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Independent TD for Galway East, Minister Seán Canney, has welcomed the announcement by Minister for Education, Helen McEntee, of 209 new special classes sanctioned by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) for the 2025/2026 school year, with a strong emphasis on additional supports for students in Galway and the west.

More than twenty second-level schools across the country have been granted planning permission for facilities such as PE Halls and and special classes for those with intellectual and physical disabilities over the last five years to enhance the lives of students.

Fianna Fáil Councillor, Frankie Keena, has lauded the work of the Autism Parents Athlone group following confirmation that an additional needs class will open in Athlone Community College on February 20.

A €10 million fund has been established to provide technology and devices for disadvantaged students at both primary and secondary levels, Longford/Westmeath Fine Gael Deputy, Peter Burke, confirmed this week.

A new model for the allocation of special education teaching resources to both primary and secondary schools will be introduced from September, local Independent Minister Denis Naughten has confirmed.

Fine Gael TD for Galway West and Mayo South, Seán Kyne has welcomed the significant increase in resource teaching hours in Galway schools for the coming school year.

Debbie Byrne, the mother of autistic child Aaron Byrne, has won her battle with the Department of Education and Skills (DES) and had her application for funding for her son's education approved.