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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (17 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: This government is fully committed to supporting children with special educational needs to fulfil their full potential and the Programme for Government makes a number of commitments to deliver on this objective. This year the NCSE focused on medium and larger primary schools with available accommodation and no existing special class to open a new special class for the 2025/26 school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The provision of health-related therapy services for children with disabilities is a matter for the HSE and queries in relation to those services should be directed to the HSE or to the Department of Children Equality Disability. The allocation of Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) to language classes is a matter for the HSE. The department of Education and Youth (DEY) or the National...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The School Transport 2030 report was published in early 2024 following a comprehensive analysis and review of the scheme as it currently operates. The recommended changes to the future operation of the schemes include expansion of the current eligibility criteria, addressing current operational challenges and moving towards better integration with public transport to ensure the best value for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 120 and 136 together. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is, in the first instance, the primary body responsible for the matter the Deputy has raised. I have forwarded this issue to them for their attention and direct reply. Deputies are also welcome to raise such queries with the NCSE directly through their dedicated Oireachtas query line...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is the national agency with responsibility for the provision of special education places. This year the NCSE has sanctioned 407 new special classes for the coming school year bringing to 3,742 the number of special classes in our schools. There are new classes in every county in Ireland and with the number of special classes doubling in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The School Transport 2030 report was published in early 2024 following a comprehensive analysis and review of the scheme as it currently operates. The recommended changes to the future operation of the schemes include expansion of the current eligibility criteria, addressing current operational challenges and moving towards better integration with public transport to ensure the best value for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The government is committed to the provision of additional special school places for children with more complex educational needs. Over 300 new special school places are being provided for the coming 2025/2026 school year. Five new special schools are being established in addition to the eleven new special schools opened over the last few years. Special school capacity is also being expanded...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: In working to develop a more inclusive education system, we want to support students to attend their local mainstream schools. This means that children can be educated with their peers and are not required to travel long distances to attend special schools or classes. 15,000 special education teachers have been provided to enable schools to achieve this. In practical terms this means...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The School Transport 2030 report was published in early 2024 following a comprehensive analysis and review of the scheme as it currently operates. The recommended changes to the future operation of the schemes include expansion of the current eligibility criteria, addressing current operational challenges and moving towards better integration with public transport to ensure the best value for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 132 and 160 together. This government is fully committed to supporting children with special educational needs to fulfil their potential and the Programme for Government makes a number of commitments to deliver on this objective. I know the central role that our special needs assistants (SNAs) play in the successful inclusion of students with additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (17 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Details of the 2025 Summer Programme were published on the 13th of February 2024. For this year’s programme, funding of €62 million was secured in Budget 2025 to ensure its continuance. Between 2021 to 2024, €40 million in funding had been allocated each year to the Summer Programme. All of this funding will be utilised to meet the needs of our most vulnerable children. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 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 me, 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 (17 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 and 166 together. This government is fully committed to supporting children with special educational needs to fulfil their full potential and the Programme for Government makes a number of commitments to deliver on this objective. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has advised that just over 400 new special classes have been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The government is committed to the provision of additional special school places for children with more complex educational needs. Over 300 new special school places are being provided for the coming 2025/26 school year. Five new special schools are being established in addition to the eleven new special schools opened over the last few years. Special school capacity is also being expanded...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children with special educational needs, including the allocation of special needs assistants (SNAs). The NCSE has advised my department that all schools have been informed of their SNA allocation for the 2025/26 school year. SNAs play a central role in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children with special educational needs, including the allocation of special needs assistants (SNAs). The NCSE has advised my department that all schools have been informed of their SNA allocation for the 2025/26 school year. The National Council for Special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is the national agency with responsibility for the provision of special education places. This year the NCSE has sanctioned 407 new special classes for the coming school year bringing to 3,742 the number of special classes in our schools. There are new classes in every county in Ireland and with the number of special classes doubling in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is the national agency with responsibility for the provision of special education places. The NCSE does not have a breakdown per constituency. In general, this year the NCSE has sanctioned 407 new special classes for the coming school year across the country, bringing to 3,742 the number of special classes in our schools. There are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is the national agency with responsibility for the provision of special education places. This year the NCSE has sanctioned 407 new special classes for the coming school year bringing to 3,742 the number of special classes in our schools. There are new classes in every county in Ireland and with the number of special classes doubling in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The Department of Education and Youth continues to support the needs of children and young people in the school system through the provision of additional resources to schools to the point where there are approximately 40,000 teachers and SNAs working to meet the educational and care needs of children and young people in schools. It is also important to note that the provision of speech and...