1011. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of special needs preschools in Tipperary; and if her Department plans to open more preschools for children with special needs, specifically preschools for children with Down syndrome. [64200/26]
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505. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if schools with two special classes are eligible for funding for a designated playground area, for the specific use of students in these special classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45715/26]
506. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding schools can avail of to build a playground or a sensory area for children in a special class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45716/26]
459. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider reviewing the SNA allocation for a school (details supplied), considering the recent reduction of 60% to their mainstream SNA allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14009/26]
457. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new special classes planned for both primary and secondary schools in Newbridge, County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5487/26]
495. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding an ASA application by a school (details supplied) for a new modular classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5860/26]
499. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special classes in Newbridge, County Kildare, in both primary and secondary schools on 1 April 2015 and in each of the years since then. [5865/26]
119. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new special classes which were delivered 2025, by county. [4764/26]
120. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new special class places that were delivered in 2025, by county. [4765/26]
121. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if new special schools were delivered in 2025; and the details of same. [4766/26]
122. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new special school places that were delivered in 2025, by county. [4767/26]
1264. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the SNA redeployment scheme will be operational for September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2289/26]
487. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of early intervention classes, by county, from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72211/25]
426. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider increasing the number of posts of responsibility in a special school, bearing in mind that special schools generally have a large staff of SNAs and ancillary staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65938/25]
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]
39. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the SNA allocation for moderate general learning disability classes could be reviewed in order that the allocation is on par with ASD classes, given the complex medical needs in these classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37977/25]
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]
512. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of mild general learning classes in north Tipperary; the number of classes she anticipates there will be in September 2025; if there are plans to open any other mild general learning classes in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29312/25]
180. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education if she will review Circular 0002/2024 in relation to the distribution of special education teaching hours at primary level, given many schools are concerned that the model used relies heavily on end-of-year test scores for second, fourth and sixth class students, meaning that resources are not being applied with consideration being given to children below seco…