381. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education to report on any plans for upgrading autism services in a school (details supplied) to provide additional SNAs and a special unit for autism; whether any grant funding has been made available for such upgrading; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6311/25]
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
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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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.
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The questions
385. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6416/25]
387. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on planning for special class admissions in September 2025; the indicated new demand compared to September 2024; if she will ensure that no child will be left without a school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6436/25]
183. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education the reason post-primary education for deaf and hard of hearing students in Kerry does not exist, when Cork and Limerick have successfully implemented programmes tailored to the needs of their students (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5269/25]
191. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the position regarding the matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5409/25]
169. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education the measures being taken to address the shortage of special school places in an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5170/25]
255. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education if it is a requirement that a child leaving primary school with a diagnosis requires another assessment of need to enter second level education. [4040/25]
298. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education if there are plans to provide additional autism classes in an area of County Cork (details supplied); if the National Council for Special Education has engaged with local schools in respect of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4374/25]
304. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education when resources such as teachers, special needs assistants and buildings will be supplied to a school (details supplied), permitting each individual offered a place can receive one; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4515/25]
305. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education the reason a student was offered a school place in a special school (details supplied) when no such place existed [4516/25]
321. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education the position regarding the application to expand the facilities for neurodiverse students in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4780/25]
95. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education the number of special school spaces and special class spaces in the State, by county, in tabular form. [3829/25]
96. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education 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 by county, and by category of need, in tabular form. [3830/25]
97. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the emerging situation in Dungarvan, County Waterford where the families of 22 children have received notice that they cannot avail of a special school place; if she will commit to finding an urgent solution to secure a school space suitable to their individual educational and care needs; if she will commit to working w…
101. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education to examine the case of an autistic child (details supplied) urgently in need of a school place in a primary school. [3849/25]
104. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education what steps her Department will take to ensure a child (details supplied) who is on a waiting list for their local special school can access an appropriate special school space in September. [3919/25]
105. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education what steps will be taken to ensure that a child (details supplied), who is on a waiting list for their local special school, can access an appropriate special school space this coming September. [3921/25]
106. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education what steps will be taken to ensure that a child (details supplied), who is on a waiting list for their local special school, can access an appropriate special school space this coming September. [3922/25]
107. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education what steps will be taken to ensure that a child (details supplied), who is on a waiting list for their local special school, can access an appropriate special school space this coming September. [3924/25]
108. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if she and an appropriate Minister of State will join me in urgently meeting a delegation of parents whose children have been placed on a waiting list for special school spaces in Dungarvan, County Waterford. [3925/25]
408. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education for an update on the third special class at a school (details supplied). [2190/25]
411. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 292 of 15 October 2024, when a person (details supplied) will receive an assessment for dyslexia; the reason the assigned psychologist has not meet with the parent to outline how the pupil can be supported, as indicated in the previous PQ response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2292/25]
430. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will commit to collecting data on the educational outcomes for deaf and hard of hearing students. [2512/25]
431. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that due to changes in SET hours deaf, and hard of hearing students are now receiving less support than before; and if she will consider reviewing these guidelines [2513/25]
434. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education if her Department will reconsider the decision to refuse an ASD class at a school (details supplied) given that there is a waiting list for such classes at this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2562/25]