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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 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 NCSE...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 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. As...

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

Michael Moynihan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has advised that this school recently confirmed their interest in opening a special class for the 2025/26 school year, however the NCSE understand that the school has no available accommodation to facilitate the class. Officials in my department’s Planning and Building Unit confirm that they are aware that the school authority is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 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. The NCSE have advised my department that all schools have been informed l of any change to their SNA allocations for the 2025/26 school year. As outlined in Circular No 0032/2025...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 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: Bus Éireann (17 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. Expenditure on the School Transport Scheme has grown significantly, from over €200 million in 2018 to €512 million in 2024 (includes a cost of living advancement for 2025 of €58m). There continues to be on-going expenditure...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bus Services (17 Jun 2025)

Michael Moynihan: Bus Eireann has advised that the children from the area referred to by the Deputy attending the school referred are not eligible for school transport to the school post primary school/centre eferred as they are attending their second closest post primary school/centre. Bus Éireann further advise that families from the area referred who apply and pay or enter their medical card...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 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. Under the current terms of the scheme, pupils at primary level are eligible where they live no less than 3.2 kilometres from and are attending their nearest primary school. At post primary level, students who live no less than 4.8 kilometres from and are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 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. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children with special educational needs. The NCSE has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 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. Under the current terms of the School Transport Schemes, children are eligible for transport at primary level where they reside not less than 3.2 kilometres from and are attending their nearest national school, and at post primary level where they reside...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jun 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 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 require...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 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 current school transport service operates from Earl of Desmond Hotel into Flemby NS and Caherleeheen NS at present. My Department has received an application from the patron for the closure of Flemby NS, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 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 have advised that the Borrisoleigh Post Primary Centre is the second closest post primary centre for pupils living in the Nenagh/Silvermines area generally. In this regard pupils may fall under the Temporary Alleviation Measures outlined above....

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

Michael Moynihan: 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 class and special school places are provided. This is in keeping with policy on an inclusive education, which promotes that children will be supported to receive an education in the most...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 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. By the...

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

Michael Moynihan: The National Council For Special Education actively encourage expressions of interest from schools to open special classes, and I appreciate and commend the efforts taken by boards of management in expressing their interest. However, it is not always possible to open a special class in every school that expresses an interest. When assessing the needs in the local area, the NCSE identify...

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

Michael Moynihan: My department's Planning and Building Unit advise that the school has a building project in train which will add three mainstream classrooms and two special education tuition rooms. The school sought the addition of a special education classroom however at this time there is not sufficient demand in the local area for the National Council For Special Education to sanction an extra special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (17 Jun 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. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 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. Under the terms of my Department’s School Transport Scheme, children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 3.2kms at primary and 4.8kms at post-primary and are attending their nearest School/Education Centre as determined by the...