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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for 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 require additional...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I would like to thank the deputy for the question The SET model is an allocation model to provide schools with additional teaching hours to support the teaching needs of their students in mainstream classes. The mainstream class teacher has primary responsibility for the progress and care of all children in their classrooms, including children with additional learning needs. All data...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The Assessment of Need (AON) process is provided for under the Disability Act 2005 and is under the remit of the Health Service Executive (HSE). The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is required to assist the HSE in undertaking an educational assessment of the needs of children who have applied to the HSE for an AON. The Department and the NCSE have worked intensively to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Schools Administration (5 Feb 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 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 require...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 484 and 487 together. As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. Thanks to considerable investment in special education in recent years the vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers. Where children with...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the Deputy for her correspondence. The provision of clinical therapy supports to children, including Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy, is the responsibility of the HSE, through Primary Care or the Children’s Network Disability Teams (CDNT). Through the Progressing Disability Services Oversight Group, the Department of Education is working with the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. Thanks to considerable investment in special education in recent years the vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers. Where children with more complex needs require additional supports, special...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. Thanks to considerable investment in special education in recent years the vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers. Where children with more complex needs require additional supports, special...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. Thanks to considerable investment in special education in recent years the vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers. Where children with more complex needs require additional supports, special...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Education Policy (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The Educational Therapy Support Service (ETSS) was established in June 2024. The expansion of therapy services within the NCSE is expected to build on the achievements and impacts of this element of the School Inclusion Model (SIM) pilot programme, which provided support to 75 schools as part of the pilot. The ETSS service is designed to build the capacity of teachers (and other school...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: My department understands that the Health Service Executive (HSE) has primary responsibility for the special care unit referred to by the Deputy. Matters in relation to the provision of HSE services and the deployment of HSE staff should be directed to the HSE or to the Department of Children, Disability, and Equality.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. Thanks to considerable investment in special education in recent years the vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers. Where children with more complex needs require additional supports, special...

Government’s Response to Storm Éowyn: Statements (Resumed) (6 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Areas right throughout the country were seriously affected. Our area was seriously affected from 4 or 5 January by one of the most unprecedented snow storms. In some parts of Duhallow in north Cork, there was between 16 and 20 inches of snow. I compliment the farming community who really rose to the challenge in terms of putting their machinery at the disposal of the community. There was...

Programme for Government: Statements (6 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I welcome the opportunity to address the Dáil in my capacity as Minister of State with responsibility for special education and inclusion. Over the past number of years, if not decades at this stage, in my time as a public representative, I have been interested in this area. In the past five years I chaired the Joint Committee on Disability Matters which afforded me a major insight...

Programme for Government: Statements (6 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I listened and I took note of the Deputy's concerns. I am departing from the script but a number of parents and families have been-----

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. Thanks to considerable investment in special education in recent years the vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers. Where children with more complex needs require additional supports, special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. Thanks to considerable investment in special education in recent years the vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers. Where children with more complex needs require additional supports, special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 97 and 104 to 108, inclusive, together. As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. Thanks to considerable investment in special education in recent years the vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers. Where...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. Thanks to considerable investment in special education in recent years the vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers. Where children with more complex needs require additional supports, special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. Thanks to considerable investment in special education in recent years the vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers. Where children with more complex needs require additional supports, special...