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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (27 Jul 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1049 and 1050 together. The Board of Management of each school is responsible for the care and safety of all of the pupils in their school. Schools should supervise and support children who are distressed or out of control until they have recovered and are able to re-engage in the classroom. In some circumstances this may mean the temporary removal of a child...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Jul 2021)

Josepha Madigan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children nationwide. The NCSE, through its local network of SENOs (Special Educational Needs Organisers), is available to provide advice and support to parents on the possible placement options available to their child. For the 2021/22 school year, 2,132 special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (27 Jul 2021)

Josepha Madigan: In light of the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the introduction of the new Frontloaded Allocation Model for SNAs for students in mainstream classes in primary and post -primary schools was deferred for a further year to the beginning of the 2022/23 school year. The disruption prevented the delivery of the necessary training and information workshops to support the roll out of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Jul 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Jul 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. My Department does not have a role in making determinations in individual cases and accordingly your question wlll be forwarded to the NCSE for direct response. The Special Needs Assistant (SNA) scheme is designed to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Jul 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Very significant levels of financial provision are made to ensure that all children with special educational needs can be provided with an education appropriate to their needs. In 2018 my Department invested over €1.75 billion on making additional provision for children with special educational needs. Based on a 15% increase, the 2022 allocation would be €2 billion.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Jul 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Budget 2021 increased the number of Special Needs Assistant (SNA) posts to over 18,000 by December this year. This represents an increase of increase of 70% in the number of SNAs provided since 2011 at which point 10,575 SNAs were available. The pay at entry of a new entrant SNA, inclusive of employer PRSI, is €28,821 so the estimated cost of 500 SNAs would be €14,410,500.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Schooling (15 Jul 2021)

Josepha Madigan: In recognition of the fact that remote learning is particularly challenging for children with complex special educational needs, my Department put in place the supplementary programme in February to support the education and/or care needs of pupils with complex needs during the period of extended school closures and phased reopening. It commenced on 11February for primary students and on 22...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Jul 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258 and 259 together. I can confirm to the Deputy that the relevant support services, including NEPS and the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) recently met with the parents in this case. All involved are working towards ensuring that the student can access a suitable placement as soon as possible.   I can...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Jul 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) play a huge role in helping to ensure the inclusion of pupils with significant care needs in education and in school life. This was acknowledged in the Comprehensive Review of the Special Needs Assistant Scheme (SNAs) published by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) in 2018. The Review made a number of recommendations regarding SNAs and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Jul 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 is designed to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Strategies (14 Jul 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Under the National Disability Inclusion Strategy (2017-2021) each government department is required to have a consultative committee to oversee and monitor implementation of the National Disability Inclusion Strategy (NDIS). Membership is drawn from members of the Disability Stakeholders Group (DSG) who are appointed by the Minister for Disability, key agencies of each Department, as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (14 Jul 2021)

Josepha Madigan: In May 2021 the Government has announced a package of supports to allow primary and post primary to offer a summer programme for students with complex special educational needs and those at greatest risk of educational disadvantage, as a COVID-19 pandemic response measure, for summer 2021. The total funding available to provide summer programmes this year is up to €40 million, a one...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Jul 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: Special Educational Needs (13 Jul 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 and special class and school places are at...

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

Josepha Madigan: The NCSE manages the exceptional review process and handles each case individually. Some review requests can be concluded as an office based exercise, whilst others require a school to be visited. The timeframe for concluding a review can vary depending on the school context or the nature of the information provided. In processing applications for an exceptional review of SNA support, the...

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

Josepha Madigan: In May 2021 the Government announced an expanded summer programme to allow primary and post-primary schools to offer a summer programme for students with complex special educational needs and those at greatest risk of educational disadvantage. The total funding available to provide summer programmes this year is up to €40 million, a one hundred per cent increase on the allocation...

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

Josepha Madigan: In May 2021 the Government announced expanded summer education programmes for pupils with complex special educational needs and those at greatest risk of educational disadvantage, as a Covid-19 pandemic response measure, for summer 2021. Under this expansion of the summer programme, students with complex special educational needs and those at greatest risk of educational disadvantage will...

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

Josepha Madigan: 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. My Department will spend approximately €2 Billion, or over 20% of its total educational budget on making additional provision for children with special...