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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an appropriate 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 (2 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 104 and 106 together. 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 NCSE is, in the first instance, the primary body responsible for the matter the Deputy has raised. I have forwarded...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Jul 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. Special classes are established under a particular designation of student need, e.g., Mild/Moderate/Severe to Profound Learning Disability or for particular conditions e.g....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Jul 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. It is my department’s policy, in accordance with the principles of inclusive education, that students with additional learning needs are supported in mainstream classes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Jul 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. As demand for new special classes at post-primary level is expected to increase significantly over the next few years, due to increasing demographics and increasing prevalence...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Details of this year’s School-based Summer Programme were published on the 13th of February 2025. Funding of €62 million was secured in Budget 2025 to ensure the continuance of the €40 million annual investment that has been provided for since 2021. As in previous years, all of the funding will be utilised to meet the needs of our most vulnerable children. All schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Each school is provided with Special Education Teacher (SET) hours to support children who have been identified with an additional learning need via the continuum of support framework. There are over 14,700 SETs supporting mainstream classes in the 2024/25 school year, which is an increase of over 1,000 since the end of the 2021 school year. This is the highest number of SET teachers ever in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Jul 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 NCSE actively encourage expressions of interest from schools to open special classes, and I appreciate and commend the efforts taken by boards of management in expressing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Jul 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, including...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Jul 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, including...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Details of the 2025 Summer Programme were published on the 13th of February 2024. For this year’s programme, funding of €62 million was secured in Budget 2025 to ensure its continuance. Between 2021 to 2024, €40 million in funding had been allocated each year to the Summer Programme. The level of funding this year represents a 55% increase on the funding previously...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (3 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. Bus Éireann has confirmed that the pupil referred to by the Deputy is not eligible for school transport as they are attending their 4th nearest school. Bus Éireann has further advised that there is no existing service from where this pupil resides to their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Jul 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. Through the accelerated provision of additional special class and special school places over recent years, there are now just over 28,000 students enrolled in special classes and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Jul 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. It is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998 and the Education (Admission to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Jul 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,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (3 Jul 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 Teaching Council registers teachers under the Teaching Council Act 2001-2015 and in line with the Teaching Council Registration Regulations, 2016. A range of options are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (3 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The Government is committed to increasing funding to support schools and the Programme for Government commits to increasing capitation funding to schools of all types to ensure that schools can meet the elevated day-to-day running costs. The commitment in the Programme for Government builds on the progress which has been made in recent years, including an over €30 million permanent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (3 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I recognise the key role of school leadership in improving educational outcomes by creating a positive school climate and environment as well as motivating and empowering educators and learners within their school communities. The Sectoral Bargaining process under Building Momentum for the primary sector has been used to increase posts of responsibility (POR) in primary and special schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (3 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth. Bus Éireann has confirmed that the school referred to by the Deputy is in the pupils second nearest Post Primary Centre and that a service operated to the Post Primary Centre in the 24/25 school year catering for eligible, TAM and concessionary...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Transport (8 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the Senator from Kerry for his good wishes on the hurling. I take them very graciously. As I come from within a few miles of the County Kerry border, we know full well that it is meant with sincerity and gratitude. I have to declare my interest in Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí. I know well that the Gaelcholáiste is an extremely well-run school under a hugely successful...