230. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the provision of the summer programme can be announced in September each year instead of April-May to enable families to prepare for the summer months in advance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24979/25]
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.
2,921
questions
2,881 written, 40 oral
146
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
5
departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
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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 |
Who asks, by party
The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
232. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she could assist in accessing a place for a child with at a primary school ASD unit (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25001/25]
79. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an additional class (details supplied) in time for the September 2025 intake. [24674/25]
80. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 384 of 25 February 2025, if the application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24523/25]
86. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the latest update on the rollout of the home-based programme for summer 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24620/25]
93. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify the procedure regarding appeals of appeals in relation to the provision of augmentative and alternative communication (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24754/25]
558. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in the Celbridge and north Kildare area that expressed an interest in opening a specialist class in the past academic year; the number of these applications that were refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23281/25]
559. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in Celbridge and north Kildare that were approached by the National Council for Special Education to open a specialist class; the percentage of those schools declined; and if the Department provide insight into the reasons given for these refusals. [23282/25]
571. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine the case of a child with autism and ADHD (details supplied) who is attending a mainstream school but has been refused SNA support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23552/25]
575. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth when funding will be released for a new autism class at a school (details supplied); if a commitment will be provided that funds will be released at the earliest opportunity to ensure the unit is ready for the incoming class in September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23690/25]
576. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the funding will be released to open a second autism class in school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23693/25]
579. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if SET hours will be increased at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23710/25]
594. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an application for additional special needs assistants at a school (details supplied) as the school authorities need to make arrangements to put new SNAs in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23981/25]
596. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 848 to 850, inclusive, of 29 April 2025, the number of SNAs are based in mainstream schools; the number who provide supports that are not deemed as primary care needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24007/25]
597. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 848, 849 and 850 of 29 April 2025, if there is an actual appeals process for SNA allocations separate to the review which is to determine if the correct process is followed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24008/25]
598. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 852 of 29 April 2025, what constitute a "demand in the area" for special classes; the way in which this is assessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24009/25]
599. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth why a special class for a school (details supplied) was denied. [24081/25]
604. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the nationwide pilot plan to redistribute therapists through 16 selected special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24111/25]
605. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which she plans to address the recruitment challenges currently being experienced by phase 1 and phase 2 of the nationwide pilot plan to redistribute therapists through 16 selected special schools. [24112/25]
615. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special classes for children with intellectual disabilities in each primary school in Kildare north specifically; the number of children attending these schools from Kildare north specifically; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24320/25]
616. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to prioritise children in local areas in the allocation of placements in special schools and classes within their communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24321/25]
619. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports being provided to a child (details supplied). [24406/25]
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]