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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Jun 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: 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). Over 360 new special classes have been sanctioned by the NCSE for the 2024/25 school year. Of these, 19 are in County Galway, 12 at primary level and 7 at post primary. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Jun 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I understand that this is an anxious time for parents who are seeking a school place for their child for September and I would like to assure the Deputy that this government is determined to alleviate the pressures faced by parents when seeking a special educational placement. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has advised my department that the local special educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Jun 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 172 and 173 together. 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....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Jun 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I understand that this is an anxious time for parents who are seeking a school place for their child for September and I would like to assure the Deputy that this government is determined to alleviate the pressures faced by parents when seeking a special educational placement. My department and the NCSE work closely in relation to the forward planning of new special classes and additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (18 Jun 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: Under the Assistive Technology Scheme, as set out in my Department’s Circular 0010/2013, funding is provided to schools towards the cost of computers and specialist equipment, which are required for educational purposes. All equipment provided under this scheme supports children with more complex disabilities who, in order to access the school curriculum, require essential...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Jun 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: 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 Special Education Teaching (SET) Allocation model seeks to distribute teaching resources in the fairest possible manner, taking into account as much evidence as possible in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (12 Jun 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I understand that this is an anxious time for parents who are seeking a school place for their child for September and I would like to assure the Deputy that this government is determined to alleviate the pressures faced by parents when seeking a special educational placement. The NCSE have confirmed that they continue to support and advise this student's family regarding placement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: 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 NCSE has advised my department that the school referred to by the Deputy have a number of special classes already and the school have recently expressed an interest in opening...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: 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 NCSE actively encourages expressions of interest from schools to open special classes, and I appreciate and commend the efforts taken by boards of management in expressing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 77 and 79 together. 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 department does not refuse accommodation for special classes at primary level, but rather works with schools to put the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: 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 Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: 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 Special Education Teaching (SET) Allocation model seeks to distribute teaching resources in the fairest possible manner, taking into account as much evidence as possible in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: The NCSE has the responsibility for planning and coordinating school supports for children with special educational needs including the allocation of Special Needs Assistants (SNAs). SNAs are not allocated to individual children but to schools as a school based resource. The deployment of SNAs within schools is a matter for the individual Principal/Board of Management of the school. SNAs...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 89, 90 and 91 together. Details of the 2024 Summer Programme were published on the 21st of March 2024. Funding of €40m is available and, as in previous years, all of the funding is utilised to meet the needs of our most vulnerable children. All schools have an opportunity to run a programme over the summer months for those children who need it the...

Special Education: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jun 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I have reached my final line. I know it will be of interest to the Deputies present. The recent SET reviews demonstrate this. Some 218 reviews were received and of the 160 schools which proceeded to a full review, 83% are receiving additional resources. I will come back to Deputy Mairéad Farrell about Scoil Chaitríona. There is progress, hopefully, in relation to that. I...

Special Education: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jun 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputies for tabling this motion, which the Government is not opposing, because it gives me the opportunity to discuss the measures Government is taking to improve and enhance education provision for children with special education needs. Since being appointed as Minister of State with special responsibility for special education and inclusion just over two months ago, I have met...

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (11 Jun 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 29th March, 2023, or in the Order of the Dáil of 8th May, 2024, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral answer, following those set down to the Minister for Justice shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence: Minister for...

Consideration of Estimates by Committee: Motion (11 Jun 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: That, pursuant to Standing Order 215A and notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 31st January, 2024, the Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage may complete its consideration of the Estimates for Public Services for the year ending 31st December, 2024, standing referred to it pursuant to Standing Order 215(2), later than the sixtieth day and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions (without debate) - Motion re Consideration of Estimates by Committee (without debate) - Planning and Development Bill 2023 (Report and Final Stages) (to commence no earlier than 3.04 p.m. and to adjourn after 4 hrs 15 mins) Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Special...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Labour Market (11 Jun 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the official source of employment estimates in the State. The most recent figures available are for Q1 2024. The LFS sectoral employment figures are based on the EU NACE Rev. 2 classification. Table 1 below shows the number of persons aged 15 - 89 years in employment (ILO) in the NACE Rev.2 Economic Sector I (Accommodation & Food Service activities) Q1...