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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Equal Opportunities Employment (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 426. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in line with Action 76 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, he has plans to provide autism training to all public sector interviewers to address any biases against autistic people and ensure equality of opportunity for employment; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Equal Opportunities Employment (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 427. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in line with Action 78 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, he has plans to provide the option of remote job interviews by video call and other reasonable accommodations to prospective employees in the public sector; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this proposal. [57267/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Equal Opportunities Employment (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 428. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in line with Action 79 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, he has plans to develop a long-term plan for the State to provide a high-quality public employment service directly to autistic people and disabled people to ensure equal availability of employment services to disabled people across the State; and the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Equal Opportunities Employment (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 429. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in line with Action 86 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, he has plans to ensure that all Departments and State agencies meet their targets to employ autistic people and disabled people; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, of implementing this proposal. [57275/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 550. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in line with Action 30 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she currently provides, or has plans to provide, funding and guidelines to all schools building new premises to ensure that they are built in line with the principles of universal design; and the estimated first and full-year cost, respectively, to implement this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 551. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in line with Action 31 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she will provide funding and guidelines to all schools to undertake an audit of their buildings with the aim of making them autism-friendly; and the estimated first and full-year cost, respectively, to implement this proposal. [57277/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 552. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in line with Action 32 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she will outline the plans she has to reduce class sizes to allow teachers the opportunity to better observe the development of pupils, and to reduce distraction and distress for autistic pupils in overcrowded classrooms; and the estimated first and full-year cost,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 553. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in line with Action 33 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she will engage with the National Council for Special Education to develop a long-term plan to synthesise mainstream and special educational provision in line with the UNCRPD. [57279/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 554. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in line with Action 34 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she plans to ensure that children in special classes, autism classes and special schools can participate in mainstream educational classes to end the practice of segregation based on neurotype. [57280/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 555. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in line with Action 35 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to update continuing professional development to ensure that education professionals, including teachers and SNAs, receive suitable autism training; and the estimated first and full-year cost, respectively, to implement this proposal. [57281/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 556. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in line with Action 36 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she will engage with the National Council for Special Education to establish the number of pupils on reduced school hours and implement measures to reduce the use of such measures. [57282/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 557. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in line with Action 37 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she will engage with the HSE and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to ensure that children in special schools can access clinical supports in schools until such time as children's disability network teams, CDNTs, are fully staffed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 558. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in line with Action 38 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to increase the pay offered to SNAs and teachers for participating in a school-based summer programme to incentivise participation; and the estimated first- and full-year cost, respectively, to implement this proposal. [57284/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 559. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in line with Action 39 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she will engage with children’s disability service providers to foster and encourage the participation of clinicians such as therapists and psychologists in the summer programme at an attractive rate of pay; and the estimated first and full-year cost,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 560. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in line with Action 40 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she will work with the Department of Health to amend the Disability Act 2005 in tandem with the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs (EPSEN) Act 2004 and include a right to services as well as a right to an assessment of need. [57286/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 561. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in line with Action 41 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to review established practices on transitioning to new schools throughout the education system, and provide more guidance and supports for schools in assisting pupils to transition between schools. [57287/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 562. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in line with Action 42 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to establish a national transitions service to assist autistic children and adults as they transition into primary education, between schools, secondary education, university, employment and all other areas of life; the estimated first and full-year cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 563. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in line with Action 43 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to establish a clear pathway to access alternative and augmentative communication, and assistive technology, and ensure that autistic children and adults can access and retain AAC devices and supports throughout their lives; and the estimated first and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 564. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in line with Action 44 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to increase the funding allocated to alternative and augmentative communication, and assistive technology, to ensure that there are sufficient devices available to those who need them as well as training for the families of AAC users; and the estimated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: 565. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in line with Action 45 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to review her Department’s policy on the role and priorities of a centre (details supplied). [57291/23]