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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Feb 2022)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this Government. This year, my Department will spend in excess of €2 Billion, or over 25% of the Department’s budget on providing a wide range of schemes and supports for children with special educational needs. This includes additional teaching and care supports. As a result, the number...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Feb 2022)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this Government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education and Inclusion. This year, my Department will spend in excess of €2 Billion, or over 25% of the Department’s budget on providing additional teaching and care supports for children with special educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Feb 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The provision of education for children with special needs is an ongoing priority for Government. The numbers of special classes, special education teachers and Special Needs Assistants are at unprecedented levels. The State currently spends in excess of 25% of its annual education and training budget (€9.2 Billion) on making additional provision for children with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Feb 2022)

Josepha Madigan: In general, speech and language and occupational therapy supports in schools are provided by the HSE. My Department provides a range of specialist education, psychological and care supports for schools in line with the needs of each school. As the Deputy is aware my Department opened the school in question this year in recognition of the significant demand for special school places in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Feb 2022)

Josepha Madigan: A new model for allocating Special Education Teachers to mainstream schools was introduced from September 2017, based on the profiled needs of schools. The allocations were updated for schools with effect from September 2019, with limited readjustments being applied for at that time. The allocations have remained in place for the 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 school years, with some...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Feb 2022)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this Government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education & Inclusion. This year, my Department will spend in excess of €2 Billion, or over 25% of the Department’s budget on providing additional teaching and care supports for children with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Feb 2022)

Josepha Madigan: Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) play a huge role in helping to ensure the inclusion of pupils with significant care needs in education and in school life. This was acknowledged in the Comprehensive Review of the Special Needs Assistant Scheme (SNAs) published by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) in 2018. The Review made a number of recommendations regarding SNAs...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Feb 2022)

Josepha Madigan: My Department meets with Forsa regularly in respect of SNAs and, indeed, has established a forum which meets throughout the year specifically to engage with Forsa trade union and consult on all matters relating to SNAs. Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) play a huge role in helping to ensure the inclusion of pupils with significant care needs in education and in school life. This was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Feb 2022)

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

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Feb 2022)

Josepha Madigan: Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) play a huge role in helping to ensure the inclusion of pupils with significant care needs in education and in school life. This was acknowledged in the Comprehensive Review of the Special Needs Assistant Scheme (SNAs) published by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) in 2018. The Review made a number of recommendations regarding SNAs...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Reviews (1 Feb 2022)

Josepha Madigan: As announced in December 2021, I have sought a review of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act, 2004, which provides for the education of children aged under 18 years with special educational needs. The EPSEN Act 2004, is now in place for more than 17 years and there have been many significant changes and developments to policy relating to the education of children with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Feb 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 459 and 460 together. Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this Government. I fully recognise that where parents have difficulties in securing an appropriate school placement for their child, particularly a child with special educational needs, it can be a stressful experience. My Department is working...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Feb 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 462 and 464 together. Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) play a huge role in helping to ensure the inclusion of pupils with significant care needs in education and in school life.  This was acknowledged in the Comprehensive Review of the Special Needs Assistant Scheme (SNAs) published by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) in 2018.  ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Feb 2022)

Josepha Madigan: Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) play a huge role in helping to ensure the inclusion of pupils with significant care needs in education and in school life.  This was acknowledged in the Comprehensive Review of the Special Needs Assistant Scheme (SNAs) published by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) in 2018.  The Review made a number of recommendations regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Feb 2022)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this Government.   This year, my Department will spend in excess of €2 Billion, or over 25% of the Department’s budget on providing additional teaching and care supports for children with special educational needs.  The National Council for Special Education (NCSE)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Feb 2022)

Josepha Madigan: 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 (1 Feb 2022)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this Government.   This year, my Department will spend in excess of €2 Billion, or over 25% of the Department’s budget on providing a wide range of schemes and supports for children with special educational needs. This includes additional teaching and care supports....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Feb 2022)

Josepha Madigan: My Department has always been guided by public health advice in relation to appropriate COVID-19 infection prevention and control measures in place in schools. These measures protect students/pupils, their parents and school staff and are very effective when adhered to.  Public Health continue to advise that the two most important actions to prevent the introduction and spread...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Feb 2022)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this Government. This year, my Department will spend in excess of €2 Billion, or over 25% of the Department’s budget on providing a wide range of schemes and supports for children with special educational needs. This includes additional teaching and care supports. As a result,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Schooling (2 Feb 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The purpose of the Home Tuition Grant Scheme is to provide funding towards the provision of a compensatory educational service for children who, for a number of specific reasons, are unable to attend school.  Over 1,400 families were supported by Home Tuition grant funding under the various Department Scheme in the 2020/21 school year with an allocation of approximately...