646. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider introducing a special education equipment grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12280/26]
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647. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the deadline to notify the NCSE regarding special class places for the 2027-2028 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12282/26]
648. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the strategies in place to notify parents and schools about the NCSE deadline for special class places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12283/26]
650. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she will consider providing special schools with an AP1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12285/26]
651. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide pathways to enable mobility between the health and education sector to transition into special education posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12286/26]
164. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide additional supports to special schools to assist with the day-to-day running costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10878/26]
253. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide further details relating to an announcement (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9012/26]
476. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if further details will be provided regarding an announcement for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3389/26]
477. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if further details will be provided regarding an announcement for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3390/26]
445. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the SNA review application for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71579/25]
468. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify a matter from the NCSE (details supplied) regarding applications to a reading school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71945/25]
535. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the application process for reading schools; the NCSEs role in managing and determining applications to reading schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61726/25]
90. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the forward planning and provision of special class and special school places for September 2026. [59718/25]
828. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if additional supports will be provided to special schools to assist with the day-to-day running costs, similar to supports provided in Budget 2024 and Budget 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59342/25]
829. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of changing the criteria of the capitation grant for special schools to consider all school staff or the square meter area of the school premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59343/25]
830. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider providing all special schools with an additional AP1 post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59344/25]
287. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the home tuition grant for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52665/25]
833. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the provision of SNA support for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45681/25]
1908. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Health Service Executive disability services in the Dublin north city & west (IHA DNCW) area can receive an additional allocation of multi disciplinary staff for CDNTs in 2025, in view of the increase of 12 students at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45137/25]
382. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on an announced sanctioned special class for a school (details supplied); to provide details on when the admissions process will commence; when the class will be ready; whether this class has actually been sanctioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37124/25]
383. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in Dublin 15 awaiting a place in a special school or special class for September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37125/25]
384. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the shortfall of places for children in Dublin 15 for a special school or special class for September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37126/25]
388. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on her Department’s efforts to provide summer provision for two families (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37155/25]
350. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider expanding English as an additional language (EAL) teachers to special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28521/25]
351. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider providing a multi-annual fund, available on a rolling basis, to special schools to help cover the cost of non-routine day-to-day expenses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28522/25]