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 greatest level of need are facilitated to enrol in the classes, given that SSD can arise from a known disability like Down Syndrome and can cause learning needs no less significant than those whose diagnosis arises from an unknown origin, and that the targeted support provided in DLD/SSD special classes is beneficial to both groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44308/25]

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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 greatest level of need are facilitated to enrol in the classes, given that SSD can arise from a known disability like Down Syndrome and can cause learning needs no less significant than those whose diagnosis arises from an unknown origin, and that the targeted support provided in DLD/SSD special classes is beneficial to both groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44308/25]

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