71. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a special class will be established in a school (details supplied) for the 2026-2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59135/25]
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661. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application to establish a special class by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58005/25]
53. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if additional funding will be provided to a school (details supplied) for speech and language therapy and occupational therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57440/25]
59. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will abandon the new NCSE guidelines for the review of SNA allocations for the 2025/2026 school year and re-engage with school communities to ensure that review guidelines do not risk reducing supports for children with additional educational needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52167/25]
1002. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No.376 of 24 June 2025, if a response will issued from the SEC. [40866/25]
305. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if children with an ASD diagnosis can be refused access to pre-schools due to their diagnosis; to outline if children have a right to pre-school education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38518/25]
225. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review a school’s (details supplied) SNA allocation given it is inadequate to meet the needs of children attending the school; if she will allow an appeal to be progressed as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36842/25]
344. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the results of the SNA allocation review at a school (details supplied); if surplus SNA posts were identified; the number of surplus posts identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35351/25]
376. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an application for a reader and scribe for the Junior Certificate examinations was made by a school for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33519/25]
285. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if schools identified as having surplus SNA positions will retain these for the 2025/2026 school year; if they will be retained for future school years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33336/25]
386. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the allocation of SNA posts for the 2025/2026 school year; to outline the redeployment process in schools where surplus SNA posts have been identified; to outline the appeals process available to schools where SNA posts are identified as surplus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31871/25]
432. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school's (details supplied) SNA allocation will be reviewed in light of the fact that an increased allocation was recommended by the SENO; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32360/25]
166. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on schools’ SNA allocations for the 2025-26 school year; to outline the process involved in making allocations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30984/25]
225. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is considering expanding the eligibility criteria for SNA allocation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24966/25]
226. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions she is taking to help schools plan for children with diagnosed autism and other neurodivergent conditions before they enter school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24967/25]
227. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions she is taking to address the inequity in supports that children with neurodivergent conditions receive in mainstream schools compared with those attending special schools, as raised by a local advocacy group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24968/25]
228. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is considering mandating neurodiversity training for all teachers, both for those who have already qualified and those currently in training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24969/25]
229. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is working to move away from a one-size-fits-all approach to autism classes, as raised by a local advocacy group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24970/25]
596. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 848 to 850, inclusive, of 29 April 2025, the number of SNAs are based in mainstream schools; the number who provide supports that are not deemed as primary care needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24007/25]
597. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 848, 849 and 850 of 29 April 2025, if there is an actual appeals process for SNA allocations separate to the review which is to determine if the correct process is followed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24008/25]
598. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 852 of 29 April 2025, what constitute a "demand in the area" for special classes; the way in which this is assessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24009/25]
233. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education if an ASD class at primary school level will be provided in Gort, County Galway and surrounding areas given the lack of any such classes at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21865/25]
848. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education how an appeal can submitted against SNA hours allocated to a child in a mainstream school; to outline the appeal process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19210/25]
849. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education the criteria a child must meet to access SNA supports; if this is reflected in SNA allocations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19211/25]
850. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education if SNA supports are provided to children with behavioural issues; if this is reflected in SNA allocations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19212/25]