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- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (22 Jan 2025)
Hildegarde Naughton: As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. Thanks to considerable investment in special education in recent years 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 supports, special...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Jan 2025)
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...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Jan 2025)
Hildegarde Naughton: As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. Thanks to considerable investment in special education in recent years 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 supports, special...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Jan 2025)
Hildegarde Naughton: As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. Thanks to considerable investment in special education in recent years 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 supports, special...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Jan 2025)
Hildegarde Naughton: The Department of Education provides an extensive range of supports to assist pupils who are Blind or who have a Visual Impairment. The Department's policy, which is provided for under Section 2 of the Education of Persons with Special Needs Act 2004, aims to ensure all children with special educational needs access appropriate education intervention in mainstream settings where possible. ...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Jan 2025)
Hildegarde Naughton: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. Thanks to considerable investment in special education in recent years 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 supports, special classes and special...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Jan 2025)
Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 618, 631 and 637 together. As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. Thanks to considerable investment in special education in recent years the vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers. Where children...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Jan 2025)
Hildegarde Naughton: The provision of clinical therapy supports to children, including Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy, is the responsibility of the HSE, through Primary Care or the Children’s Network Disability Teams (CDNT). Through the Progressing Disability Services Oversight Group, the Department of Education is working with the Department of Health, DCEDIY and the HSE to...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Jan 2025)
Hildegarde Naughton: As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. Thanks to considerable investment in special education in recent years 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 supports, special...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Jan 2025)
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 (22 Jan 2025)
Hildegarde Naughton: As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. Thanks to considerable investment in special education in recent years 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 supports, special...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Jan 2025)
Hildegarde Naughton: As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. Thanks to considerable investment in special education in recent years 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 supports, special...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Jan 2025)
Hildegarde Naughton: As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. Thanks to considerable investment in special education in recent years 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 supports, special...
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Live Register (5 Feb 2025)
Hildegarde Naughton: The Live Register series provides a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Benefit, Jobseeker's Allowance and other registrants as registered with the Department of Social Protection. Table 1 below shows the number of persons on Live Register for County Clare classified by gender, age and duration of continuous registration for November 2020 to 2024. Table 2...
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Live Register (5 Feb 2025)
Hildegarde Naughton: The Live Register series provides a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Benefit, Jobseeker's Allowance and other registrants as registered with the Department of Social Protection. Table 1 below shows the number of persons on Live Register for County Clare classified by gender, age and duration of continuous registration for November 2020 to 2024. Table 2...
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Data (5 Feb 2025)
Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 6 to 9, inclusive, together. The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the official source of estimates of employment in the State. The most recent figures available are for Q3 2024. The tables for this response use Q2 as the reference period for the year. Due to the methodology and sample size of...
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Data (5 Feb 2025)
Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 13 to 16, inclusive, together. The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the official source of estimates of employment in the State. The most recent figures available are for Q3 2024. Due to the methodology and sample size of the survey it is not possible to produce reliable county estimates...
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: School Staff (5 Feb 2025)
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 NCSE has the responsibility for planning and coordinating school supports for children with special educational needs including the allocation of Special needs assistants...
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2025)
Hildegarde Naughton: As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. Thanks to considerable investment in special education in recent years 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 supports, special...
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Child Protection (5 Feb 2025)
Hildegarde Naughton: On December 12, 2024, my department published the "Understanding Behaviours of Concern and Responding to Crisis Situations in Schools" guidelines. These guidelines were developed in response to an identified need for clearer guidance for schools. They aim to enhance schools' understanding of behaviours of concern and support them in effectively managing crisis situations. The guidelines...