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- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2022)
Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs (SEN) to receive an education appropriate to their needs is a priority for this Government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education & Inclusion, for my Department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). This year, my Department will spend in excess of €2 Billion, or over 25% of...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2022)
Josepha Madigan: Building on the last year’s summer programme all primary and post primary schools can offer a programme. In line with last year’s funding, there is up to €40 million available to provide for this year’s programme. A key objective of this year’s scheme is to increase the number of schools offering the summer programme to their students. Steps have been...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2022)
Josepha Madigan: I would like to thank the Deputy for the question and would like to advise the following. 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2022)
Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs (SEN) to receive an education appropriate to their needs is a priority for this Government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education and Inclusion, for my Department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The Deputy will be aware of many of the strategic initiatives already put in place,...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 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. The aim of the Department is to meet the needs of families and to ensure every child is allocated a suitable school placement. The preferred approach is that children are educated in...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 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 (30 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 represents an increase of over 60% in total expenditure since 2011, at...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 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. The number of teaching posts to support special educational needs...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (5 Jul 2022)
Josepha Madigan: I thank Senator Ahearn for raising this matter. My role as Minister of State with responsibility for special education and inclusion is to make sure we have sufficient special school places and, specifically pertinent to the Senator's question, to have special classes throughout the country and sufficient places for children with additional needs. There is no point having these classrooms...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (5 Jul 2022)
Josepha Madigan: My mother was from Clonmel in County Tipperary. I am delighted to accept Senator Ahearn's invitation to come down to Tipperary and particularly to visit Ardfinnan National School. I have met the wonderful Cara Doherty. I am sure she did incredibly well in her junior certificate mathematics examinations. The school is to be commended.It sounds like a role model in that regard. I would be...
- Back to School Costs: Motion [Private Members] (5 Jul 2022)
Josepha Madigan: On behalf of the Government, I welcome the opportunity to close what has been an informative debate on this very important matter. Indeed, the important issue of back-to-school costs was recognised by this Government in the programme for Government and a number of measures were set out in the programme to help address these costs. The Government is committed to reducing the burden on...
- Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)
Josepha Madigan: That is not the case.
- Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)
Josepha Madigan: May I have an opportunity to speak?
- Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)
Josepha Madigan: I dealt with this-----
- Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)
Josepha Madigan: -----from Deputy Ó Ríordáin in the convention centre.
- Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)
Josepha Madigan: You and I remember that occasion.
- Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)
Josepha Madigan: I am not going to take intimidating or intimidatory accusations from you.
- Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)
Josepha Madigan: You always personalise your comments.
- Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)
Josepha Madigan: You remember your behaviour in the convention centre.
- Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)
Josepha Madigan: Does Deputy Ó Ríordáin remember his behaviour towards me in the Convention Centre? I will not accept it.