1164. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of WTE SNA posts in each county in the 2024 to 2025 school year; the provisional allocation for same in 2025 to 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42890/25]
Topics / Special Educational Needs
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSpecial Educational Needs
2,921 questions from 146 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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2,881 written, 40 oral
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| January 2025 | 31 |
| February 2025 | 124 |
| March 2025 | 114 |
| April 2025 | 160 |
| May 2025 | 134 |
| June 2025 | 183 |
| July 2025 | 215 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 113 |
| October 2025 | 76 |
| November 2025 | 191 |
| December 2025 | 122 |
| January 2026 | 163 |
| February 2026 | 283 |
| March 2026 | 270 |
| April 2026 | 167 |
| May 2026 | 181 |
| June 2026 | 171 |
| July 2026 | 101 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 44 |
| October 2026 | 78 |
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1165. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of active special classes by county in the 2024 to 2025 school year; the provisional allocation for same in 2025 to 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42891/25]
1175. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will urgently intervene to resolve the situation at a school (details supplied) where an approved ASD class has been supressed, resulting in four local children being denied access to an autism classroom for the coming school year; the steps her Department is taking to ensure that these children receive the appropriate support and placement i…
1194. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of increasing the number of staff in early intervention classes by 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43035/25]
1196. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth the up-to-date position in providing additional SNA posts for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43037/25]
1205. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to sanction more early intervention classes in Kerry; the number that will be available in 2026; the number of places that will be available in total; the number of places that will be available for new students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43098/25]
1209. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of additional special needs assistants and special education teachers employed by her Department for the academic year 2024-2025; the planned for recruitment for 2025-2026; how these will be allocated across schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43381/25]
1218. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans and timelines for the expansion of the school inclusion model and school based therapies for special schools, for autism classes and for mainstream; the number of various therapists required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43424/25]
1219. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans for assistive technology as a means of facilitating special education and school based therapies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43425/25]
1220. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans in place to ensure students with special educational needs are facilitated in getting appropriate school places, at primary and secondary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43426/25]
1223. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress being made to provide additional autism units at primary and secondary schools in County Louth for the September 2025 intake of students; if she will outline plans for additional autism units to come on stream for September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43429/25]
1224. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department plans to develop a strategic plan for the provision of SEN at primary schools over the next three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43430/25]
1226. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to update the educational system at primary and secondary level to cater for students with mild learning disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43432/25]
1227. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to update the SNA allocation process in primary and secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43433/25]
1233. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the level of additional investment in special education arising from the national development plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43643/25]
1237. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of ASD places that will be available in schools, both primary and post-primary, in the Dublin south-west area for the 2025-2026 academic year; and the number of these that are new places. [43700/25]
1238. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of SEN places that will be available in schools, both primary and post-primary, in the Dublin south-west area for the 2025-2026 academic year; and the number of these that are new places. [43701/25]
1248. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of requests received by the NCSE and-or her Department for additional SNA and SET posts; the number of posts that were requested; the breakdown of the WTE requested, in the Dublin North-West constituency, by school, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43779/25]
1249. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth of the requests received by the NCSE and-or her Department for additional SNA and SET posts made by schools in Dublin North-West, the number of requests for additional SNA and SET posts that were approved; the number of approved posts which were filled; the breakdown of the WTE of the filled posts, by school and in tabular form; and if she will make …
1255. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the special educational accommodations, such as rest facilities, flexible scheduling or assisted learning support that have been implemented in schools for students diagnosed with narcolepsy post-pandemrix vaccination; whether additional funding is planned to support these students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43822/25]
1264. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the national- and local-level coordination between core services to children attending special schools; the efforts being made to ensure enhanced coordination and effectiveness within the in-schools national therapy service; the work being carried out by her Department in respect of improving coordination between the different branches of …
1266. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the student to special class ratio in each county based on the provision effective from September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43914/25]
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]