Special Educational Needs

522. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the NCSE will provide the special class numbers, by primary and post primary schools, by county, for each of the years 2020 to date in 2026, in tabular form; the reason this data is not made publicly available. [8071/26]

526. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a full autism class in primary school receives €4,020 annually (year on year funding), meanwhile full autism classes in post primary schools receive €0.00 in annual funding despite having the same number of students as primary school; and if she plans to ensure both primary and post primary autism classes a…

527. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that the NCSE will provide accurate numbers of the students in post primary schools that have a recommendation requiring a special class placement but do not currently have that placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8076/26]

528. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students in post primary school with an autism diagnosis, requiring a special class, which are waiting on a special class placement since transitioning from primary to post primary school. [8077/26]

529. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will direct the NCSE to provide specific CPD on the way in which to run post primary autism classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8078/26]

530. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to a change in SNA allocation at a school (details supplied) which will be reduced by two full-time SNA staff from September 2026; the reason for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8081/26]

531. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application by a school (details supplied) to establish a special class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8089/26]

532. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools that applied for a special class in Kildare for the 2025-2026 school year; the name of each school; the number of special class places granted in Kildare for that school year; the names of these schools, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8100/26]

533. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in Kildare that applied for a special class for the 2026-2027 school year; the name of each school; the number which have been granted to date for that school year; the name of each of the successful schools, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8101/26]

534. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school which gives priority enrolment to a post-primary autism special class, to students already enrolled in the school (details supplied) contravenes either the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 or circular 0039/2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8102/26]

536. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans in place to expand ASD special class provision at post-primary level in an area (details supplied); the current assessment by her Department and the NCSE regarding unmet need for ASD class places for girls in this area; the steps being taken to ensure that schools are supported to open ASD classes; and if she will make…

538. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if the attention of her Department has been drawn to this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8148/26]

539. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a permanent special school will be delivered for County Monaghan; if a location has been chosen for this school; if design plans are in place; the timeline for construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8154/26]

542. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options which are available to ensure a person (details supplied) will get a place in an appropriate school in the local area. [8255/26]

548. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if special education needs organisers have the capacity to refer children with special needs who require a space in a special needs school to a mainstream school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8330/26]

550. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address the urgent need for additional autism class provision in the West Sligo area, given that only one place remains available in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8338/26]

561. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth following the publication of the NDP Sectoral Investment Plan for 2026-2030, the funding which will be provided to the provision of additional special classes to meet annual needs each year through just repurposing existing accommodation. [8383/26]

571. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether schools are required to formally notify her Department when a child is removed from, or ceases attending, mainstream primary or post-primary school due to the fact the school has stated it cannot meet the child’s additional or special educational needs, including autism, ADHD or related conditions; whether such notification…

572. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in each of the past five years who have ceased attending mainstream primary or post-primary schools due to their additional or special educational needs, including autism, ADHD, or related conditions; the number who were subsequently referred to iScoil or other alternative education programmes; the formal mon…

586. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm whether a special class is open in a school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [8525/26]

588. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a county by county breakdown of newly established special classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8546/26]

612. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth his plans to announce more special education class places; and if a school (details supplied) will be included in the allocation as the need for the class has been recognised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8754/26]

613. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth his plans to announce any more special education class places and if a school (details supplied) will be included in the allocation as the need for the class has been recognised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8755/26]

255. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the north-west counties of Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal, Mayo, Roscommon and Cavan have been excluded in the current NCSE recruitment drive for senior and staff grade occupational therapists and speech and language therapists for the National Educational Therapy Service in special schools with the plan for it to be extended …

259. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the policy of her Department in relation to the eligibility of children to access autism special classes, in particular where a child has completed the assessment process over a prolonged period and has been diagnosed as being eligible for an autism special class but missed the NCSE portal closing date of the 1 October and where …