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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Oct 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Investment in special education is an ongoing priority for this Government.  Budget 2022 provides for the creation 980 new teaching 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 places and the needs of new...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Oct 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 129 and 132 together. The provision of education for children with special needs is an ongoing priority for Government.  The numbers of special classes, special education teachers and Special Needs Assistants are at unprecedented levels. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible for the planning and cordination of education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Oct 2021)

Josepha Madigan: The correspondence referred to raises many issues on education provision and the needs of schools and teachers in responding.   My Department aims to ensure that all children with special educational needs are provided with an education appropriate to their needs. My Department’s policy is that students with additional needs should be included where possible and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (19 Oct 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education appropriate to their needs is a priority for this Government.  This year, just under 25% of the total Education budget or €2bn will be invested in supporting children with special educational needs.  As a result, the numbers of special education teachers, SNAs, special class and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (19 Oct 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Special schools generally cater for children with the most complex needs.  Accordingly, these schools have enhanced staffing levels with greatly reduced pupil/teacher and SNA staffing allocations.  In general, speech and language and occupational therapy supports are provided by the HSE. On an ongoing basis, special schools also have access to the National...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (19 Oct 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Special schools generally cater for children with the most complex needs.  Accordingly, these schools have enhanced staffing levels with greatly reduced pupil/teacher and SNA staffing allocations.  In general, speech and language and occupational therapy supports are provided by the HSE. On an ongoing basis, special schools also have access to the National...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (19 Oct 2021)

Josepha Madigan: My Department provides an Assistive Technology scheme, as set out in my Department’s Circular 0010/2013 which is published on the Department’s website at www.education.ie/en/Circulars-and-Forms/Active-Circu lars/cl0010_2013.pdf. Under this scheme funding is provided to schools towards the cost of computers and specialist equipment, which are required for educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (19 Oct 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Special schools generally cater for children with the most complex needs.  Accordingly, these schools have enhanced staffing levels with greatly reduced pupil/teacher and SNA staffing allocations.  In general, speech and language and occupational therapy supports are provided by the HSE. On an ongoing basis, special schools also have access to the National...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (19 Oct 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Special schools generally cater for children with the most complex needs.  Accordingly, these schools have enhanced staffing levels with greatly reduced pupil/teacher and SNA staffing allocations.  In general, speech and language and occupational therapy supports are provided by the HSE. On an ongoing basis, special schools also have access to the National...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (19 Oct 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this Government.  Next year, my Department will spend in excess of €2 Billion, or over 25% of the Department’s budget on providing additional teaching and care supports for children with special educational needs.  An additional 269 special classes have opened this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (19 Oct 2021)

Josepha Madigan: The Special Education Teaching allocation provides a single unified allocation for special educational support teaching needs to each school, based on each school’s educational profile. Under the allocation model, schools have been provided with a total allocation for special education needs support based on their school profile.   The provision of a profiled allocation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (19 Oct 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 579 and 580 together. The provision of education for children with special needs is an ongoing priority for Government.  The numbers of special classes, special education teachers and Special Needs Assistants are at unprecedented levels. Following Budget 2021, it is expected that a total of 18,004 Special Needs Assistant (SNA) posts...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (19 Oct 2021)

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 Special Needs Assistant (SNA) scheme is designed to provide schools with additional adult support staff who can assist children with special educational needs who also have additional and significant care needs.  Such...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (19 Oct 2021)

Josepha Madigan: The Education for Persons with Special Needs (EPSEN) Act 2004 sets out the vision for the education of children with disabilities in this country.  The Act requires that a child with special educational needs should be educated in an inclusive environment alongside their peers unless the nature and extent of those needs would not be in the best interest of the child concerned or the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2021)

Josepha Madigan: The Tánaiste does not interrupt you, Deputy Ó Broin.

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I am very pleased to mark one of the largest special education budgets we have ever seen in the history of the State and a really big investment in core education supports. Next year we will spend in excess of €2 billion, or more than 20% of the entire departmental budget, on special education, representing a 50% increase since 2011. Budget 2022 will provide 980 special education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Oct 2021)

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 Special Needs Assistant (SNA) scheme is designed to provide schools with additional adult support staff who can assist children with special educational needs who also have additional and significant care needs. Such support...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Oct 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I wish to advise the Deputy that there is no facility to carryover SET hours from one school year to the next. Hours accumulated in any given school year must be utilised in the same school year. Where hours were accumulated due to a school receiving a backdated increase to their Special Education Teaching hours, or due to a Special Education Teacher being used to cover substitution, as an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Oct 2021)

Josepha Madigan: The Education for Persons with Special Needs (EPSEN) Act 2004 sets out the vision for the education of children with disabilities in this country. The Act requires that a child with special educational needs should be educated in an inclusive environment alongside their peers unless the nature and extent of those needs would not be in the best interest of the child concerned or the other...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Oct 2021)

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. Accordingly your question has been forwarded to the NCSE for direct reply. The NCSE manages the exceptional review process and handles each case...