PQ 511
511. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline the internal guidance issued to Department officials on the processing of applications and late applications for autism and special class set up grants, including any instructions on the use of discretion in cases where schools have responded positively to requests to open special classes in their area; how consistency of decision making is monitored across different sections of her Department; if she will consider revising this guidance to ensure that students with complex needs are not disadvantaged by administrative oversights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61367/25]
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511. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline the internal guidance issued to Department officials on the processing of applications and late applications for autism and special class set up grants, including any instructions on the use of discretion in cases where schools have responded positively to requests to open special classes in their area; how consistency of decision making is monitored across different sections of her Department; if she will consider revising this guidance to ensure that students with complex needs are not disadvantaged by administrative oversights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61367/25]
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