263. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health for an update on the new portal system regarding the summer education programme for children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35755/26]
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169. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of SNAs in North Kildare from 2019-2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13344/26]
170. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to address the shortage of SNAs and special school places in North Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13345/26]
129. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a plan is in place to re-open the sensory room in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5013/26]
564. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to sanction more early intervention classes in Kildare; the number that will be available in 2026; the number of places that will be available in total; the number that will be available for new students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62238/25]
62. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the level of communication between her Department and the NCSE; if the NCSE report to her Department on the demand for mild learning classes in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26274/25]
63. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there is a record of demand for mild learning classes in north Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26275/25]
66. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to insure that mainstream schools will have the funding, resources and ability to effectively teach children with mild general learning disabilities in mainstream schools; if sufficient special education teachers will be available for one on one teaching; if sufficient special needs assistants will be available to cover personal …
67. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is aware of the demand for mild learning classes; if this information is provided to her Department by the NCSE; if there is a plan to implement those records into a broader strategy of opening more mild learning classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26340/25]
68. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department mandates the NCSE to record data on mild learning classes demand; if there is an awareness of the level of demand for mild learning classes nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26341/25]
466. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of mild general learning disability classrooms in County Kildare attached to a mainstream school or otherwise; the number of children waiting for a place in said classroom for September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25614/25]
467. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide additional funding and resources to mainstream schools without mild general learning disability classrooms, to support children with mild general learning disabilities for 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25615/25]
468. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special education teachers that will be provided for one-on-one learning support for children with a mild general learning disability in County Kildare for September 2025; the number of special needs assistants in County Kildare for September 2025; the level of resources allotted for movement breaks when required in County Kildare; and …
469. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of ASD classrooms that were sanctioned back in 2021 for a school (details supplied); the timeline for their opening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25617/25]
509. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the level of communication between her Department and the NCSE; if the NCSE reports to her Department on the demand for mild learning classes in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26051/25]
510. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there is a record of demand for mild learning classes in an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26052/25]
429. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) has applied for an autism spectrum disorder class with the National Council for Special Education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15753/25]
770. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if an updated psychological assessment is required for a child diagnosed with autism to be eligible to apply for a school place; if a particular body is required to conduct said assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12765/25]
218. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the status of the pilot scheme that provides additional speech and language therapy and occupational therapy supports, based on need, to children attending special schools; if the scheme will be extended to north Kildare in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7089/25]