397. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding an ASD class which was sanctioned for school (details supplied) on 7 December 2023 but has since been reneged upon by the NCSE; if this decision can be further examined given the need for special class places in the south east; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36065/25]
Topics / National Council for Special Education
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsNational Council for Special Education
76 questions from 37 TDs, between 25 February 2025 and 9 June 2026.
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| October 2026 | 0 |
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417. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the fact that the NCSE has ignored five children with additional needs who have been recommended for a placement in a special class simply because they are already in mainstream, despite the fact that the NCSE has been made aware of these children and received their reports; if she is aware that the NCSE informed her that only one chil…
541. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth how mild general learning disability students are being catered for in mainstream schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29418/25]
542. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if documentation relating to an NCSE review of the SNA allocation at a school (details supplied) has been processed by the body; the current status of the review; if the school can expect to secure additional SNA resources to allow it to fully meet the needs of all mainstream students in the school who require additional support; and if she will make a s…
571. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of recommendations made by the NCSE for special classes for the 2025-2026 school year, broken down according to type (autism spectrum disorder, general learning disability, and so on); the number of the recommendations that were not sanctioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29689/25]
599. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools each year that have signalled their interest to the National Council For Special Education in opening a special class, but have not yet been sanctioned a class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29870/25]
156. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she or her Department plan to enhance communication between her Department and the NCSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22052/25]
157. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the NCSE does not record the demand for mild learning classes; and if there is a plan to implement records. [22053/25]
193. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the data that is collected by the National Council for Special Education for service planning purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22497/25]
816. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education if she will instruct the NCSE to engage with parents of children who have been refused access to a reading school place in areas (details supplied), to find a suitable reading school place for their child for the 2025-2026 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18946/25]
817. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education if she will instruct the NCSE to engage with parents of children who have been refused access to a reading school place in the Swords, Malahide, Portmarnock, Donabate and surrounding areas to find a suitable reading school place for their child for the 2025-2026 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18947/25]
818. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education if she will instruct the NCSE to open additional reading school places to meet the demands of children living in areas (details supplied) for the 2025-2026 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18948/25]
819. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education if she will instruct the NCSE to open additional reading school places to meet the demands of children living in the Swords, Malahide, Portmarnock, Donabate and surrounding areas for the 2025-2026 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18949/25]
820. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education the qualifications needed for teachers to teach in reading classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18950/25]
731. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in Dublin 11 that expressed an interest in opening a special class in the years 2023-2025; the number of these applications that were refused; the reasons given for any such refusals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12338/25]
732. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in Dublin 11 that were contacted by the National Council for Special Education in relation to the opening of a special class; the number of these schools that declined to open a special class; if her Department is aware of the reasons for any of these schools declining the opening of a special class; and if she will make a statement on the…
735. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a schedule of the number and name of the schools in Kildare that have expressed an interest in opening a specialist class in the past two years and to date in 2025; the number of schools that were refused, granted and are appealing decisions; and the rationale for the refusing applications. [12384/25]
736. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a schedule of the number and name of the schools in Kildare that were approached by the National Council for Special Education to open a specialist class; the percentage of those schools declined; and the rationale for refusing applications. [12385/25]
753. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education how many schools in Dublin mid-west expressed interest in opening a special class in a mainstream school for the years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026; how many of these were refused; the reasons for refusal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12561/25]
754. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education how many schools in Dublin mid-west were approached by the NCSE to open a special class in a mainstream school for the school year 2024-2025; how many refusals were received; the reasons for refusal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12562/25]
755. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education how many schools in Dublin mid-west have been approached by the NCSE to open a special class in a mainstream school for the coming school year 2025-2026. [12563/25]
756. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the number of schools, primary and post-primary, in the Dublin south west area that expressed an interest in opening a specialist class in the past 2024-2025 academic year; the number of those applications that were refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12594/25]
757. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the number of schools, primary and post-primary, in the Dublin south west area that were approached by the National Council for Special Education to open a specialist class; the number of schools that declined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12595/25]
768. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in north Kildare that expressed an interest in the opening of a specialist class in the last academic year; whether any of those expressions of interests were rejected; if so, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12763/25]
769. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in north Kildare that were approached by the National Council for Special Education to open a specialist class; the number of schools that ultimately declined said offer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12764/25]