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29882/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
607. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the maximum acceptable distance for a child with complex needs to travel to school. [29883/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
608. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average distance travelled by children with SEN to get to school, broken down according to severity of disability and region in tabular form. [29884/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
609. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children with SEN travelling across county lines to go to school; the distribution of care needs of the same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29885/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
610. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children with diagnoses of Down's syndrome who are currently placed in mild general learning disability classes; in moderate general learning disability classes; and in severe or profound learning disability classes. [29888/25]