PQ 84
84. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on her plans to remove a diagnosis as an eligibility criteria for a special education placement; the extent of engagement with teachers and their representatives in developing her plans to date; the extent to which the impact such a change would have on demand for resources has been assessed and the approach taken to this assessment; and the practical steps she intends to take to advance and implement her plans. [75294/26]
Introduced
22 October 2026
Last action
22 October 2026 · Special Educational Needs
Status
oral
Sponsors
Darren O'Rourke
Subjects
Education
Source updated
22 October 2026
Summary
84. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on her plans to remove a diagnosis as an eligibility criteria for a special education placement; the extent of engagement with teachers and their representatives in developing her plans to date; the extent to which the impact such a change would have on demand for resources has been assessed and the approach taken to this assessment; and the practical steps she intends to take to advance and implement her plans. [75294/26]
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Timeline
22 October 2026
Special Educational Needs
84. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on her plans to remove a diagnosis as an eligibility criteria for a special education placement; the extent of engagement with teachers and their representatives in developing her plans to date; the extent to which the impact such a change would have on demand for resources has been assessed and the approach taken to this assessment; and the practical steps she intends to take to advance and implement her plans. [75294/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-10-22/84/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/question/2026-10-22/pq_84
- ireland · q-2026-10-22-pq_84 · source updated 22 October 2026