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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 Mar 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The NCSE was assigned responsibility for the management and direction of the Visiting Teachers Service for children with hearing or visual impairment with effect from 20th March 2017. It was set up to improve the delivery of education services to persons with special educational needs arising from disabilities with particular emphasis on children.  Formally established under the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 Mar 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 Mar 2022)

Josepha Madigan: My Department ran an expanded summer education programme for Summer 2021, as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under this expansion, students with complex special educational needs and those at greatest risk of educational disadvantage had access to an enhanced summer programme of education. The total funding available to provide the programme was €40 million, which was a one...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 Mar 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The NCSE has responsibility for planning and coordinating school supports for children with special educational needs including the allocation of SNAs and reviews. The Special Needs Assistant (SNA) scheme is designed to provide schools with additional adult support staff who can assist children with special educational needs who also have additional and significant care needs.  Such...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (10 Mar 2022)

Josepha Madigan: Officials in the Department made contact with the Deputy's office to clarify what therapists the question is referring to. His office confirmed it is 3 specific special schools in CHO4 who state SLT, OT are no longer being provided in their schools.  My Department does not have therapists in CHO4 area.  Under the Department of Health, as part of the Progressing Disability Services,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 Mar 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: School Staff (10 Mar 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 277 and 278 together. The Special Needs Assistant (SNA) scheme is designed to provide schools with additional adult support staff who can assist children with special educational needs who also have additional and significant care needs.  Such support is provided in order to facilitate the attendance of those pupils at school and also to minimise...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 Mar 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 Mar 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I wish to advise that all mainstream schools, regardless of their classification are treated equally and fairly in relation to SEN provision. The Special Education Allocation model  was introduced to ensure SET supports are allocated on the basis of the profiled educational needs of schools and SNAs are not allocated to individual children but to schools as a school based...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 Mar 2022)

Josepha Madigan: Special Education Teachers: The Special Education Teaching allocation provides a single unified allocation for special educational support teaching needs to each school, based on each school’s educational profile. Under the allocation model, schools have been provided with a total allocation for special education needs support based on their school profile.  In order to minimise...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 Mar 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 (SNAs) are at unprecedented levels.   Very significant levels of financial provision are made to ensure that children with special educational needs, including those in Kildare, can be provided with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disability Services (10 Mar 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,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Staff (23 Mar 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Deputy for giving me the opportunity to outline the position regarding staffing in primary schools. I am happy to take this matter on behalf of the Minister. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Staff (23 Mar 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I can get one to the Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Staff (23 Mar 2022)

Josepha Madigan: First of all, the key world in relation to this particular school is “temporary”. The extra staff member that was given was only ever on the basis that it was a temporary measure. It was never meant to be permanent. It was very strictly and categorically told to the school that it would be in a position to retain this staff member only if it actually had the projected number...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (22 Mar 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) has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Mar 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) has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (22 Mar 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. The National...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Mar 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 475 and 476 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (22 Mar 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. The National...