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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (15 May 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 retirement age for school bus drivers has been set by Bus Éireann at 70 years of age, which also applies to all Bus Éireann road passenger services. The policy and criteria also apply to drivers nominated by private operators who operate...

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

Michael Moynihan: 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 National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children with special educational needs. The...

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

Michael Moynihan: 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 National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children with special educational needs. By the...

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

Michael Moynihan: 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 National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children with special educational needs. It is...

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

Michael Moynihan: The majority of children with special education needs in this country are supported by their classroom teachers, special education teachers and SNAs to attend mainstream classes with their peers. This is considered the most inclusive environment for children with special education needs and ensures that children can attend their local school. My department has significantly increased the...

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

Michael Moynihan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive a befitting 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: Special Educational Needs (15 May 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Each year, all schools are given an opportunity to run an educational programme over the summer months for those children who need it the most. The aim is to ensure that these children can continue to be supported, nurtured and encouraged to engage in a fun and inclusive educational setting. Our main priority is ensuring that those children with the most complex special educational needs,...

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

Michael Moynihan: 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 National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children with special educational needs. The...

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

Michael Moynihan: 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 National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children with special educational needs. The...

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

Michael Moynihan: Under the Assistive Technology Scheme, as set out in my Department’s Circular 0010/2013, funding is provided to schools towards the cost of computers and specialist equipment, which are required for educational purposes. All equipment provided under this scheme supports children with more complex disabilities who, in order to access the school curriculum, require essential...

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

Michael Moynihan: Details of the 2025 Summer Programme were published on the 13 February 2025. The annual budget to fund the Summer Programme has risen from funding of €20 million in 2021 to €62 million in Budget 2025, representing an increase of 210%. As in previous years, all of the funding is utilised to meet the needs of our most vulnerable children. All schools have an opportunity to run...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (8 May 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. The NCSE has confirmed that the school referred to by the Deputy has three special classes, the most recent was sanctioned for the 2024/25 school year. As part of Circular 0080/2024, new streamlined arrangements have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Programmes (8 May 2025)

Michael Moynihan: 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 National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children with special educational needs. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Programmes (8 May 2025)

Michael Moynihan: 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 National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children with special educational needs. Students...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 May 2025)

Michael Moynihan: 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 National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children with special educational needs. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Programme (8 May 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I would like to thank the Deputy for the question. The report on the EPSEN Review is currently being finalised and will be published shortly. There has been significant progress on the EPSEN Review, and to provide context, the following outlines its background and key developments. The Department of Education's policy, which is set out in the Education for Persons with Special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 May 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The School Transport 2030 report, which was published in early 2024 marks the largest review of the School Transport Scheme since it was established in 1967. The Government is committed to working to achieve the report’s recommendation of expanding access to the scheme so that an additional 100,000 pupils can be carried by 2030. The recommended changes to the future operation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (7 May 2025)

Michael Moynihan: 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 National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children with special educational needs. Both my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (7 May 2025)

Michael Moynihan: 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 National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children with special educational needs. It is my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (7 May 2025)

Michael Moynihan: On December 12, 2024, the department published the "Understanding Behaviours of Concern and Responding to Crisis Situations in Schools" guidelines. “Behaviours of concern” are defined in the guidelines as “behaviours that indicate a risk to the safety or wellbeing of the people who exhibit them or to others”. The guidelines have been developed to address...