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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Pauline Tully: Has the Department of Education or, more specifically, the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, engaged at all?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Pauline Tully: The centre works with roughly three schools a year. I know the centre was founded in 2007. Is it since then or 2012?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Pauline Tully: It is very welcome. The centre works with 60 to 66 children and gives them individual attention and then there is also the whole-school model, but there is no whole-school model in the South.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Pauline Tully: How are the referrals made, particularly from the South?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Pauline Tully: Have the NCSE or the Department indicated they want to expand the service? It is still a pilot after all these years here. Do they want to make it more permanent and expand it? I know the centre may be working at its capacity but is there a possibility of expanding services by increasing the level of staff?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Pauline Tully: Mr. Lennon mentioned the North-South Ministerial Council. The Executive in the North is not meeting and, therefore, the council is not meeting. Is that curtailing the centre in any way?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Pauline Tully: A point was made about being inclusive. A few people used the word "acceptance" today and last week. Some people have an idea that they are inclusive but they are not really accepting. That is where we need to move to. It is about creating awareness. It is about inclusion but it is also about effectiveness. That is important. The proposal to visit a school with which the whole-school...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Pauline Tully: It is great to meet everyone again. I thank them for their presentation. The most stark thing here is the difference between the approach in the North and that in the South, given that this is a cross-border body which is funded equally by the Departments North and South. It is the Department's fault here that it is not getting value for money because it seems to be concentrating on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (31 Jan 2023)

Pauline Tully: 131. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the intended amendments to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill published by the British Government on 18 January 2023; if, the inclusion of these amendments informs the plans of the Government in relation to taking an inter-state challenge considering that committee stage is scheduled for the 24 and 31 January 2023, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (31 Jan 2023)

Pauline Tully: 436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date that guidelines on the Summer Provision Programme 2022 were issued to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4591/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (31 Jan 2023)

Pauline Tully: 437. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date that guidelines on the Summer Provision Programme 2023 will be issued to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4592/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (31 Jan 2023)

Pauline Tully: 438. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions she will take to ensure there is sufficient staff for the Summer Provision Programme 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4593/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (31 Jan 2023)

Pauline Tully: 439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way that she proposes to meet resourcing needs for the Summer Provision Programme 2023 where staff are unavailable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4594/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (31 Jan 2023)

Pauline Tully: 440. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budget allocation for the Summer Provision Programme 2022; the final spend for the Summer Provision Programme 2022; if and where underspend was reallocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4595/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (31 Jan 2023)

Pauline Tully: 441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions she is taking to ensure that special schools participate in the school-based Summer Provision Programme 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4596/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (31 Jan 2023)

Pauline Tully: 442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address regression of children in special schools and special classes whose school does not participate in the Summer Provision Programme 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4597/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (31 Jan 2023)

Pauline Tully: 443. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special schools and schools with special classes that participated in the Summer Provision Programme 2022; the number of children attending these schools that participated in the Summer Provision Programme 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4598/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (31 Jan 2023)

Pauline Tully: 444. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils attending a special school that participated in the Summer Provision Programme 2022 for one, two, three, four or five weeks, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4599/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (31 Jan 2023)

Pauline Tully: 445. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils attending a school with a special class that participated in the Summer Provision Programme 2022 for one, two, three, four or five weeks, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4600/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (31 Jan 2023)

Pauline Tully: 446. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 504 of 10 May 2022, the number of pupils that participated in each of the specific programmes offered (details supplied) as part of the Summer Provision Programme 2020, 2021 and 2022; the number of teachers and SNAs that participated in each of the specific programmes offered in tabular form; and if she...