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Special Educational Needs: Statements (16 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: ...earlier. The Department has 314 school planning areas, which use geographic information systems from a range of sources that include child benefit and our own school enrolment database. What the NCSE does then is it takes the school enrolment data information and builds it into the knowledge and understanding of the incidence of different categories of special education. As we know, the...

Special Educational Needs: Statements (16 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: ...all the day-to-day pressures they face, I am on their side and the Government is committed to ensuring every child with special educational needs has access to an education. One child who does not have a place is one child too many, and I fundamentally believe our most vulnerable children in society must be prioritised. As a Government, we fully recognise the importance of an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The NCSE has responsibility for planning and coordinating school supports for children with special educational needs including the allocation of SNAs and reviews. My Department does not have a role in making individual school determinations. The Special Needs Assistant (SNA) scheme is designed to provide schools with additional adult support staff who can assist children with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The NCSE has responsibility for planning and coordinating school supports for children with special educational needs including the allocation of SNAs and reviews. My Department does not have a role in making individual school determinations. The Special Needs Assistant (SNA) scheme is designed to provide schools with additional adult support staff who can assist children with special...

Special Educational Needs School Places: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: ...as increasing the numbers of special education teachers and special needs assistants to record levels. However, I know that for many parents listening, numbers and statistics mean nothing if their child does not currently have an appropriate school place. I want to say to parents that while I could not possibly understand all of the day-to-day pressures they are facing, I am on their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (14 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: ...environment in pre-schools, so all children, regardless of ability, can benefit from quality early learning and care. AIM is based on the needs of the child in the context of the pre-school setting. It does not require any diagnosis, recognising that many children do not have a diagnosis of a disability/additional need when starting pre-school. The Early Childhood Care and Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: ...additional support is necessary. Detailed information on the NCSE Exceptional Review process is published on the NCSE website. ncse.ie/application-for-sna-exceptional-review. My Department does not have a role in making individual school determinations and the school should liaise with the NCSE directly in the event that additional supports are required.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: ...resources to ensure those with the greatest level of need receive the greatest level of support. Schools may apply to the NCSE for additionality where they can demonstrate that the current allocation does not meet additional care needs within the mainstream classes in the school. Applications for additionality arising from significant new or emerging additional care needs, which cannot be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Legal Cases (14 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: My Department does not take lightly any decision to defend cases concerning children with special educational needs. Therefore, my Department is not complacent in dealing with these cases and attempts, wherever possible, to reduce the potential for litigation. It should be noted by the Deputy that my Department does not initiate such proceedings and cases are generally only litigated where no...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: ...additional support is necessary. Detailed information on the NCSE Exceptional Review process is published on the NCSE website, ncse.ie/application-for-sna-exceptional-review. My Department does not have a role in making individual school determinations and the school should liaise with the NCSE directly in the event that additional supports are required.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: ...and advice to the school. Parents may also contact their local SENO directly to discuss their child's special educational needs, using the contact details available on www.ncse.ie. My Department does not have a role in making individual school determinations. Accordingly your correspondence has been forwarded to the NCSE for direct reply.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (31 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: ...in supporting it under the additional school accommodation scheme. However, the school needs to respond to the Department with the additional information sought. The Department has to ensure it does everything by the book and gets all the information it needs for value for money reasons and so on. Perhaps the Senator will request that the school contact the Department as soon as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (31 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The NCSE has responsibility for planning and coordinating school supports for children with special educational needs including the allocation of SNAs and reviews. The Department does not have a role in making individual school determinations. The Special Needs Assistant (SNA) scheme is designed to provide schools with additional adult support staff who can assist children with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: ...and 94 together. The NCSE has responsibility for planning and coordinating school supports for children with special educational needs including the allocation of SNAs and reviews. The Department does not have a role in making individual school determinations. Budget 2022 provides funding for an additional 1,165 SNAs (in 2022) to provide support to children with special educational needs,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: ...so they can support the inclusion of all children particularly those with special educational needs (SEN). My Department recognises that the current range of supports in schools i.e. teaching and care does not, on their own, meet the needs of some children with SEN. This is particularly the case for children with complex needs in the areas of speech and language, communication,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: ...discretion in relation to their admission criteria and how they are applied.  The criteria to be applied by schools and the order of priority are a matter for the schools themselves.  The Department does not intervene in the selection criterion that is applied by schools. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The NCSE has responsibility for planning and coordinating school supports for children with special educational needs including the allocation of SNAs and reviews. The Department does not have a role in making individual school determinations. Budget 2022 provides funding for an additional 1,165 SNAs (in 2022) to provide support to children with special educational needs, which will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: ...an increase of 81% since 2011 at which time 10,575 were provided. The NCSE has responsibility for planning and coordinating school supports for children with special educational needs including the allocation of SNAs and reviews. The Department does not have a role in making individual school determinations. The Special Needs Assistant (SNA) scheme is designed to provide schools with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: ...to support the NCSE and schools through the provision of the necessary funding and capital investment to ensure all children are successful in accessing an education I should clarify, however, that the NCSE does not maintain waiting lists for schools. Boards of management of individual schools are responsible for such enrolment matters. The list of special schools is available on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: ...SENO is available to offer assistance and advice to the school. Parents may also contact their local SENO directly to discuss their child's special educational needs, using the contact details available on www.ncse.ie. My Department does not have a role in making individual school determinations. Accordingly your correspondence has been forwarded to the NCSE for direct reply.