Special Educational Needs

141. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth the basis on which the recent SNA review determination was made in respect of a school (details supplied); if she will address the serious concerns raised regarding the credibility, transparency and integrity of the SNA review process in this case, given that the initial decision to reduce the school’s SNA allocation was only rever…

148. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to address the impact the latest SNA review has had on schools where SNA allocation has been reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13196/26]

149. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools that have lost SNAs after the most recent review, by county, in tabular form. [13197/26]

150. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the national criteria and methodology used by the NCSE in determining annual SNA allocations to primary schools; whether this methodology has changed for the 2026/27 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13225/26]

151. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary schools notified of a reduction of two or more SNA posts for the 2026/27 school year and if she will provide a county-by-county breakdown [13226/26]

152. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether any impact assessment has been carried out on the educational and care implications of SNA allocation reductions; and if she will outline same [13227/26]

153. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of SNAs allocated to primary schools in Cork for the 2024-2025, 2025-2026 and projected 2026-2027 school years respectively [13228/26]

159. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a letter of eligibility will be provided immediately to an individual (details supplied) in order for them to be able to accept the appropriate school place offered to them given their needs are no longer being met in a mainstream educational setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13242/26]

162. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of SNA provisions reduced from schools after the latest NCSE review, by county, excluding new posts sanctioned, in tabular form. [13336/26]

163. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the cuts to SNA provision in a school (details supplied) [13337/26]

164. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cuts to SNA provision in a school (details supplied). [13338/26]

165. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the cuts to SNA provision in a school (details supplied) [13339/26]

166. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth tthe number of SNAs to be redeployed in the 2026/2027 school year by county, in tabular form. [13340/26]

167. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools who had SNA provision downgraded on review for the 2026/2027 school by county, in tabular form. [13341/26]

168. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria used to determine SNA eligibility for Level 1 and Level 2 needs children [13342/26]

169. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of SNAs in North Kildare from 2019-2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13344/26]

170. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to address the shortage of SNAs and special school places in North Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13345/26]

171. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the most recent number of children in Kildare who are waiting to be allocated a special class place in a mainstream primary school; the number in Kildare who are waiting on a special class place in a mainstream secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13349/26]

172. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the most recent number of children in Kildare who are waiting to be allocated a special school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13350/26]

173. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the number of additional new Special Needs Assistants recruited in 2025; the number of additional new Special Needs Assistants recruited to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13351/26]

174. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the number of Special Needs Assistants who have had their hours reduced or who have been let go from their role in 2025 and 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13352/26]

175. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of the schools in Kildare that have had their allocation of special needs assistants reduced for the following school year to date; the reduction in each school's allocation, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13353/26]

176. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the significant reduction in the SNA allocation for a school (details supplied); the basis for this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13396/26]

177. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is concerned about the impact that the significant reduction in the SNA allocation for a school (details supplied) will have on the students that require this support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13397/26]

178. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any engagement she has had with the NCSE in relation to the reduction of SNA allocations to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13398/26]