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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (15 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth The scheme is made up of three separate schemes, the school transport scheme for primary, post primary and for children with special educational needs. Transport is also provided for children who have arrived in Ireland from Ukraine and those residing in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (15 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) issues guidance each year to schools regarding SNA reviews and the guidance for 2025/26 school year issued on the 12 September 2025. It is important to clarify some of the concerns raised since publication of the guidelines. The process for allocating SNAs has been in place since 2014 and is not changing this year. There has been no freeze...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is the statutory body responsible for the provision of special education and allocating supports for children with special educational needs with regard to policy and best practices as laid out by my department. Departmental policy is that special education provision should be made in State funded recognised schools (free-scheme schools)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children with special educational needs, including the allocation of special needs assistants (SNAs). Schools were issued with their SNA allocation by the NCSE for the 2025/26 school year in June 2025. The NCSE issues guidance each year to schools regarding SNA...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 412 and 413 together. This government is fully committed to supporting children with special educational needs to fulfil their full potential and the Programme for Government makes a number of commitments to deliver on this objective. The Teaching Council registers teachers under the Teaching Council Act 2001-2015 and in line with the Teaching Council...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 421, 422, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430 and 431 together. This Government is fully committed to supporting children with special educational needs to fulfil their full potential and the Programme for Government makes a number of commitments to deliver on this objective. Special needs assistants (SNAs) play a central role in the successful inclusion of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth. Under the current terms of the School Transport Schemes, children are eligible for transport at primary level where they reside not less than 3.2 kilometres from and are attending their nearest national school, and at post primary level where they reside...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth. The National Council for Special Education through its network of Special Education Needs Organisers (SENOs) acts in an advisory role to my Department on the suitability of placements for children with special educational needs. Eligibility is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) issues guidance each year to schools regarding special needs assistant (SNA) reviews and the guidance for 2025/26 school year issued on the 12 September 2025. It is important to clarify some of the concerns raised since publication of the guidelines. The process for allocating SNAs has been in place since 2014 and is not changing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is, in the first instance, the primary body responsible for the matter the Deputy has raised. I will arrange for your query to be forwarded to the NCSE for their attention and direct reply. Deputies are also welcome to raise such queries with the NCSE directly through their dedicated Oireachtas query line at oireachtasqueries@ncse.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an appropriate education is a priority for this Government. It is also a key priority for me, my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers. Where children with more complex needs...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 446 and 447 together. The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth. Both the Department and Bus Éireann are very conscious of the challenges faced by parents awaiting transport for students with special educational needs. Bus Éireann are required to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. The scheme is made up of three separate schemes, the school transport scheme for primary, post primary and for children with special educational needs. Transport is also provided for children who have arrived in Ireland from Ukraine and those residing in IPAS/EROC...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is, in the first instance, the primary body responsible for the matter the Deputy has raised. As the matter raised relates to a NCSE process. I will arrange for your query to be forwarded to the NCSE for their attention and direct reply. Deputies are also welcome to raise such matters with the NCSE directly through their dedicated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is, in the first instance, the primary body responsible for the matter the Deputy has raised. As the matter raised relates to a NCSE process. I will arrange for your query to be forwarded to the NCSE for their attention and direct reply. Deputies are also welcome to raise such matters with the NCSE directly through their dedicated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Special needs assistants (SNAs) play a central role in the successful inclusion of students with additional and significant care needs in schools. They help ensure that these students can access an education to enable them to achieve their best outcomes and reach their full potential. SNA posts are allocated to schools as a school-based resource. Principals/board of managements deploy...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is, in the first instance, the primary body responsible for the matter the Deputy has raised. As the matter raised relates to a NCSE process. I will arrange for your query to be forwarded to the NCSE for their attention and direct reply. Deputies are also welcome to raise such matters with the NCSE directly through their dedicated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 455, 456 and 462 together. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is, in the first instance, the primary body responsible for the matter the Deputy has raised. I will arrange for your query to be forwarded to the NCSE for their attention and direct reply. Deputies are also welcome to raise such queries with the NCSE directly through their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is, in the first instance, the primary body responsible for the matter the Deputy has raised. As the matter raised relates to a NCSE process. I will arrange for your query to be forwarded to the NCSE for their attention and direct reply. Deputies are also welcome to raise such matters with the NCSE directly through their dedicated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The information requested by the Deputy is not available at present, further information on this matter has been requested from Bus Éireann by School Transport Section of my Department and they will revert directly to the Deputy on this matter.