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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Sep 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: Details of the 2024 Summer Programme were published on the 21st 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, nurtured...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Sep 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: Under the Assistive Technology Scheme, as set out in my Department’s Circular 0010/2013, funding is provided to schools towards the cost of computers and specialist equipment, which are required for educational purposes. All equipment provided under this scheme supports children with more complex disabilities who, in order to access the school curriculum, require essential specialist...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Sep 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has the responsibility for planning and coordinating school supports for children with special educational needs including the allocation of special needs assistants (SNAs). Allocations are provided to schools on the basis of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (18 Sep 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: Irish Sign Language (18 Sep 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) are responsible for the delivery of the Irish Sign Language SCS scheme. The NCSE ran a specific competition in Q2/Q3 2024 for the purpose of filling identified vacancies, which could not be filled by the existing panel, in Cork and in Mayo. Both positions were filled and 2 applicants were also placed on panels for these areas. At present...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Sep 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: Under the Assistive Technology Scheme, as set out in my Department’s Circular 0010/2013, funding is provided to schools towards the cost of computers and specialist equipment, which are required for educational purposes. All equipment provided under this scheme supports children with more complex disabilities who, in order to access the school curriculum, require essential specialist...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Sep 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 (24 Sep 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Educational Therapy Support Service (ETSS) was announced on 20th June by both Ministers. The NCSE intends to be operationally ready to deliver therapy services, initially, in its Eastern and Western regions to move to full implementation of all posts by October 2024. Limerick has been identified as the most suitable hub for the Western region which includes Kerry, Clare, Limerick,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Sep 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 (24 Sep 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 (24 Sep 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 (24 Sep 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: Following the allocation of an additional €13 million for the expansion of services within the NCSE, the NCSE has examined the various roles and responsibilities within the organisation. This has culminated in a workforce & organisational plan underpinning the recruitment of extra staff and guiding the transformational change in the NCSE structure, to provide more direct and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Sep 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 Facilities (25 Sep 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 (25 Sep 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 Admissions (25 Sep 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 37, 38 and 39 together. 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....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (25 Sep 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 Policy (26 Sep 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). It is my department’s policy, in accordance with the principles of inclusive education, that students with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Sep 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 166, 167 and 168 together. I would like to thank the Deputy for his questions and assure him that I very much value the vital role that the 21,500 special needs assistants (SNAs) in our schools play in the successful inclusion of students with additional and significant care needs. In order to ensure SNAs are supported to provide the most effective service...

Allocation of Time: Motion (1 Oct 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: In respect of this week’s business, it is proposed that— ‒ on today’s motions for the Financial Resolutions by the Minister for Finance, the following arrangements shall apply: ‒ Resolutions Nos. 1 and 2 shall be grouped together for the purposes of debate, and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 10 minutes;...