150. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education the number of additional places that will be created in SEN classes attached to mainstream schools at primary and secondary level in the Dublin west area for September 2025; and how many extra places are being provided in each school, in tabular form [8433/25]
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.
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2,881 written, 40 oral
146
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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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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151. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education the number of additional places that will be created in special schools in the Dublin west area for September 2025; how many extra places are being provided in each school, in tabular form. [8434/25]
152. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education for an update on the work of the Dublin 15 schools taskforce; and if she will state with confidence that all children in Dublin west will be able to avail of an appropriate school placement, be it in a special class attached to main stream primary or secondary schools, or in special schools, in September 2025. [8435/25]
157. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on resources for special education classes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8571/25]
158. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the waiting list for classes for dyslexia in the greater Dublin area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8573/25]
159. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education her plan to increase the provision of classes for dyslexia in the greater Dublin area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8574/25]
160. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education whether it is her policy not to have specific classes for dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8575/25]
161. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education for an update and clarity regarding the provision of an ASD class and a general assembly for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8576/25]
112. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of children on waiting lists for an assessment of needs; the average waiting time; the measures she intends to take to tackle these waiting lists for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8180/25]
386. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if an appropriate school place in a special class will be provided for a child (details supplied). [7157/25]
387. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if additional special classes will be provided in a school (details supplied). [7158/25]
398. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 6 February 2025, if the number of notifications received by the NCSE from parents and guardians by the 1 February 2025 deadline pursuant to her Department’s circular 0080/2024 has now been determined; and for a breakdown of same by county, and by category of need, in tabular form. [7334/25]
407. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education to examine the case for funding for a special class for a school (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7463/25]
416. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) has been sanctioned to open autism classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7623/25]
424. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education when the new special unit for autism in a school (details supplied) will be ready for opening given the building and staffing are in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7731/25]
426. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that a child (details supplied) receives SNA support when he commences school in September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7775/25]
433. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education the measures she will implement in 2025 to ensure that there is appropriate access to therapies for children in special schools and in special classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7845/25]
438. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education the exact location of the new special school in Cork which is due to open in September 2025 for the 2025-2026 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7967/25]
439. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education the reasons that a suitable school placement has not been made available for a child (details supplied); the immediate measures her Department is taking to ensure that an appropriate educational placement, suited to their specific needs, is secured, given that a mainstream school setting is not a viable option; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7…
440. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of a child (details supplied) who is not receiving education due to their needs; her views on whether this situation needs to be resolved as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7993/25]
441. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education if she will resolve the case of a child (details supplied) who is due to start school in September but was not accepted in any ASD classes in their area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7994/25]
443. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she intends on commencing the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if so, the timeline for commencement. [8000/25]
445. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education for an update on an application by a school in south Tipperary (details supplied) to open an ASD class in their school; the status of this application; if this application will be expedited as there are children in the area without an appropriate school place for September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8039/25]
454. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will give urgent consideration to the expansion of a programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8150/25]
195. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education the position regarding the additional needs allocation for a school (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of school management in relation to the potential reduction in this allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6837/25]