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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 May 2023)

Josepha Madigan: I would like to thank the Deputy for the question and would like to advise the following: Enabling children with special educational needs (SEN) to receive an education appropriate to their needs is a priority for this Government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education & Inclusion, for my Department and for the National Council for Special Education...

Other Questions (Resumed): Special Educational Needs (16 May 2023)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Deputy for his question. It is important to stress that education is a right under the Constitution, as has just been mentioned here. That obviously applies to children with additional needs as well. What the State endeavours to do in the first instance is to get an appropriate placement for children with additional needs. Sometimes they have to travel, which is not desirable....

Other Questions (Resumed): Special Educational Needs (16 May 2023)

Josepha Madigan: The NCSE has confirmed to me that there are a total of eight special class places in close proximity to St. Eunan's but I have heard what the Deputy has said. As I have said, I do believe it is something that could be looked at in the future.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2023)

Josepha Madigan: I can reassure the Deputy that as Minister of State with responsibility for special education I absolutely do not want to see children or parents, or indeed school staff, out with placards trying to obtain an appropriate placement for their child. Parents should in the first instance contact their local special educational needs organiser, SENO, who will advise them on appropriate...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2023)

Josepha Madigan: For September of this year, we have already sanctioned 305 special classes and we expect that more will be sanctioned over the coming weeks. There are 197 sanctioned for primary level and 108 at post-primary. There are 2,537 special classes now in the country, with 1,798 at primary and 739 at post-primary. There is consistent and constant engagement with the NCSE on forward planning....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2023)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Deputy for her question. It is of huge importance to me, as Minister of State with responsibility for special education. I concur with what the Deputy says by virtue of the fact that all children, particularly children with additional needs, should have an appropriate placement, whether in a mainstream class, in a special class or, indeed, in a special school. Ninety-eight...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2023)

Josepha Madigan: I would like to thank the Deputy for this question - it give me an opportunity to update the House on this very important scheme for children with special educational needs. Minister Foley and I secured funding of €40m in the budget last year to ensure that a comprehensive summer programme would be available in 2023. This builds on the successful summer programmes which ran in 2021...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2023)

Josepha Madigan: I want to thank the Deputy for her question. My Department announced the details of the 2023 Summer Programme on 9 February 2023. Funding was provided in Budget 2023 to run the programme. This matched the investment in 2021 and 2022 of €40m. The terms for the 2023 programme are being implemented following a comprehensive review and engagement with education partners, parents,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2023)

Josepha Madigan: I would like to thank the Deputy for the question and reassure you that enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education appropriate to their needs is a priority for this government. For 2023, the spend by my Department on special education will be €2.6 billion, a 10% increase on last year. This level of funding and support represents over 27% of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2023)

Josepha Madigan: I would like to thank the Deputy for the question and would like to advise the following: My Department is committed to delivering an education system that is of the highest quality and where every child and young person feels valued and is actively supported and nurtured to reach their full potential. My Department strives to ensure that every child has access to an educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2023)

Josepha Madigan: The Department announced the details of the 2023 Summer Programme on the 9th February 2023. This followed an announcement on the 17th October 2022 that additional funding had been secured in Budget 2023 to run the 2023 Summer Programme to match the investment in 2021 and 2022. This brings the total funding available to €40m. All schools will have an opportunity to run a programme for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2023)

Josepha Madigan: The comprehensive review of the 2022 Summer Programme was part of the development of this year’s Summer Programme and its terms and conditions. The outcomes and improvements identified in the review are addressed specifically in the overview documentation for this year's programme, rather than in a separate review document, and are based on the culmination of engagements and feedback...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2023)

Josepha Madigan: I would like to thank the Deputy for the question and would like to advise the following: Enabling children with special educational needs (SEN) to receive an education appropriate to their needs is a priority for this Government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education & Inclusion, for my Department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE)....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2023)

Josepha Madigan: I would like to thank the Deputy for the question and would like to advise the following: Enabling children with special educational needs (SEN) to receive an education appropriate to their needs is a priority for this Government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education & Inclusion, for my Department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE)....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2023)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 94 and 345 together. I would like to thank the Deputy for the question and would like to advise the following: My Department is committed to delivering an education system that is of the highest quality and where every child and young person feels valued and is actively supported and nurtured to reach their full potential. My Department strives to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2023)

Josepha Madigan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of Special needs Organisers (SENOs), for fulfilling the functions of the Council within a designated area in relation to the identification of and delivery and co-ordination of education services to children with disabilities. The Council employs SENOs to provide a nationwide system of local services....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2023)

Josepha Madigan: I would like to thank the Deputy for the question and would like to advise the following: Enabling children with special educational needs (SEN) to receive an education appropriate to their needs is a priority for this Government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education & Inclusion, for my Department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE)....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2023)

Josepha Madigan: I would like to thank the Deputy for the question and would like to advise the following: Enabling children with special educational needs (SEN) to receive an education appropriate to their needs is a priority for this Government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education & Inclusion, for my Department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE)....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (16 May 2023)

Josepha Madigan: I would like to thank the Deputy for the question and would like to advise the following: Enabling children with special educational needs (SEN) to receive an education appropriate to their needs is a priority for this Government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education & Inclusion, for my Department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE)....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2023)

Josepha Madigan: I would like to thank the Deputy for the question and would like to advise the following: Enabling children with special educational needs (SEN) to receive an education appropriate to their needs is a priority for this Government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education & Inclusion, for my Department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE)....