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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (24 Jun 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Where a school-based programme is not being run or a place is unavailable, the Home-based Programme will be available for children with complex special education needs. Due to the strong preference for students to take part in school-based programmes, the home-based programme is not available where a school-based programme is being provided. In the case of the child concerned, it was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Jun 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 406 and 407 together. I propose to take PQs 406 and 407 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (24 Jun 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. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children with special educational needs.? The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (24 Jun 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. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children with special educational needs.? The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 Jun 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth. In the current school year over 173,000 children – including 13,400 pupils with special educational needs - are transported daily in approximately 8,200 vehicles across 10,600 routes to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Jun 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: National Council for Special Education (24 Jun 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: School Staff (24 Jun 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The 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 at oireachtasqueries@ncse.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (24 Jun 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. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children with special educational needs. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Jun 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. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children with special educational needs. My...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (24 Jun 2025)

Michael Moynihan: As the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible for the allocation of special needs assistants (SNAs) to schools, I have forwarded the school's details to them for their attention and direct reply. Deputies are also welcome to raise such matters with the NCSE directly through their dedicated Oireachtas query line at oireachtasqueries@ncse.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 Jun 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth. In the current school year over 173,000 children – including 13,400 pupils with special educational needs - are transported daily in approximately 8,200 vehicles across 10,600 routes to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (24 Jun 2025)

Michael Moynihan: It is my department’s policy, in accordance with the principles of inclusive education, that students with additional learning needs are supported in mainstream classes along with their peers, with additional supports provided as necessary. The department provides for a range of placement options and supports for schools and students with special educational needs in order to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (24 Jun 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) have advised my department that they do not intend to sanction a new special class at the school referred to by the Deputy at this time as there is sufficient provision available in other new special classes opening. As previously outlined the main focus this year by the NCSE was on medium and larger primary schools with available...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (19 Jun 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. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children with special educational needs. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (19 Jun 2025)

Michael Moynihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 272 and 273 together. My Department has recently issued a new circular letter to schools in relation to the approach and measures being undertaken to support the forward planning of special classes and special school places for the 2026/2027 school year. The circular letter and NCSE guidelines clearly set out the eligibility criteria for access to a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (19 Jun 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. The data requested by the Deputy is not readily available in the manner requested. However, Bus Éireann are collating the data and officials from the School Transport Section of my Department will forward this data directly to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (19 Jun 2025)

Michael Moynihan: 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. There are two schools closing in June 2025 and the SNA posts will be removed at the end of this school year. No other SNA post will be removed from any other schools for the 2025/26...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (19 Jun 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Minister McEntee and I continue to meet the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) and senior Department officials each week to track the progress being made in terms of new special class and special school places for the coming school year. As you will know, the NCSE confirmed the sanctioning of 399 new special classes for the coming school year before Easter. This was several...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (19 Jun 2025)

Michael Moynihan: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Youth. Bus Éireann has advised that the pick up point in question has been assessed by the inspector and a new pick up point will be added at the Beaufort Bar which has been deemed to be a safer location for these pupils. This pick up point will commence in...