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- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 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 support...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 2022)
Josepha Madigan: Special schools funded by my Department are classified as primary national schools and are intended, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 64(1) of the Rules for National Schools, to cater for children and young persons with special educational needs from the age of 4 years until the end of the school year in which they reach their 18th year. Special schools may however seek approval from...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 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 responsibility for...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 Jun 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. My Department does not have a role in making individual school determinations. The Special Needs Assistant (SNA) scheme is designed to provide schools with additional adult support staff who can assist children with special...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 Jun 2022)
Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 135, 136, 140 and 141 together. Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this Government. This year, the 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....
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 Jun 2022)
Josepha Madigan: Earlier this month, the Government announced the Summer Programme to allow all primary and post-primary schools to offer a summer programme for students with complex special educational needs and those at greatest risk of educational disadvantage. The total funding available to provide summer programmes this year is up to €40 million. The programme was developed following extensive...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (15 Jun 2022)
Josepha Madigan: 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. I can inform the Deputy that an official from my...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 Jun 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 (15 Jun 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. My Department does not have a role in making individual school determinations. The Special Needs Assistant (SNA) scheme is designed to provide schools with additional adult support staff who can assist children with special...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Jun 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: Legislative Measures (16 Jun 2022)
Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 376 and 377 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 additional teaching and care supports for children with special educational needs. The...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Jun 2022)
Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 378 and 380 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 includes...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Jun 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 (16 Jun 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: School Staff (16 Jun 2022)
Josepha Madigan: 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 disruption to class or teaching time for the pupils concerned, or...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (16 Jun 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 (21 Jun 2022)
Josepha Madigan: I wish to inform the Deputy the provision of relaxation of means-tests is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Social Protection. Further to details are provided in Parliamentary Question No. 523, and details of the Summer Programme run by my Department are available on www.gov.ie/summerprogramme.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Jun 2022)
Josepha Madigan: The NCSE has responsibility for planning and coordinating school supports for children with special educational needs including the recruitment and management of Special Education Needs Organisers. Accordingly, the question has been referred to the NCSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Jun 2022)
Josepha Madigan: The NCSE has responsibility for planning and coordinating school supports for children with special educational needs including the recruitment and management of Special Education Needs Organisers. Accordingly, the question has been referred to the NCSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Jun 2022)
Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 545 and 546 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 includes...