Special Educational Needs

234. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a funding application and or SENO referral has been made for child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8877/26]

247. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special education places at each primary and second level school in County Wexford and County Wicklow, in tabular form. [8986/26]

251. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a child in County Kildare will be allocated a special class place (details supplied). [9007/26]

252. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a child in County Kildare will be allocated a special class place (details supplied). [9008/26]

253. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide further details relating to an announcement (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9012/26]

260. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address concerns raised in correspondence regarding the WALK PEER Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9120/26]

357. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will address concerns raised in correspondence regarding the WALK PEER Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9038/26]

471. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who have been referred for a place in a special school in each county, each year for the past ten years. [7482/26]

472. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average waiting list time for a child placement after receiving the referral. [7483/26]

473. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children which are still waiting for placement in each county, each year, for the past five years. [7484/26]

474. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special school placements which are available, by county, by year. [7485/26]

475. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for funding for a special class for a school (details supplied). [7487/26]

484. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the National Council for Special Education will be permitted to issue letters of eligibility again; her views on a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7549/26]

485. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any of the new special classes announced for the school year 2026-2027 will be early intervention classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7567/26]

498. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm that a child (details supplied) will be awarded an NCSE letter of eligibility in order to receive a place in a special class in the school they already attend; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7700/26]

499. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which a person (details supplied) can apply for a special school place as the NCSE application has closed and due to backlogs in assessments, diagnosis has only been secured now; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7734/26]

502. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children on Register 14 of TESS; the percentage of whom are identified as having AEN/SEN; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7782/26]

503. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children awaiting assessment via AEARS in order to be added to register 14 on TESS; the percentage of whom are identified as having AEN/SEN; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7783/26]

504. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special classes sanctioned in 2025 and up to the 2nd tranche in 2026 that require modular buildings or building work prior to opening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7791/26]

506. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process for families who missed the NCSE’s October 2025 deadline for eligibility letters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7793/26]

508. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of issues with the NCSE's parent notify process and the delays it is causing for children in accessing a special class. [7821/26]

509. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a child (details supplied) in County Kildare will be allocated a special class place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7840/26]

510. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special needs assistants employed in primary and post primary schools in Offaly and Laois; the allocation process to ensure adequate support for pupils with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7856/26]

514. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she expects NCSE senior management to issue a directive to SENO for families known post 1 October who have updated reports. [7921/26]

518. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has considered instructing schools with special classes to assign a teacher to coordinate said classes; to specify a minimum number of administration hours per class for that teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8067/26]