Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 January 2026
560. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of occasions, per county, that section 37a of the schools admissions Act 2018 has been used by her Department, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, respectively. [6345/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Minister has powers under Section 37A of the Education Act to direct a school to provide additional places but this power is only used as a last resort and where all reasonable efforts have failed.
Prior to the introduction of new legislation in 2022, the Section 37A process had been used to secure additional special class provision on two occasions in Dublin.
The provision has also been enacted in regard to one school in Kildare in 2025 in order to ensure that children with special educational needs in the local area had an appropriate placement for the 2025/2026 school year.
