PQ 2
2. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a memo has been sent to Cabinet in relation to the way in which her Department plans to deliver enough special class places and special school places to match the level of demand; the number of children who await a special class or school placement; the number of children who made an application for a special class or school placement; the number of classes that will be needed to match the level of demand, outside of the current 400 already budgeted for in budget 2026; the number of classes that have been opened to date; if every child will have an appropriate school placement for the coming academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28882/26]
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23 April 2026
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2. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a memo has been sent to Cabinet in relation to the way in which her Department plans to deliver enough special class places and special school places to match the level of demand; the number of children who await a special class or school placement; the number of children who made an application for a special class or school placement; the number of classes that will be needed to match the level of demand, outside of the current 400 already budgeted for in budget 2026; the number of classes that have been opened to date; if every child will have an appropriate school placement for the coming academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28882/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-04-23/2/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/question/2026-04-23/pq_2