Special Educational Needs

1016. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is considering expanding mandatory training modules on special education, literacy and numeracy interventions in teacher training programmes, so that all teachers entering the system have a baseline specialist knowledge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47047/25]

1017. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has examined outcomes for children in special education needs classes taught by teachers with specialist training compared to those either without such training or not qualified teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47048/25]

1018. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to ensure consistency across schools in how special education needs classes are delivered, including minimum standards of teacher training, supports and access to specialist resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47049/25]

1020. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the eligibility requirement is for pupils with dyslexia to access technology supports at primary and post primary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47109/25]

1028. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which demand is currently assessed for the planning of special education provision; if her Department is considering a review of the current assessment method given that data suggests a higher autism and spectrum disability prevalence than what is currently being forecasted for; and if she will make a statement on the…

1030. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will give detailed consideration to the issues relating to primary and special education with specific reference to Budget 2026 and the pre-Budget submission by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47223/25]

1039. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the opening of a special school (details supplied). [47331/25]

1054. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration is being given to the introduction of Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) in schools with three or more special education posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47543/25]

1321. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding employment services and specialist training supports for adults who are on the autism spectrum; if he can provide an update on the efforts being undertaken by his Department to support adults who are on the autism spectrum in securing employment opportunities, in the context of recent statistics (details su…

1908. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Health Service Executive disability services in the Dublin north city & west (IHA DNCW) area can receive an additional allocation of multi disciplinary staff for CDNTs in 2025, in view of the increase of 12 students at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45137/25]

1930. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the lack of external oversight or appeals process when children are expelled from ECCE-funded preschools, particularly those with additional needs. [45456/25]

1931. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there are plans to standardise policies across all ECCE providers regarding the handling of behavioural issues in children with additional needs. [45457/25]

1932. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which access and inclusion model supports are being evaluated for effectiveness when preschools expel children with ASD despite support being in place. [45458/25]

971. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the reopening of the second autism class in a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40713/25]

973. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of staff who work in early intervention classes across the State. [40741/25]

974. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first- and full-year cost of increasing staff in early intervention classes by 5%, up to a maximum of 50%. [40742/25]

990. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the SNA provision for the 2025-2026 academic year will be increased based on the submission made by a school (details supplied), and the SENO. [40769/25]

997. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the opening of a special class at a school (details supplied). [40816/25]

998. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the opening of a special class at a school (details supplied). [40817/25]

999. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the opening of a special class at a school (details supplied). [40818/25]

1000. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the opening of a special class at a school (details supplied). [40819/25]

1002. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No.376 of 24 June 2025, if a response will issued from the SEC. [40866/25]

1008. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding allocated to special education services over the past three years; the number of students served and the type of support provided, by region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40949/25]

1015. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special education teachers and special needs assistants assigned to schools, both primary and post-primary, in Cork since 2021; if the assessed demand for both special education teachers and special needs assistants across the Cork region is being met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40956/25]

1016. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the up-to-date position on the current availability and adequacy of provision of education places for children with additional and complex needs in Cork city and county; the current number of special school places, autism classes, children awaiting placement and planned expansion for 2025-2026; and if she will make a stateme…