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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Schooling (28 Feb 2023)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 369 and 370 together. The Home Tuition Grant Scheme is available to provide funding towards the provision of a compensatory educational service for children who, for a number of specific reasons, are unable to attend school. The aim of the Department is to meet the needs of families and to ensure every child is allocated a suitable school placement....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 Feb 2023)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 374, 375 and 379 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 Feb 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (23 Feb 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 Health: Primary Care Centres (23 Feb 2023)

Josepha Madigan: 251. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has any plans to provide for a new HSE primary care centre in Stillorgan, County Dublin, or the surrounding areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9281/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Feb 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: Disability Services (21 Feb 2023)

Josepha Madigan: The National Nursing Programme Pilot for Children with Complex Healthcare Needs is a nationwide pilot scheme to be run in partnership between HSE and NCSE. The purpose of the pilot is to put nursing supports in place to allow children with complex healthcare needs attend school. HSE Primary Care currently funds Paediatric Home Care Packages (PHCPs), through which preferred private healthcare...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Feb 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 to receive an education is a priority for this Government. For 2023, the spend by my Department on special education will be substantially increased by over 10% on last year, meaning that for 2023 my Department will spend over €2.6 billion...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Feb 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 to receive an education is a priority for this Government. For 2023, the spend by my Department on special education will be substantially increased by over 10% on last year, meaning that for 2023 my Department will spend over €2.6 billion...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Feb 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: Departmental Funding (21 Feb 2023)

Josepha Madigan: The Middletown Centre for Autism project is a jointly funded initiative between the Department of Education in Northern Ireland and the Department of Education aimed at supporting the promotion of excellence in the development and harmonisation of education and allied services to children and young people with autistic spectrum disorders. At the request of my Department, and, as approved by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Feb 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Feb 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 to receive an education is a priority for this Government. For 2023, the spend by my Department on special education will be substantially increased by over 10% on last year, meaning that for 2023 my Department will spend over €2.6 billion on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Feb 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 to receive an education is a priority for this Government. For 2023, the spend by my Department on special education will be substantially increased by over 10% on last year, meaning that for 2023 my Department will spend over €2.6...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Sign Language (21 Feb 2023)

Josepha Madigan: I would like to thank the Deputy for the question and would like to advise the following: The Department of Education is fully committed to implementing the Irish Sign Language (ISL) Act 2017 as intended so as to ensure that the education system is a fully inclusive environment for all students who are Deaf or hard of hearing. The period covered by the review of the ISL Act coincided...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Feb 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Feb 2023)

Josepha Madigan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) employ Behaviour Practitioners to enable, support and promote the full inclusion, participation and wellbeing of all students in school and community activities by establishing and enhancing socially significant behaviours. Their work is focused on assisting schools to: - promote universal positive behaviour approaches, - prevent and plan...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (21 Feb 2023)

Josepha Madigan: My Department received the NCSE Policy Advice paper on 12th January 2023. The Police Advice is currently under review and publication will follow shortly. The Policy Advice will be the subject of an extensive consultation process with education stakeholders and partners, as well as with disability representative organisations, and parental representatives.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Feb 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 (21 Feb 2023)

Josepha Madigan: In finalising the AON process, there has been extensive consultation with the education partners and with individual schools. I am very grateful to all those who contributed to this process. In particular, to the 80 schools that assisted in trialling the process and in providing detailed feedback on the guidance documents and resources put in place to support the process. This process was...