Special Educational Needs

1271. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of additional ASD class places allocated at both primary and post primary in Dublin 9 and 11 in 2025; and when they will be operational. [43987/25]

1278. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide details of the number of school SEN places sanctioned earlier in 2025; and the date when they will be operational. [44060/25]

1279. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide details of the number of children who sought a SEN place for the academic year 2025/2026; and the number who had to be offered home provision as no place was available. [44061/25]

1302. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding amount provided to special schools which cater for children with MGLD and other learning disabilities. [44218/25]

1308. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Youth to discuss the recent changes to the allocation model for special education. [44255/25]

1310. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 461 of 15 July 2025, her Department's precise rationale for requiring DLD/SSD of an unknown origin for enrolment in special classes; if her Department will consider revising the enrolment criteria for DLD/SSD classes to align with their stated aim of ensuring that children with the …

1313. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children with additional needs that are currently waiting on a school place for September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44357/25]

1314. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children with additional needs with an appropriate school place in September that fits their educational need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44358/25]

2874. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapy posts offered to graduates in each of the past five years; the percentage that were full-time 1.0 WTE and the percentage that were below 1.0 WTE, in tabular form. [42502/25]

78. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children identified by the NCSE by the February deadline who have yet to be offered a school place for September 2025; the total number of children now with a recommendation for a special class or special school place who have not been offered a school place for September; to outline her efforts to ensure that all …

82. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if children attending a school (details supplied) who have applied for a place in a special school and have a letter from the NCSE that they are entitled to such a place will get a place in one of the two new autism classes being established in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40455/25]

84. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will bring forward a plan to support children with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39783/25]

86. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of sanctioned classes nationally for children with additional needs, as announced earlier this year; the number hoped to be operational in autumn 2025 in the Dublin North-West constituency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40000/25]

90. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an updated list of all primary and post-primary schools that have been sanctioned for an ASD class for the 2025-26 school year. [39382/25]

97. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions she will take to ensure that every child has an appropriate school place with all necessary supports in their local area in September. [39845/25]

99. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that adequate financial provision is made to enable the appointment of SNAs to all schools from September where such needs have been identified, and ensure that all pupils needing such support will not be deprived of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39776/25]

108. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has considered increasing the availability of Irish phonics resources to assist students with dyslexia studying Irish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40158/25]

110. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications made for an additional SNA in counties Galway and Roscommon, where the application has been denied by the NCSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38438/25]

112. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department’s plans to provide alternative models of learning for children who struggle with the larger conventional classroom model and prefer learning in smaller groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40163/25]

113. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address concerns from parents and schools about suggestions by her Department that parents should no longer apply directly to schools geared towards mild disability, and that the decision on who attends should no longer be made by the board of management based on medical advice and the parents’ submissions; and if sh…

114. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has plans to provide for specialised support for students with speech and sound disorders of a known origin, given that these children are currently excluded from enrolling in DLD/SSD special classes, and that no alternative supports are available to them, despite their needs being no less significant than those o…

118. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of speech and language therapists assigned to schools in Dublin for each year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40200/25]

120. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a list of schools in Mayo which are due to open autism classes in September 2025; the names of schools which were due to open autism classes but which are not now proceeding; to provide the reasons scheduled autism classes may not be opening in September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39774/25]

121. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children still without an appropriate school place for September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39848/25]

127. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to pause the reconfiguration of MGLD schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39685/25]