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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education & Inclusion, for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education & Inclusion, for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education & Inclusion, for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education & Inclusion, for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education & Inclusion, for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education & Inclusion, for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). In 2023, my department spent over €2.6 billion on special education and further progress will be made this year as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Josepha Madigan: The provision of therapies for those with disabilities is the responsibility of my colleague Minister Rabbitte and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. However, supporting the provision of appropriate education for children with additional needs is a key priority for the Department of Education. One example of such support is the School Inclusion Model...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (17 Jan 2024)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education & Inclusion, for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education & Inclusion, for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (17 Jan 2024)

Josepha Madigan: The special education teaching (SET) allocation model provides a single unified allocation for special educational support teaching needs to each school, based on each school’s educational profile. The SET model has been in place since 2017. It was recommended by the NCSE and is designed to distribute the total available number of special education teachers across primary and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (17 Jan 2024)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education & Inclusion, for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). In 2023, my department spent over €2.6 billion on special education and further progress will be made this year as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 550 to 573, inclusive, together. As discussed and agreed with the Deputy, my Department is providing a single combined reply to a number of separate questions on individual recommendations on the final report of the Oireachtas Committee on Autism. Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education and Inclusion, for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). For 2024 my department will spend almost €2.8 billion of current expenditure on special education. This includes funding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Josepha Madigan: My department recognises the importance of monitoring educational outcomes for all children with special educational needs who require additional supports in their educational journey. Outcome measures include student engagement, attainment, attendance, happiness, independence and progress. My department has requested the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) to include in their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education and Inclusion, for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Jan 2024)

Josepha Madigan: Following the Deputy’s parliamentary Question No. 212 of 23 November 2023, I can confirm that my Department did investigate this matter raised in respect of the tutor concerned. As of last week, I can confirm that the Department has been in contact with the tutor for further required information and it is expected that matters will be fully resolved shortly in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education and Inclusion, for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Jan 2024)

Josepha Madigan: I would like to thank the Deputy for the question and advise the following in relation to leave for SNAs on temporary contracts: If an SNA is on a temporary contract and their contract ends before, for example the Christmas break, they receive statutory holiday pay (1.66 days for every month they work) and if they resume work directly after the break they will get paid retrospectively for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (17 Jan 2024)

Josepha Madigan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) employ Behaviour Practitioners to enable, support and promote the full inclusion, participation and wellbeing of all students in school and community activities by establishing and enhancing socially significant behaviours. Their work is focused on assisting schools to:promote universal positive behaviour approaches,prevent and plan for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education & Inclusion, for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers....