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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jul 2022)

Josepha Madigan: In May 2022 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. A key objective of this year’s scheme is to increase...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jul 2022)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this Government. In 2022, we will spend over 25% of our total educational budget on providing additional supports for children with SEN. This represents an increase of over 60%, in total expenditure, since 2011. We are committed to delivering an education system that is of the highest quality and where...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jul 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: Special Educational Needs (12 Jul 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 Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (12 Jul 2022)

Josepha Madigan: 1071. To ask the Minister for Health if those employed in the National Virus Reference Laboratory in UCD are eligible for the Covid recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38025/22]

Seanad: Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Josepha Madigan: Once again, I am happy to answer it but this is the third time I am answering the Senator's specific question around the dissolution of a board. I will say again to him that I am not proposing that a board be dissolved, only in circumstances that it does not comply with a section 37A direction. That is my view.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Jul 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I would like to thank the Deputy for the questions raised and would advise the following: The NCSE has responsibility for planning and coordinating school supports for children with special educational needs including the allocation of Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) and reviews. The Department does not have a role in making individual school determinations. Budget 2022 provides funding for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Jul 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I would like to thank the Deputy for the questions raised and would advise the following: Budget 2022 provides for an additional 620 new Special Education Teacher (SET) posts in special education. This new investment is required to meet the needs of students with special educational needs enrolled in mainstream classes; students to be enrolled in new special classes and new special school...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Jul 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Deputy. The school transport scheme at present caters for more than 121,000 children, 15,500 of whom have special needs. The Deputy will be aware that those availing of the scheme for this term will have it for free as part of the €67 million back-to-school package agreed by Government recently. I understand the submissions to input into the review closed in February of...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Jul 2022)

Josepha Madigan: A review of the school transport scheme is under way. If the Deputy wishes to speak to me, I can give her submission to the working steering group.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Jul 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The planning and building unit within the Department of Education is involved in the designing and building of schools. If the Deputy gives me the details of the project, I can check with that unit and come back to him on it.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (14 Jul 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I would like to thank the Deputy for the questions raised and would advise the following: The NCSE has responsibility for planning and coordinating school supports for children with special educational needs including the allocation of Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) and reviews. The Department does not have a role in making individual school determinations. Budget 2022 provides funding for...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (14 Jul 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I would like to thank the Deputy for the questions raised and would advise the following: Budget 2022 provides for an additional 620 new Special Education Teacher (SET) posts in special education. This new investment is required to meet the needs of students with special educational needs enrolled in mainstream classes; students to be enrolled in new special classes and new special school...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Policies (14 Jul 2022)

Josepha Madigan: This year’s Summer Programme will 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. In line with last year, the total funding available to provide summer programmes this year is up to €40 million. Building on the 2021 programme, all schools, both...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Special Educational Needs (14 Jul 2022)

Josepha Madigan: In May last, the Government announced this year's 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 programme aims are to support pupils to maintain their connection with education, to build their confidence and increase their motivation,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the committee for the invitation. I am accompanied by Brendan Doody, assistant chief inspector, special education; Frank Hanlon, principal officer, special education; and Andrina Donovan, assistant principal officer, special education. The mission of the Department of Education is to facilitate all individuals through learning to achieve their full potential and to ensure that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Josepha Madigan: My understanding is that a diagnosis of autism is not required to access AIM supports. The AIM includes seven levels of progressive support, mainly from universal to targeted-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I am getting to early intervention.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Josepha Madigan: It is based on the needs of the child and the preschool setting. More than 4,000 children have already received support through AIM. As regards early intervention classes, there were 132 such classes in the 2021-22 school year. We had 118 of them in 2015-16. The NCSE sanctioned the establishment of special classes, including early intervention where needed. There have been occasions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Deputy. She asked several questions. Her first was on the legislation. Obviously, I would prefer to be in a position where schools volunteer to open special classes. However, in circumstances where we still have 56 children in Dublin without a special class and approximately 49 children who do not have a special school place, we had no option but to bring forward the...