237. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the discrepancy between the proportion of general learning disability classes and ASD special classes; if she will make public the data used to make these allocations; and the reasons for this discrepancy. [35080/25]
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238. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline, under her plans to redesignate mild special school as catch all special schools, the specific resources and training that will be provided to mainstream teachers to effectively accommodate mild students in mainstream before 2026-2027. [35081/25]
239. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline, under her plans to redesignate mild special school as catch all special schools, the means by which, and the pool whence, the many therapists needed to support mainstream and special schools with this action by 2026-2027 will be recruited. [35082/25]
240. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth under her plans to redesignate mild special school as catch-all special schools, the number of pupils with mild learning disabilities that will be moved to a mainstream setting for the 2026-2027 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35084/25]
72. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she plans to reform admission criteria for entry into specific speech and language disorder special classes attached to primary schools given that the criteria for eligibility has proven to be discriminatory towards children with disabilities and therefore in contravention with equality clauses of numerous Bills legislating this area…
118. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the concerns raised by schools that they are unable to plan for the coming academic year due to delays in allocation of resources by the NCSE; her further views on the stress caused by the same delay on SNAs who have finished work for the year without knowledge of whether they will be coming back in September; if she is aware o…
174. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the under-provision of adequate specialist places for children with Down's syndrome in County Kildare and throughout the State more broadly; if she will consider collecting data on Down's syndrome children in the education system with a view to create targeted placements; and if she will consider reviewing the diagnostic criter…
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
611. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of cases, either present or past, in which children with additional needs are placed in classes misaligned with their learning needs as determined by their assessment of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29889/25]
612. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she can provide detail in relation to plans to sanction more special schools over the coming years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29890/25]
613. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she can provide detail in relation to plans to sanction more special classes over the coming years; the types of special classes that will be prioritised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29891/25]
614. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the projected demand for each type of special class by county for the upcoming five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29892/25]