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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Jan 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.  The Deputy will be aware that a number of meetings have taken place recently with primary and special education stakeholders. All parties are working together towards...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: School Admissions (13 Jan 2021)

Josepha Madigan: It is my belief that children with special educational needs should receive their education in placements which are appropriate to their needs alongside their peers wherever possible unless such an approach would be inconsistent with the best interests of the individual child or other children in the school.  This approach is consistent with the provisions of the Education for...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Special Educational Needs (13 Jan 2021)

Josepha Madigan: It is open to any school to make an application to the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) for the establishment of specialised provision and where sanctioned, a range of supports, including capital funding, is made available to the school. In considering such applications, the NSCE considers the current provision in the area, if there is a sustainable...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Special Educational Needs (13 Jan 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 Defence: Special Educational Needs (13 Jan 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I wish to advise the Deputy that Special Education Teachers support the mainstream class teacher by providing additional teaching support for pupils with special educational needs, or additional learning needs, in schools. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Special Educational Needs Staff (13 Jan 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 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 Defence: Special Educational Needs Staff (13 Jan 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 Defence: Schools Building Projects (13 Jan 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I am very pleased to have secured agreement to open a new special school at Scoil Colm. This is a much-needed development which will help to meet the demand for special school places in the area. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has identified that appropriate provision is currently required for approximately 40 special school places for students with autism and general...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Special Educational Needs (13 Jan 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.  Because of this, my Department sought to prioritise in-person teaching and learning for pupils/ students attending special schools and special classes and to allow...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (13 Jan 2021)

Josepha Madigan: My Department is very 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.  Because of this, my Department sought to prioritise in-person teaching and learning for pupils/students attending special schools and special classes and to allow...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Schools Building Projects (13 Jan 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I am very pleased to have secured agreement to open a new special school at Scoil Colm. This is a much-needed development which will help to meet the demand for special school places in the area. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has identified that appropriate provision is currently required for approximately 40 special school places for students with autism and general...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Schools Building Projects (13 Jan 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I am very pleased to have secured agreement to open a new special school at Scoil Colm. This is a much-needed development which will help to meet the demand for special school places in the area. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has identified that appropriate provision is currently required for approximately 40 special school places for students with autism and general...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Special Educational Needs (13 Jan 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.  Because of this, my Department sought to prioritise in-person teaching and learning for pupils/ students attending special schools and special classes and to allow...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Special Educational Needs (13 Jan 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 Defence: Special Educational Needs (13 Jan 2021)

Josepha Madigan: DES Circular 0013/2017 for primary schools and 0014/2017 for post primary schools set out details of a new model for allocating special education teachers to schools. DES Circulars 0007/2019 for primary schools and 0008/2019 for post primary schools also provide details of how the allocations are being updated for schools from September 2019, based on updated profile data. All schools...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I am aware of the correspondence referred to by the Deputy and a response will issue to same as soon as possible. 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. Because of this, the Department sought to prioritise in-person...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Special Educational Needs (13 Jan 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.  Because of this, my Department sought to prioritise in-person teaching and learning for pupils/students attending special schools and special classes and to allow...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (17 Dec 2020)

Josepha Madigan: I thank Senator Doherty for her strong interest in the area of special education. She has always been a very strong advocate in this area and I appreciate the work she has done to date, particularly in trying to bring this school into the spotlight. As she noted, there was a very long and productive meeting on this matter yesterday. As regards the site acquisition, I understand there are...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (17 Dec 2020)

Josepha Madigan: In the Senator's original contribution she noted that the school was in an old converted building. That is below par for children with special needs so from an overall perspective, it is going to be of benefit to those 30 children, and hopefully more, when they move to the new building in Hacketstown. From a timeline perspective, as a solicitor and lawyer I know things can get bogged down...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Dec 2020)

Josepha Madigan: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. The purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. In the 2019/20 school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200...