Special Educational Needs

517. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on an application for a school (details supplied) to open a fifth class for students with autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46530/24]

520. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the number of school places in the new special school announced for Lucan (details supplied); the class years that will be available; when applications will open for students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46542/24]

521. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the number of teachers to be hired for the new special school announced for Lucan (details supplied); when these positions will be advertised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46543/24]

527. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education for an update on timings for the new special class in a school (details supplied) as children and staff are currently using an inappropriate space in the school building.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46623/24]

532. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education the reason a sensory chair for a student to assist in their learning, recommended by the assigned HSE occupational therapist for a school (details supplied) has been refused funding by her Department when other chairs are approved; and when children with additional needs and therapeutic supports should be prioritised. [46669/24]

559. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education when the special education taskforce in Dublin 15 will report and make proposals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46887/24]

576. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education to provide information regarding the new special school due to open in the Lucan area of Dublin mid-west for the 2025-2026 school year; the location of the school; if any works are required on the building to bring it up to standard; and the number of places that will be available for students at the school. [1056/25]

577. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education for an update on the refusal of an assistant technology grant for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1065/25]

580. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education the specific steps that are being taken by her to ensure that children on the autistic spectrum and other children with special educational needs are accommodated in their local communities rather than being assigned to schools in areas that are often remote from their homes and support networks and which necessitates considerable addit…

586. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education to provide details of any forthcoming ASD units; the units under development in planning for any primary schools in Howth or surrounding areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1124/25]

598. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education what supports exist for children who use braille in schools; if there are plans to increase support for children using braille; the number of teachers who have completed the necessary qualifications to teach braille; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1269/25]

609. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the reason funding has yet to be provided to a school (details supplied) to provide ASD classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1333/25]

610. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the measures being taken to ensure a special school place for 2025-2026 for a child (details supplied). [1334/25]

611. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if capital funding will be provided to a school (details supplied) to provide ASD classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1335/25]

618. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education the status of an application for a special class (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1463/25]

619. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education if she has plans for speech therapists to be returned to special schools full-time, not shared; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1499/25]

626. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education to review correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1633/25]

631. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education the status of plans for the development of an additional special educational needs class at a school (details supplied). [1704/25]

635. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if further resources will be provided to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1708/25]

637. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education the status of an application for a special class for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1731/25]

638. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if she will report on the capacity to cater for children with special needs in the education system in Kerry; the number of special needs classes in secondary schools; the proportion of secondary schools that have special needs classes; the number of SNAs currently in employment; the number of children with SENs this caters for; the proportion o…

639. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if she will report on the number of school places for children with special educational needs in County Kerry in each of the years 2020 to 2024, broken down by primary and secondary school places, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1747/25]

653. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education to provide a breakdown of the number of SNAs employed in Kerry in each of the years 2019 to date, in tabular form; the number of vacancies in Kerry in each of the years 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1893/25]

659. Deputy John Cummins asked the Minister for Education the number of special classes in mainstream primary and secondary schools in each county, for the years 2020 to 2024 inclusive, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1978/25]