572. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in each of the past five years who have ceased attending mainstream primary or post-primary schools due to their additional or special educational needs, including autism, ADHD, or related conditions; the number who were subsequently referred to iScoil or other alternative education programmes; the formal monitoring and oversight exist to ensure these children continue to access education and supports; and the immediate steps her Department is taking to prevent children from being effectively excluded from mainstream schools due to unmet needs rather than parental choice. [8478/26]

Summary

572. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in each of the past five years who have ceased attending mainstream primary or post-primary schools due to their additional or special educational needs, including autism, ADHD, or related conditions; the number who were subsequently referred to iScoil or other alternative education programmes; the formal monitoring and oversight exist to ensure these children continue to access education and supports; and the immediate steps her Department is taking to prevent children from being effectively excluded from mainstream schools due to unmet needs rather than parental choice. [8478/26]

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

1 official file

• Special Educational Needs

  xml · EN · 4 February 2026

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

Sponsors

No sponsors or actors listed by the source.

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.