Special Educational Needs
An official questions-paper heading. 2,799 questions (33 oral, 2,766 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
Questions under this heading, per month
Jan 2025Jul 2026
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| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 31 |
| Feb 2025 | 124 |
| Mar 2025 | 114 |
| Apr 2025 | 160 |
| May 2025 | 134 |
| Jun 2025 | 183 |
| Jul 2025 | 215 |
| Sep 2025 | 113 |
| Oct 2025 | 76 |
| Nov 2025 | 191 |
| Dec 2025 | 122 |
| Jan 2026 | 163 |
| Feb 2026 | 283 |
| Mar 2026 | 270 |
| Apr 2026 | 167 |
| May 2026 | 181 |
| Jun 2026 | 171 |
| Jul 2026 | 101 |
Addressed to
| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Education | 2,737 |
| Children | 37 |
| Health | 17 |
| Further and Higher Education | 5 |
| Social | 3 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
Pat Buckley
written
2025-06-18 · to Education
85. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth to instruct a school (details supplied) to open a special class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33133/25]
Ciarán Ahern
written
2025-06-18 · to Education
88. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the planned closure of an autism class at a school (details supplied), despite sufficient interest in enrolment for the 2025/2026 school year to warrant two autism classes; if she will instruct the NCSE to reconsider its proposal to close the class and review the individual enrolment cases; and if she will make a…
Jen Cummins
written
2025-06-17 · to Education
375. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the projected demand for school places in mainstream primary schools for pupils with special educational needs for the school year commencing September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31788/25]
Jen Cummins
written
2025-06-17 · to Education
376. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the projected demand for school places in mainstream secondary schools for pupils with special educational needs for the school year commencing September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31789/25]
Jen Cummins
written
2025-06-17 · to Education
377. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the projected demand for school places in special schools for pupils with special educational needs for the school year commencing September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31790/25]
Thomas Gould
written
2025-06-17 · to Education
379. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of ASD places available in primary schools in Ballincollig, County Cork for September 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31815/25]
Thomas Gould
written
2025-06-17 · to Education
380. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the engagement her Department has had with a school (details supplied), regarding the provision of ASD places in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31816/25]
Thomas Gould
written
2025-06-17 · to Education
381. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth if capital funding will be provided to a school (details supplied), to provide ASD classes in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31817/25]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2025-06-17 · to Education
385. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update in respect of the delivery of ASD classrooms at a school (details supplied); the date on which officials in the Department communicated with the school; the local authority in respect of the matter; and the steps she can take to expediate the processing of the transfer of deeds. [31834/25]
Louis O'Hara
written
2025-06-17 · to Education
386. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the allocation of SNA posts for the 2025/2026 school year; to outline the redeployment process in schools where surplus SNA posts have been identified; to outline the appeals process available to schools where SNA posts are identified as surplus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31871/25]
Barry Ward
written
2025-06-17 · to Education
388. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to concerns raised by some school principals regarding proposed changes to the allocation of special schools (details supplied); the actions she will take to ensure that these students are not negatively impacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31877/25]
Mattie McGrath
written
2025-06-17 · to Education
397. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) in south Tipperary has not been allocated a single SNA despite a number of children with needs in the school; if this decision will be reviewed on appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32004/25]
Michael Healy-Rae
written
2025-06-17 · to Education
410. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure further SNA allocation is given to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32094/25]
Robert Troy
written
2025-06-17 · to Education
415. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an urgent update on the provision of a new modular SEN at a school (details supplied). [32131/25]
Albert Dolan
written
2025-06-17 · to Education
421. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the availability of school places for children with special educational needs in east Galway; if her Department is aware of the current shortfall in both mainstream schools with special classes and dedicated special schools in the region; and the measures being taken to ensure that every child in east Galway can a…
Robert Troy
written
2025-06-17 · to Education
424. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an application for an additional special education resource will be approved for a school (details supplied). [32234/25]
James O'Connor
written
2025-06-17 · to Education
427. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of an ASD class in a supplementary request under ASA in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32255/25]
Louis O'Hara
written
2025-06-17 · to Education
432. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school's (details supplied) SNA allocation will be reviewed in light of the fact that an increased allocation was recommended by the SENO; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32360/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-06-17 · to Education
433. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that the long-promised new autism unit at a school (details supplied) will open as planned at the beginning of the 2025/2026 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32364/25]
Eoghan Kenny
written
2025-06-17 · to Education
437. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date on which SNA allocations will happen for the 2025/2026 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32485/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-06-17 · to Education
441. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a response will issue to a school (details supplied) that have been denied a SNA without any detail on the reason the decision was reached. [32524/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-06-17 · to Education
442. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason her Department agreed to provide an autism class for a school in 2023 (details supplied) and then refused funding this April; and when the full amount of funding needed will be provided. [32543/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-06-17 · to Education
444. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth when contact will be made with a school (details supplied) that has been looking for a reply from her Department since January. [32549/25]
Jen Cummins
written
2025-06-17 · to Education
447. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools providing summer education programme in the post code of Dublin 12. [32565/25]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-06-17 · to Education
449. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the 1,600 additional SNA posts promised by her have been awarded. [32626/25]