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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Feb 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 Legal Costs (17 Feb 2021)

Josepha Madigan: It should be noted by the Deputy that my Department does not initiate such proceedings and cases are generally only litigated where no potential settlement is acceptable to both sides and the Government's authority to decide issues of education policy is in question. My Department does not take lightly any decision to defend cases concerning children with special educational needs. Therefore,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Feb 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Following intensive engagement and input from primary and special education partners, a framework has now been developed and agreed with all partners, including unions and management, in order to achieve a phased return to in-school provision for children with the most complex special educational needs. Under the framework the following phased return to in-school provision has been agreed:...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Legal Costs (17 Feb 2021)

Josepha Madigan: It should be noted by the Deputy that my Department does not initiate such proceedings and cases are generally only litigated where no potential settlement is acceptable to both sides and the Government's authority to decide issues of education policy is in question. My Department does not take lightly any decision to defend cases concerning children with special educational needs. Therefore,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Feb 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I wish to advise the Deputy that a number of sections of the Education for Persons with Special Needs (EPSEN) Act 2004 have been commenced. The commenced provisions include those establishing the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) and those providing for an inclusive approach to the education of children with special educational needs. The following sections of the EPSEN Act were...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Legal Costs (17 Feb 2021)

Josepha Madigan: It should be noted by the Deputy that my Department does not initiate such proceedings and cases are generally only litigated where no potential settlement is acceptable to both sides and the Government's authority to decide issues of education policy is in question. My Department does not take lightly any decision to defend cases concerning children with special educational needs. Therefore,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Feb 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department provides funding to schools towards the cost of assistive technology for pupils in Primary, Post Primary and Special schools, for equipment and specialist software for educational purposes under the Assistive Technology scheme, as set out in my Department's Circular 0010/2013. In order to qualify for equipment under the Assistive Technology...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Feb 2021)

Josepha Madigan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from schools for special educational needs supports, including applications for assistive technology. Special Needs Organisers (SENOs) make recommendations to my Department where assistive technology is required. The NCSE...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Feb 2021)

Josepha Madigan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating Resource Teachers and Special Needs Assistants to schools to support children with special educational needs. SENOs also make recommendations to my Department where assistive technology is required. The NCSE operates within my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Feb 2021)

Josepha Madigan: DES Circular 007/2019 for primary schools and 008/2019 for post primary schools set out the details of the model for allocating special education teachers to schools. 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. This model has replaced the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Feb 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Guidance documents issued to all primary and special schools on the 3rdof February to support the phased re-opening of special education. This guidance included updated public health guidance and a framework document which outlines temporary time-bound staffing arrangements, information on childcare, the application of substitution arrangements and other matters. Updated Covid-19 response...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2021)

Josepha Madigan: My Department is 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. Following intensive engagement and input from primary, post-primary and special education partners, a framework has now been developed and agreed with all partners, including...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Feb 2021)

Josepha Madigan: My Department is 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. Following intensive engagement and input from primary, post-primary and special education partners, a framework has now been developed and agreed with all partners, including...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Feb 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: Departmental Legal Costs (17 Feb 2021)

Josepha Madigan: It should be noted by the Deputy that my Department does not initiate such proceedings and cases are generally only litigated where no potential settlement is acceptable to both sides and the Government's authority to decide issues of education policy is in question. My Department does not take lightly any decision to defend cases concerning children with special educational needs. Therefore,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Feb 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 454 to 460, inclusive, together. I wish to advise the Deputy that a number of sections of the Education for Persons with Special Needs (EPSEN) Act 2004 have been commenced. The commenced provisions include those establishing the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) and those providing for an inclusive approach to the education of children with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Legal Costs (17 Feb 2021)

Josepha Madigan: It should be noted by the Deputy that my Department does not initiate such proceedings and cases are generally only litigated where no potential settlement is acceptable to both sides and the Government's authority to decide issues of education policy is in question. My Department does not take lightly any decision to defend cases concerning children with special educational needs. Therefore,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Feb 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I wish to advise the Deputy that a number of sections of the Education for Persons with Special Needs (EPSEN) Act 2004 have been commenced. The commenced provisions include those establishing the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) and those providing for an inclusive approach to the education of children with special educational needs. The following sections of the EPSEN Act...

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

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 130 to 133, inclusive, together. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible for the planning and cordination of education provision for children with special educational needs including the allocation of SNA posts. The following table outlines the number of SNA posts allocated to schools at September 2019. In addition, 2,556 SNA posts...

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

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 134 and 135 together. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) have provided figures for Primary and post primary pupils in main stream classes recieving assistance from Special Needs Assistans at the end of the 2018/19 school year. The information is provided in the table below. Pupils Post Primary 4853 ...