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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: It is important to recall that the majority of children with special educational needs are supported by mainstream class teachers, special education teachers and special needs assistants (SNAs) to attend mainstream classes with their peers. Where children have more complex needs, special classes are provided and for children with the most complex needs, special school places are provided. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The provision of clinical therapy supports to children is the responsibility of the HSE. Matters in relation to the provision of therapy services and the deployment of HSE staff should be directed to the HSE or to the Department of Children, Disability, and Equality. My department is working with the Department of Health, DCEDIY and the HSE to develop and strengthen more coherent structures...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: It is my ambition, and as outlined in the Programme for Government, to extend therapy supports within the Education system, over time. This ambition is reflected in the establishment of the Educational Therapy Support Service (ETSS) within the NCSE in June 2024. This expansion of NCSE therapy services is expected to build on the achievements and impacts of the School Inclusion Model...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive a befitting education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). Of the 3,336 special classes nationwide, 602 are in County Dublin. 69 of these were newly sanctioned for the 2024/25 school year, 48 at primary level and 21 at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive a befitting education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). There are 3,336 special classes nationwide, 408 of these were newly sanctioned by the NCSE for the 2024/25 school year, 289 at primary level and 119 at post-primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive a befitting education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). Of the 3,336 special classes nationwide, 54 are in County Monaghan. 7 of these were sanctioned for the 2024/25 school year, 6 at primary level and 1 at post-primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive a befitting education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority 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. Where children with more complex needs require...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive a befitting education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The current designation of special schools as primary schools is one of a range of additional challenges facing our special schools. My department has been actively...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: While the provision of clinical therapy supports to children is the responsibility of the HSE, my department is working with the Department of Health, DCEDIY and the HSE to develop and strengthen more coherent structures to enable children and young people to access therapeutic supports. On the 9th August 2024, the Government made a decision to support a special schools’ pilot to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children with special educational needs. Special needs assistants (SNAs) play a central role in the successful inclusion of students with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 232 and 245 together. As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children with special educational needs. SNAs play a central role in the successful...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (27 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive a befitting education is a priority for government. My department works closely with the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) on the forward planning of new special classes and additional special school places. Building on successive budgets, Budget 2025 secured funding for up to 400 new special classes in mainstream...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children with special educational needs. The Special Education Teaching (SET) Allocation Model is a standardised allocation model that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (27 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children with special educational needs. In 2025 over €2.9 billion will be spent supporting children with special educational needs....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an appropriate education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority 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. Where children with more complex needs...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: My department is providing significant additional capacity at special schools across the country, with 80 building projects at special schools at various stages of planning and delivery. This represents capital investment at over 50% of all special schools. These projects will provide almost 750 additional and modernised classrooms for children with special education needs. Construction is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive a befitting education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). At present, there are 14 reading classes and 4 special schools to support students with severe dyslexia and I want to acknowledge the excellent work they do. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (26 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive a befitting education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children with special educational needs....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (26 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Supporting the provision of appropriate education for children with additional needs is a key priority for the Department of Education. There is a longstanding existing provision in place to support children in mainstream settings where Irish Sign Language (ISL) is their primary language. The department sanctions an additional special needs assistant to schools, above their existing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 144 and 145 together. Enabling children with special educational needs to receive a befitting education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority 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...