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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Policy Functions (25 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I wish to advise the Deputy that Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People Programme (PDS), is a programme under the remit of the HSE and the Department of Health, for the provision of Health services and supports for children, in order to: - Provide a clear pathway and fairer access to services for all children with a disability.  - Make the best use of available...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 818 and 861 together. I am conscious of the fact that closing schools has hugely adverse consequences at individual, family and societal level and that the effect on children with special educational needs can be even greater. Education has been deemed an essential service which means that the general public heath advice for people to stay at home does not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: The vaccine protocol devised by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC), is endorsed by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) and signed up to by Government. The Department of Health have confirmed that those essential to Education are estimated at this time to be in the first one third of the population captured by the Vaccine Allocation Strategy. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Mar 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Special class provision in mainstream primary and post primary schools is a central element of the continuum of education provision in place to support children with special educational needs.  This continuum extends from full-time placement in mainstream classes and special classes through to full time enrolment in special schools with a number of options in between. My...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Mar 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 853 and 854 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Mar 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: A significantly expanded Summer Programme was provided in 2020 for children with complex needs as a discrete response to Covid-19. The programme included a number of strands and options from which parents could choose, involving either in-school, or home-based supports by teachers and special needs assistants (SNAs) to help to prevent regression among children with SEN. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Mar 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (24 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: A core recommendation of the National Council for Special Education’s (NCSE) Review of the Special Needs Assistant (SNA) scheme concerned a change in the way that SNAs are allocated to mainstream classes in both primary and post primary schools and called for the greater proportion of SNAs in these classes to be allocated on the basis of an educational profile of each school before the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 872 to 877, inclusive, together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Education has been deemed an essential service which means that the general public heath advice for people to stay at home does not apply to school staff providing an essential service like teachers and SNAs. I am conscious of the fact that closing schools has hugely adverse consequences at individual, family and societal level and that the effect on children with complex special educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 891 and 892 together. In line with the provisions of Section 14(1) of the Education (Welfare) Act, 2000, Tusla‘s Alternative Education Assessment and Registration Service (AEARS) is responsible for the regulation of provision for education in places other than recognised schools. The AEARS does not have a role in providing guidance or advice...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (24 Mar 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 903 and 904 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (24 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is an independent statutory body which has been established in accordance with the provisions of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004. Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) are recruited and employed directly by the NCSE. As this question relates to the timeframe for the recruitment process for a special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (24 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible for determining the appropriate staffing levels in relation to the support of pupils with special educational needs in special schools, in accordance with the policies of my Department.  Special school staffing allocations are reviewed and updated each year by the NCSE and special schools are staffed on the basis...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (24 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I wish to advise the Deputy that DES Circular 013/2017 sets out the qualification criteria for a person to be appointed as a Special Education Teacher for a mainstream primary school. Such teachers may hold Teaching Council registration under Route 1 Primary (formerly Regulation 2 Primary) or Route 4 Other (formerly Regulation 3 Montessori & Other Categories). DES...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme (24 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: My Department does not provide for preschool services other than early intervention for autistic children which includes ASD early intervention classes in mainstream and special schools.   Parents/guardians of preschool aged autistic children who may need advice should contact their local NCSE Special Educational Needs Organiser (SENO) who can assist and advise them on the preschool...