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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an 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 additional...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I would like to thank the deputy for the question The SET model is an allocation model to provide schools with additional teaching hours to support the teaching needs of their students in mainstream classes. The mainstream class teacher has primary responsibility for the progress and care of all children in their classrooms, including children with additional learning needs. All data...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The Assessment of Need (AON) process is provided for under the Disability Act 2005 and is under the remit of the Health Service Executive (HSE). The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is required to assist the HSE in undertaking an educational assessment of the needs of children who have applied to the HSE for an AON. The Department and the NCSE have worked intensively to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Schools Administration (5 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 Public Expenditure and Reform: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 484 and 487 together. As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. Thanks to considerable investment in special education in recent years the vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers. Where children with...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the Deputy for her correspondence. The provision of clinical therapy supports to children, including Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy, is the responsibility of the HSE, through Primary Care or the Children’s Network Disability Teams (CDNT). Through the Progressing Disability Services Oversight Group, the Department of Education is working with the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. Thanks to considerable investment in special education in recent years 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 additional supports, special...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. Thanks to considerable investment in special education in recent years 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 additional supports, special...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. Thanks to considerable investment in special education in recent years 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 additional supports, special...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Education Policy (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The Educational Therapy Support Service (ETSS) was established in June 2024. The expansion of therapy services within the NCSE is expected to build on the achievements and impacts of this element of the School Inclusion Model (SIM) pilot programme, which provided support to 75 schools as part of the pilot. The ETSS service is designed to build the capacity of teachers (and other school...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: My department understands that the Health Service Executive (HSE) has primary responsibility for the special care unit referred to by the Deputy. Matters in relation to the provision of HSE services and the deployment of HSE staff should be directed to the HSE or to the Department of Children, Disability, and Equality.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2025)

Michael Moynihan: As you are aware enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for government. Thanks to considerable investment in special education in recent years 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 additional supports, special...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Future-proofing to Improve Life and Longevity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)

Michael Moynihan: Apologies have been received from Deputy Brian Leddin, and Senators Tom Clonan, Erin McGreehan and Mary Seery Kearney. The purpose of today's meeting is to discuss future-proofing to improve life and longevity for persons with disabilities. On behalf of the committee, I welcome representatives from the Intellectual Disability Supplement to The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Future-proofing to Improve Life and Longevity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)

Michael Moynihan: I thank Professor McCarron.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Future-proofing to Improve Life and Longevity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)

Michael Moynihan: I thank Dr. Burke and call Senator O'Loughlin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Future-proofing to Improve Life and Longevity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)

Michael Moynihan: I sincerely thank the witnesses for their contributions. The important thing is the amount of information encapsulated in such a small number of words about the challenges people face. The challenges being faced by the disability community include attitudes and culture, but also involve funding. There are many voluntary bodies. We have had many attacks on the State from its foundation when...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Future-proofing to Improve Life and Longevity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)

Michael Moynihan: Before I wrap up, I thank all members, and our Vice Chair, Deputy Tully, who has stepped in on numerous occasions. She has been excellent to work with. All members of the committee have been excellent to work with. Those of us who attended regularly applied ourselves to the job at hand to improve the lives of people with disabilities, their families, carers and communities. Of course, I...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (5 Nov 2024)

Michael Moynihan: 835. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will re-examine the cases of young farmers who were established prior to 2008 and were not eligible for the new supports introduced at this time for young farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44326/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (5 Nov 2024)

Michael Moynihan: 1107. To ask the Minister for Health what action is being taken to address the extremely long waiting times for orthodontic treatment; if he would accept that these long waiting times place an enormous burden on the patients affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44347/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (5 Nov 2024)

Michael Moynihan: 1308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if higher education grants have been awarded to post-graduate students who were in receipt of a stipend or bursary that included the payment of fees to the relevant third level institution on behalf of the student (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44328/24]