Results 1-20 of 69 for going forward speaker:Josepha Madigan

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (6 Sep 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...requested figures in the following table. The Deputy should note that pending the outcome of an upcoming ICT/business needs analysis exercise which will result in a new ICT strategy, the estimates going forward may change. Expenditure Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total licensing renewal € 439.967 632,532 370,529 577,151 379,426 489,730 519,246 Estimated Expenditure ...

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Josepha Madigan: ...in the public arena is previous litigation relating to this committee. Has any guidance emanated from this committee that can be given to members in relation to the questioning of anyone who is going to come forward? Is there any guidance emanating as a result of the pending litigation? Has that been considered?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 May 2023)

Josepha Madigan: I am not sure whether the Deputy's contribution related to children with additional needs or to mainstream education for children going to school, but there should be sufficient and appropriate placements for all children attending school and transport should also be available to them. If the Deputy would like to give me the specific circumstances, I can speak to the Minister for Education...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Dáil na nÓg Delegate Report 2015: Discussion (21 Nov 2017)

Josepha Madigan: I will be brief. I congratulate all the witnesses, including Ms Olive McGovern. It is great to see young people getting involved. There are too many passengers in school who just sit there and do not try to contribute, so it is great to see our witnesses' civic-mindedness coming out. They are all going to make great politicians some day. It is great to see the contribution they are...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh – Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (24 Nov 2022)

Josepha Madigan: ..., stating that over the next five years each post-primary school will have to open four special classes. We need to close that gap. I mentioned earlier in response to Deputy Ó Laoghaire the forward planning that we are doing. As regards the body of work that is being done, I understand some of the points made, for example, on cost. We must move away from people trying to pay...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (22 Nov 2023)

Josepha Madigan: ...we provide an appropriate education for every child. Sometimes, there is not a streamlined approach between a primary school and a post-primary school, where a child may have received a really good education in a primary school and then is at a loss as to where to go for post-primary. We want to make sure that does not happen. There is a huge body of work in the Department at present on...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2023)

Josepha Madigan: ...have made real inroads in making sure that communication is kept open. There are a lot of new measures in place. There is the automatic inclusion of special class provision in all new school buildings going forward. There is automatic administrative status for any primary principals with two or more special classes as an incentive. There is the stronger use of the geographical...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Priorities and the Effects of Covid-19 on the Education System: Department of Education (17 Nov 2020)

Josepha Madigan: ...in all new school builds into the future, which will help alleviate that problem, and that is in tandem with the NCSC forecasting model. It is developing a five-year plan, together with the forward model of the Department of Education, so that we can see and anticipate, from a demographic perspective, what and how many types of special classes we are going to need in the future. We can...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Enrolments (11 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: ...his concerns on the matter. Obviously, it is critical from the perspective of the Department and of the Minister, Deputy Foley, that we do not just provide school places for the existing school-going children but also forward plan into the future as the Deputy correctly stated in his contribution. That is why the mechanisms by which we do our forward planning are used by the Department....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Accommodation (2 Feb 2023)

Josepha Madigan: ...to be undertaken, to ensure we have appropriate placements for the children. I will give him specific statistics if he wishes, but I want to outline to the House what we are doing in terms of forward planning, which is a critical component of making sure that we have the appropriate placements in situ. Fee-charging schools is another area that we are looking at. As the Deputy will be...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (1 Mar 2023)

Josepha Madigan: ...NCSE will announce and confirm over the coming weeks where new special classes will be created in the county. I am not at liberty to say whether it is the Gaelscoil or not because there is still ongoing negotiations and engagement with various schools, not just in Tipperary, but in other counties as well. I would not like to in any way influence the outcome of any ongoing conversations....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (6 Mar 2024)

Josepha Madigan: .... I can say, from my direct conversation with the NCSE, that there will be placements for those children in September 2024. I have been assured of that. In regard to the future, I mentioned the forward planning. There is active engagement on this. There is active consideration in relation to a special school. I mentioned the increase in the autism prevalence rate within the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: City of Culture Initiative (10 Apr 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I am satisfied that Galway 2020 is progressing well with developing an imaginative and effective European Capital of Culture programme and look forward to a successful and impactful year that will serve to highlight further the vibrant and diverse cultural offering both in Galway and in Ireland as a whole. I believe we will deliver that with the finances available. The total project...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (11 Oct 2022)

Josepha Madigan: ...class. It is wonderful to hear that the school has had a positive experience. There is not a school I have visited with a special class that has not had a positive experience. Some of them go on to open two or three special classes. One of the things we are doing, which is pertinent to the Deputy's question around forward planning, is that we now have a proper forecasting model...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Equality Budgeting: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Josepha Madigan: In his statement Dr. Healy suggested there is very little in the budget in terms of public investment. The spending in budget 2018 on public services and infrastructure increased by 4.5%, going from €1.5 billion to €1.8 billion. We have the M7 motorway, the new emergency department in University Hospital Limerick and the national indoor arena in Blanchardstown. Does Dr. Healy...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (3 Jun 2020)

Josepha Madigan: ..., film, circus and architecture.  I can confirm that the organisation referred to by the Deputy has engaged with officials of my Department.  As the organisation is funded by the Arts Council, its on-going funding and financial concerns are matters for the Arts Council, which has the responsibility as well as the competence and expertise to deal with matters such as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Education with the UNCRPD (Resumed): Discussion (3 Mar 2022)

Josepha Madigan: ...that right now and we plan for the future and build these buildings. One thing I did not get to mention is the fact that all new schools from last year will automatically provide SEN facilities going forward. That is a huge thing for generations to come because that was never there before. Rather than scrambling to add on infrastructure through the minor works grant or emergency...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 Mar 2022)

Josepha Madigan: ...soon as possible. Furthermore, the NCSE has been granted a recruitment licence which will allow them to recruit SENOs directly in future. This will help to accelerate the recruitment process going forward.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Sep 2023)

Josepha Madigan: ...initiatives are bearing fruit with almost 1,300 new special classes sanctioned and seven new special schools established over the last four years. My department engage intensely with the NCSE in relation to the forward planning of new special classes and additional special school places. This work involves a detailed review of statistical data in relation to forecasting demand for special...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (24 Nov 2016)

Josepha Madigan: Some of the characters are more desirable than others and some are quite nefarious, with a plot line changing as it goes along. I am not sitting here in judgement of Mr. Daly or NAMA, for that matter. We have a report to produce and we are trying to establish the truth more than anything else. The witness can understand, from our perspective, when we are hearing different narratives and...