1025. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education to provide a special classroom autism unit in a school in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20681/25]
Topics / Special Educational Needs
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSpecial Educational Needs
2,921 questions from 146 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
2,921
questions
2,881 written, 40 oral
146
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked
Questions per month
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| January 2025 | 31 |
| February 2025 | 124 |
| March 2025 | 114 |
| April 2025 | 160 |
| May 2025 | 134 |
| June 2025 | 183 |
| July 2025 | 215 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 113 |
| October 2025 | 76 |
| November 2025 | 191 |
| December 2025 | 122 |
| January 2026 | 163 |
| February 2026 | 283 |
| March 2026 | 270 |
| April 2026 | 167 |
| May 2026 | 181 |
| June 2026 | 171 |
| July 2026 | 101 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 44 |
| October 2026 | 78 |
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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
1058. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education when a child in County Kildare (details supplied) will receive a special school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21076/25]
1059. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education the supports available for schools with autism classes where they require additional guidance or training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21116/25]
1889. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of HSE-funded therapists who have been allocated to special schools in Limerick, in tabular form. [20257/25]
95. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education for an update on the actions being taken to ensure sufficient SNA allocation for a school (details supplied), following the SENO's recommendation to increase the allocation despite the quota being reached. [17718/25]
96. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education to respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17720/25]
97. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education for an updated list of the number of special schools, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17721/25]
101. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education if children who avail of the AIM programme in pre-school have the support they receive upon diagnosis of a special need transitioned from pre-school to primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17738/25]
104. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of school management regarding their allocation of additional needs assistants (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17748/25]
105. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if she can confirm whether the special educational needs organiser assigned to the Dublin central area will contact all crèches and early years settings to ensure that all children that may require a special education place are identified and accounted for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17764/25]
106. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the total number of SNA positions currently filled, given the allocation of 1,600 additional SNA posts in Budget 2025, bringing the total to 23,179 SNAs for NCSE to operate under; to provide a breakdown of these positions by school type (mainstream primary, mainstream post-primary, special classes, and special schools); and if she will make a statement on the m…
107. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of children in Dublin postal districts 1, 3, 7, and 9 who are currently on a waiting list for a place in a special school for the 2025–2026 academic year; the number of special school places currently available in these districts for September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17768/25]
110. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education for an update on the provision of additional special education classes in Dublin mid west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17874/25]
111. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education to provide a list of the schools in Dublin mid west that have expressed an interest in opening a special education class, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17875/25]
115. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) will have their numbers of SNAs cut by more than half; how this decision was arrived at; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17959/25]
121. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary was only granted 1.5 SNA positions given the significant needs of the school which is classified as a DEIS Urban 1 school; if she will review this matter and ensure that additional SNAs will be granted to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18014/25]
103. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the number of new special classes and special schools sanctioned for September 2025; if she will guarantee these will all be open by September 2025 and fully resourced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16978/25]
106. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education for an update on resourcing for students with special educational needs in Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17089/25]
107. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the number of students that will be enrolled into the interim special school in County Monaghan in September 2025; if there is capacity at the site of that school to increase enrolment numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17182/25]
113. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the steps taken in Cork county and city to ensure all children who require a place have the possibility of securing a place in a special class or special school for the next academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17159/25]
116. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the provision of autism classes in County Mayo. [17236/25]
127. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education the steps her Department is taking to increase the numbers of speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists for students with additional needs in primary and secondary schools. [17045/25]
132. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will support the development of a pilot project in a small number of DEIS primary schools in order to gather empirical and scientific evidence, in data form, of the benefit of reading rooms in primary schools in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17156/25]
133. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the use of spare classroom accommodation at a school (details supplied) for the establishment of an interim special school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17206/25]
136. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education her plans to open a new special school in south Tipperary (details supplied); if she will task her Department officials and the NCSE to seek locations for a new special school in south Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16601/25]