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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The availability of SNAs is critical to the inclusion of students with significant care needs in education and in school life. The Special Needs Assistant (SNA) scheme is designed to provide schools with additional adult support staff who can assist children with special educational needs who also have additional and significant care needs. Such support is provided in order to facilitate the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this Government. This year, my Department will spend in excess of €2 Billion, or over 25% of the Department’s budget on providing a wide range of schemes and supports for children with special educational needs. This includes additional teaching and care supports. As a result, the number...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The Special Education Teaching allocation provides a single unified allocation for special educational support teaching needs to each school, based on each school’s educational profile. Under the allocation model, schools have been provided with a total allocation for special education needs support based on their school profile. Special Education Teachers provide additional teaching...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Legal Cases (14 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: My Department does not take lightly any decision to defend cases concerning children with special educational needs. Therefore, my Department is not complacent in dealing with these cases and attempts, wherever possible, to reduce the potential for litigation. It should be noted by the Deputy that my Department does not initiate such proceedings and cases are generally only litigated where no...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The availability of SNAs is critical to the inclusion of students with significant care needs in education and in school life. The Special Needs Assistant (SNA) scheme is designed to provide schools with additional adult support staff who can assist children with special educational needs who also have additional and significant care needs. Such support is provided in order to facilitate the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The NCSE has responsibility for planning and coordinating school supports for children with special educational needs including the allocation of SNAs and reviews. The Special Needs Assistant (SNA) scheme is designed to provide schools with additional adult support staff who can assist children with special educational needs who also have additional and significant care needs. Such...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The NCSE has responsibility for planning and coordinating school supports for children with special educational needs including the allocation of SNAs and reviews. The Special Needs Assistant (SNA) scheme is designed to provide schools with additional adult support staff who can assist children with special educational needs who also have additional and significant care needs. Such support...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: Special schools funded by my Department are classified as primary national schools and are intended, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 64(1) of the Rules for National Schools, to cater for children and young persons with special educational needs from the age of 4 years until the end of the school year in which they reach their 18th year. Special schools may however seek approval from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this Government. This year, my Department will spend in excess of €2 Billion, or over 25% of the Department’s budget on providing additional teaching and care supports for children with special educational needs. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: In May 2022 the Government announced this year's Summer Programme to allow all primary and post-primary schools to offer a summer programme for students with complex special educational needs and those at greatest risk of educational disadvantage. The programme aims are to support pupils to maintain their connection with education, to build their confidence and increase their motivation,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: In May 2022 the Government announced this year's Summer Programme to allow all primary and post-primary schools to offer a summer programme for students with complex special educational needs and those at greatest risk of educational disadvantage. The programme aims are to support pupils to maintain their connection with education, to build their confidence and increase their motivation,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The number of Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) in our schools is at unprecedented levels. Budget 2022 provides for an additional 1,165 SNAs to provide support to children with special educational needs. This will bring the total number of SNAs to 19,169 by the end of 2022. This represents an increase of 81% in SNA numbers since 2011 when 10,575 SNAs were working in our...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The number of Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) in our schools is at unprecedented levels. Budget 2022 provides for an additional 1,165 SNAs to provide support to children with special educational needs. This will bring the total number of SNAs to 19,169 by the end of 2022. This represents an increase of 81% in SNA numbers since 2011 when 10,575 SNAs were working in our...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The number of Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) in our schools is at unprecedented levels. Budget 2022 provides for an additional 1,165 SNAs to provide support to children with special educational needs. This will bring the total number of SNAs to 19,169 by the end of 2022. This represents an increase of 81% in SNA numbers since 2011 when 10,575 SNAs were working in our...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 147 and 148 together. Special Education has been prioritised by Government in recent years. This year, the Department of Education will spend in excess of €2 Billion, or over 25% of the Department’s budget on providing additional teaching and care supports for children with special educational needs.  This represents an increase...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this Government. This year, my Department will spend in excess of €2 Billion, or over 25% of the Department’s budget on providing a wide range of schemes and supports for children with special educational needs. This includes additional teaching and care supports. As a result,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this Government. This year, my Department will spend in excess of €2 Billion, or over 25% of the Department’s budget on providing a wide range of schemes and supports for children with special educational needs. This includes additional teaching and care supports. As a result,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Out-of-School Provision Report and Education and Supports Provision for Ukrainian Students: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I am pleased to be here today to provide an update to the committee on education and supports for Ukrainian students, particularly with regard to special educational needs. My Department is committed to providing every support possible to all those fleeing war in Ukraine and seeking protection in Ireland including those with special needs. The Minister, Deputy Foley, has outlined the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Provision of Education Supports for Ukrainian Students (1 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I will answer the Senator's latter question first. Our understanding is that many children from Ukraine with very complex needs are being supported in countries very close to Ukraine probably because of the travel and that a country like Ireland is so far away. Officials in the Department of Education are in close contact with the HSE. It has confirmed that the number of adults and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Provision of Education Supports for Ukrainian Students (1 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The Deputy referred to a child in a particular school in Fingal. If that child is moving to another school, the special educational needs organiser, SENO, should already be aware of the child. As I said earlier, there are only seven or eight children in a special class or special school at the moment. The regional education and language teams for Ukraine, REALT, include representatives of...