Special Educational Needs

620. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department will provide immediate assistance to a child (details supplied). [24407/25]

621. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary school children currently on reduced timetables due to unmet additional or behavioural needs; and the steps being taken to address this. [24408/25]

622. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the NCSE or Tusla have been asked to provide direct intervention in the case of a child (details supplied). [24409/25]

327. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measure being taken to increase the number of moderate general learning disability classes in mainstream schools in Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23041/25]

166. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth to give a detailed account of the use of seclusion and restraint in schools as a means of dealing with "challenging behaviour" in children with additional educational needs, including the most recent figures for the prevalence of seclusion and restraint; the steps taken since the last report on seclusion and restraint in schools fr…

174. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she can confirm that she has in her role as Minister the discretionary powers to provide for a larger central activities space than the standard size for all SEN bases built in certain cases (details supplied); her views on whether given the scale of an extension granted that this school and others with similar large extensi…

181. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students in Kerry that are deaf and hard of hearing in post-primary schools; the number of special education classes that are currently available; the plans she has to make additional special education classes available during the next school term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22398/25]

185. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth for details on the current provision of special school placements nationally at primary and secondary level, in particular, the name and location of the school, the number of class places and the population size served. [22436/25]

186. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the projected provision of special school placements nationally at primary and secondary level for September 2025, in particular, the name and location of the school, the number of projected class places and the population size served. [22437/25]

187. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the projected number of children nationally requiring primary and secondary special education placements in September 2025. [22438/25]

191. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will confirm if an SNA allocation and review can proceed at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22493/25]

192. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if her Department is considering increasing the number of sessions teachers are provided with interpreters in certain circumstances as part of the ‘Say Yes to Languages’ programme; the steps her Department is taking to promote inclusion for teachers; and if she will…

196. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a breakdown of the number of special classes in DEIS and non-DEIS schools; if she believes the number is proportionate to the number of students in DEIS and non-DEIS schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22546/25]

199. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the SET allocation for a school (details supplied) with a view to allocating increased SET hours to address the growing needs of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22551/25]

214. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify if there a national SNA cap of 23,791 if this is for the calendar year or the academic year; the period of time this cap on SNA's covers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22754/25]

220. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the case of a child with additional needs in Dublin 9 (details supplied); if she will respond to the details of the case; the immediate supports that can be made available to the child’s family in respect of access to appropriate educational supports; the extent to which her Department has been engaging wit…

223. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education the specific Government guidelines for SEN places nationwide. [21808/25]

225. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education if she will consider expanding SNA duties and roles beyond their current ones; and if she plans to recognise that SNAs often go above and beyond their limited roles for the children. [21810/25]

226. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education if she plans to introduce clear guidelines in relation to what qualifies as children’s needs for a space in school; and the reason the NCSE and her Department do not work cohesively to achieve this clear wording. [21811/25]

233. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education if an ASD class at primary school level will be provided in Gort, County Galway and surrounding areas given the lack of any such classes at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21865/25]

62. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education whether or not there is currently a budgetary constraint or recruitment freeze affecting the allocation and deployment of SNAs for the 2024/2025 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21313/25]

63. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education to clarify the role and remit of special educational needs organisers in the allocation of SNA hours/posts to schools, particularly in relation to recommendations for reduced timetables in the absence of appropriate supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21314/25]

74. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education her plans to increase the number of visiting teachers to children who have significant hearing loss in primary schools in County Cork (details supplied). [21407/25]

77. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education to clarify on reports that SENOs are approving an increase in allocations of SNAs in principle, but these supports cannot be put in place due to an insufficient budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21507/25]

78. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education for clarification on whether geographical areas have a quota in terms of SNA allocations in tabular form. [21508/25]