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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Communications (31 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Very significant levels of financial provision are made to ensure that all children with special educational needs, including children who are deaf/hard of hearing, can be provided with an education appropriate to their needs. The State currently spends approximately €2 Billion - almost a fifth - of its annual educational and training budget on making additional provision for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (31 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: At the outset, I wish to acknowledge the seriousness of the issues raised in the recent RTE Investigates programme. I want to assure the House and the families of children with special educational needs that my Department has never unlawfully collected or passed on the sensitive educational information of children involved in court cases. My Department is currently reviewing case files in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Records (31 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: At the outset, I wish to acknowledge the seriousness of the issues raised in the recent RTÉ Investigates programme. I also want to assure the House and the families of children with special educational needs that my Department has never unlawfully collected or passed on the sensitive educational information of children involved in court cases. My Department is currently reviewing case...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (1 Apr 2021)

Josepha Madigan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible for determining the appropriate staffing levels in relation to the support of pupils with special educational needs in special schools, in accordance with the policies of my Department. Special school staffing allocations are reviewed and updated each year by the NCSE and special schools are staffed on the basis of each...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (1 Apr 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Summer Provision 2020 – Reconnecting with Education, was a significantly expanded programme for children with complex special educational needs which aimed to re-establish the child’s relationships and connection with school and their peers as a basis for learning and participation and to help the child to re-engage in learning and social activities and help them adapt to new...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (1 Apr 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education appropriate to their needs is a priority for this Government. The Department of Education will spend approximately €2 Billion or over 20% of its total educational budget in 2021 on making additional provision for children with special educational needs this year. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Apr 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) is responsible for processing applications from schools for special educational needs supports. SENOs also make recommendations to my Department where assistive technology is required. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (1 Apr 2021)

Josepha Madigan: At the outset, I wish to acknowledge the seriousness of the issues raised in the recent RTE Investigates programme. I also want to assure the House and the families of children with special educational needs that my Department has never unlawfully collected or passed on the sensitive educational information of children involved in court cases. My Department is currently reviewing case...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (19 Apr 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Senator for her very important contribution regarding this matter. Danu Community Special School was established, as she said, in September 2019 in Dublin 15. There is a large volume of work still to be done, but I think she will accept that from her initial meeting with the parents in 2018 there has been substantial progress. It was necessary progress and, as I said, there is...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (19 Apr 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I assure the Senator I will bring her comments to the attention of the Minister, Deputy Foley, and the Department. I will set out the work we have done in regard to special education. It is a priority for this Government and we are putting in the investment to ensure supports and school places are there for every single child. We are spending over €2 billion on special education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (21 Apr 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 913 and 1095 together. It is my belief that children with special educational needs should receive their education in placements which are appropriate to their needs alongside their peers wherever possible unless such an approach would be inconsistent with the best interests of the individual child or other children in the school. This approach is consistent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Apr 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Education for Persons with Special Needs Act 2004 sets out that one of the functions of the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is to advise the Minister for Education and Skills, in relation to any matter relating to the education of children and others with disabilities. In June 2014, an NCSE Working Group Report on the allocation of Special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (21 Apr 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education appropriate to their needs is a priority for this Government. This year, over 20% of the total Education budget or €2bn will be invested in supporting children with special educational needs.As a result, the numbers of special education teachers, SNAs and special class and school places are at unprecedented...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Apr 2021)

Josepha Madigan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children nationwide. In circumstances where no placement is available for a child with special educational needs, the Department can provide home tuition grant funding towards the provision of 20 hours home tuition per week as an interim measure until the NCSE...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Apr 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education appropriate to their needs is a priority for this Government. This year, over 20% of the total Education budget or €2bn will be invested in supporting children with special educational needs.As a result, the numbers of special education teachers, SNAs and special class and school places are at unprecedented...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (21 Apr 2021)

Josepha Madigan: My Department has no role in this matter. The naming of a school is the responsibility of the school's patron. The Deputy will be aware of the recent announcement of two new special schools in Cork and Dublin. Arrangements for the establishment of the new school in Cork are at a vey early stage but I can confirm that the name designated by the patron to the new school in Dublin is Our Lady of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Apr 2021)

Josepha Madigan: It is my belief that children with special educational needs should receive their education in placements which are appropriate to their needs alongside their peers wherever possible unless such an approach would be inconsistent with the best interests of the individual child or other children in the school. This approach is consistent with the provisions of the Education for Persons with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Apr 2021)

Josepha Madigan: The supplementary programme is intended to supplement the teaching and learning provided by the student’s school and alleviate the impact of this period of school closure through the provision of one to one in-person teaching or care support to be delivered in homes. The programme provided 20 hours of support for pupils that had returned to school on March 1stand 30 hours for all other...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Apr 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Thank you for your correspondence in relation to resources and supports available to pupils with dyslexia. The Department provides for a range of placement options and supports for schools, which have enrolled pupils with special educational needs, including pupils with Specific Learning Disability (SLD); of which Dyslexia is one such SLD, in order to ensure that wherever a child is enrolled,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 Apr 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 949 to 951, inclusive, together. Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education appropriate to their needs is a priority for this Government. This year, over 20% of the total Education budget or €2bn will be invested in supporting children with special educational needs. As a result, the numbers of special education teachers,...