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- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Jul 2024)
Hildegarde Naughton: I would like to thank the Deputy for the question and wish to advise you of the following: The Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs (EPSEN) Act 2004 provides for the education of children aged under 18 years with special educational needs. The EPSEN Act 2004, is now in place for more than 20 years and there have been many significant changes and developments to policy...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (9 Jul 2024)
Hildegarde Naughton: I understand that this is an anxious time for parents who are seeking a school place for their child for September and I would like to assure the Deputy that this government is determined to alleviate the pressures faced by parents when seeking a special educational placement. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has advised my department that they continue to support the...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (9 Jul 2024)
Hildegarde Naughton: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). I understand that the Deputy is referring to the provisions within Circular 28/2024 which issued earlier this year to special schools. The circular set out the arrangements to...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (9 Jul 2024)
Hildegarde Naughton: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this Government. It is also a key priority for 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 require additional...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Jul 2024)
Hildegarde Naughton: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for 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 require additional...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (9 Jul 2024)
Hildegarde Naughton: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this Government. It is also a key priority for 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 require additional...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Standards (9 Jul 2024)
Hildegarde Naughton: 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 & Inclusion, for 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (9 Jul 2024)
Hildegarde Naughton: I would like to thank the deputy for the question.The NCSE have received a total of 220 SET review applications from schools and the following table is the county breakdown as requested. County No of Schools who submitted SET review application to NCSE Carlow 4 Cavan 3 Clare 4 Cork ...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Jul 2024)
Hildegarde Naughton: I would like to thank the Deputy for the question and would like to advise the following: Since the budget announcement in 2023, in which the government provided an additional €13 million for the expansion of services within the NCSE, the NCSE examined the various roles and responsibilities within the organisation. This has culminated in a final workforce & organisational...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (9 Jul 2024)
Hildegarde Naughton: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). My department and the NCSE work closely in relation to the forward planning of new special classes and additional special school places, work which is close to finalisation for...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Jul 2024)
Hildegarde Naughton: I understand that this is an anxious time for parents who are seeking a school place for their child for September and I would like to assure the Deputy that this government is determined to alleviate the pressures faced by parents when seeking a special educational placement. My department and the NCSE work closely in relation to the forward planning of new special classes and additional...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (9 Jul 2024)
Hildegarde Naughton: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for 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 require additional...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Jul 2024)
Hildegarde Naughton: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for 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 require additional...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 Jul 2024)
Hildegarde Naughton: Details of the 2024 Summer Programme were published on the 21 of March 2024. Funding of €40m is available and, as in previous years, all of the funding is utilised to meet the needs of our most vulnerable children. All schools have an opportunity to run a programme over the summer months for those children who need it the most. These children can continue to be supported,...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 Jul 2024)
Hildegarde Naughton: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for 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 require additional...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (10 Jul 2024)
Hildegarde Naughton: In Budget 2023, the government provided an additional €13 million for the expansion of services within the NCSE. This will mean an increase of up to 160 additional staff in the organisation, a workforce increase of 50%. Overall, the NCSE will increase from its current staffing base of 327 to 426 approximately. While recruitment for some grades has concluded, it remains ongoing for...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 Jul 2024)
Hildegarde Naughton: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for 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 require additional...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Jul 2024)
Hildegarde Naughton: I would like to thank the deputy for the question. In some jurisdictions, classroom assistants are the main provider of support to children and young people with educational needs, classroom assistants are not a feature of the education system in Ireland. Research findings indicate that educational outcomes for many of those who receive considerable support from classroom assistants are...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Jul 2024)
Hildegarde Naughton: I recently announced the establishment of the Educational Therapy Support Service which will see the permanent appointment of 39 occupational and speech and language therapists, as well as 5 behaviour practitioners to the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). Therapists will work with teachers and other school personnel to build their capacity to provide as effectively as possible...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Jul 2024)
Hildegarde Naughton: My department and the NCSE work closely on forward planning of new special classes and additional special school places including for the 2024/25 school year. Demand for special classes at post-primary level is expected to increase significantly and my department and the NCSE have engaged with stakeholders on the provision of special classes. Over 386 new special classes have been...