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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 May 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education appropriate to their needs is a priority for this Government. The Department of Education will spend approximately €2 Billion or over 20% of its total educational budget in 2021 on making additional provision for children with special educational needs this year. The National Council for Special Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 May 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 462, 471 to 473, inclusive, 476 to 483, inclusive, and 486 together. The Government has approved the provision of significantly 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. This is an incredibly important...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Programmes (11 May 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 475 and 485 together. The Government has approved the provision of significantly 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. This is an incredibly important Government decision, which ensures that for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 May 2021)

Josepha Madigan: My Department's policy is that students with special educational needs should be included where possible and appropriate in mainstream placements with additional supports provided. In circumstances where children with special educational needs require more specialised interventions, special school or special class places are provided for. As the Deputy is aware, Minister Foley and I...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 May 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the allocations for Special Education Teachers, for all primary and post primary schools were updated with effect from September 2019. Schools which were due to receive additional allocations, based on the profiled needs of schools, as set out in DES Circulars 007 and 008 2019, received additional allocations at that time. Schools which had rapidly developing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 May 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, over 20% 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 unprecedented...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (11 May 2021)

Josepha Madigan: My Department is aware that the National Principals’ Forum has published a report on its Critical Analysis of Supports for Pupils with Additional Educational Needs and their School Leaders in Irish Primary Schools. My Department will review the report in detail and will take account of its findings and consider the recommendations made in this report. In the meantime, it should be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Programmes (11 May 2021)

Josepha Madigan: A significantly expanded Summer Programme was provided in 2020 for children with the complex needs as a discrete response to Covid-19. The programme provided either in-school, or home-based supports by teachers and special needs assistants (SNAs) during the summer holidays to help to prevent regression among children with SEN. The programme's aim was to support children to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 May 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education appropriate to their needs is a priority for this Government. The Department of Education will spend approximately €2 billion or over 20% of its total educational budget in 2021 on making additional provision for children with special educational needs this year. The National Council for Special Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Programmes (11 May 2021)

Josepha Madigan: The School Inclusion Model (SIM) is based on policy advice from the National Council for Special Education based on the principle of providing the right support at the right time delivered by a range of personnel with relevant qualifications and skill-sets. Its purpose is to help students achieve better outcomes and test a model of tailored therapeutic supports that allows for early...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Programmes (11 May 2021)

Josepha Madigan: The School Inclusion Model (SIM) is based on policy advice from the National Council for Special Education based on the principle of providing the right support at the right time delivered by a range of personnel with relevant qualifications and skill-sets. Its purpose is to help students achieve better outcomes and test a model of tailored therapeutic supports that allows for early...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (10 May 2021)

Josepha Madigan: On behalf of the Minister for Justice I wish to thank the Senator for raising this matter. The Senator will be aware that the community-based CCTV is currently governed by section 38(3)(c) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 and the Garda Síochána (CCTV) Order 2006, which is SI 289 of 2006. This legal framework requires that any proposed community CCTV scheme must, first, be...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (10 May 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I will bring the matters the Senator has raised, particularly his comments on a more expeditious application process, to the attention of the Minister for Justice. I note what he said about the 70% of crimes being prevented, or certainly their prevention being assisted, by the use of CCTV. I also note what he said about the fact that €1 million was allocated and that only...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (10 May 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I thank Senator Ward for raising this matter. I am happy to clarify the position with regard to the development of permanent accommodation for Gaelscoil Laighean. As a result of the nationwide demographic exercise carried out by the Department into the future need for primary and post-primary schools in the State, the requirement for a new eight-classroom primary school to service the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (10 May 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. As I said at the outset, a number of site options for a permanent location are being explored. He will understand that there are technical, complex issues around that. I hear what he said about the absence of play facilities in the area and that Dún Laoghaire is not in the catchment area. I also note his argument about the dilapidation and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (10 May 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Senator for raising this issue, which gives me an opportunity to update her and the House on the current position in respect of the issues affecting Duleek Boys National School and Duleek Girls National School since their building project was completed in 2015. Since then the school authorities in question have identified a number of issues with the completed works that have been...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (10 May 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I wish Fr. Conlon well. As the Senator said, Duleek's loss is Drogheda's gain. I also wish Fr. Ferris, Fr. Kelly, Fr. Lynch and Fr. Brennan the best of success in the future in all their endeavours. To conclude on the matter of Duleek school, I heard the Senator's list of further complaints, for example, the partition not being installed correctly, the building management system not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 May 2021)

Josepha Madigan: My Department is progressing work on proposals to run an expanded summer programme again this year with more schools involved. These proposals are being developed based on engagement and consultation with the education partners. The issue raised by the Deputy is being considered as part of this work. A further announcement on this will be made in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 May 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, the question has been referred to the NCSE for direct reply. The Special Needs Assistant (SNA) scheme is designed to provide schools with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 May 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, the question has been referred to the NCSE for direct reply. The Special Needs Assistant (SNA) scheme is designed to provide schools with...