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

Josepha Madigan: I appreciate what the Deputy is saying. The difficulty is the accommodation in which that person is living.

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

Josepha Madigan: I take the Deputy's point.

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

Josepha Madigan: On summer provision, the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, has already translated 56 different summer programme documents which should help. There is an inclusion programme at primary level and at post-primary level for mainstream pupils with complex needs and those at greatest risk of disadvantage and that would include children from Ukraine. As I said earlier, for children who...

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

Josepha Madigan: On SENOs and special educational needs, the NCSE is part of the REALT and the REALT co-ordinators are engaging extensively with schools, families and housing bodies to ensure any child with an additional need receives appropriate education. We are talking about 6,000 children. If we take the average that 1% of children require special classes and a further 1% need to go to special...

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

Josepha Madigan: On the summer provision, Senator O'Loughlin mentioned an issue with payment. There will be an online claims system for schools to submit payment details for those staff taking part in the school-based summer programme. That should provide for faster and more streamlined payments to staff. It is important to stress when we are talking about this year's summer provision that extensive...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (31 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. He will be aware that the creation and opening of special classes are of paramount importance to me and the Department. To put it in context, we have 2,118 special classes in the country at present. We have opened 300 special classes this year, creating about 1,800 special class places. By the end of this year, we will have 2,148 special...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (31 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I appreciate that. My understanding from speaking to the Department is that the school contacted the Department in April of this year for the refurbishment under the additional school accommodation scheme. My understanding is that the Department liaised quite quickly with the school in respect of particular information it required to progress the application and that it had to issue a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (31 May 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 Department does not have a role in making individual school determinations. The Special Needs Assistant (SNA) scheme is designed to provide schools with additional adult support staff who can assist children with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Schooling (31 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The purpose of the Home Tuition Scheme is to provide a compensatory educational service for children, who for a number of reasons such as chronic illness, are unable to attend to attend school. The scheme also provides a compensatory educational service for children with special educational needs seeking an educational placement. Provision is also made for early educational intervention for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (31 May 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 (31 May 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 (31 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The Assessment of Need (AON) process is provided for under the Disability Act 2005. Assessment Officers under the remit of the HSE are charged with organising the Assessment of Need.  The Assessment Officer makes the determination as to whether or not a child or young person meets the definition of disability contained in the act. The Assessment Officer coordinates and completes the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (31 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: Additional programmes were provided to support students during the period of Covid-19 to ensure that all students including those with special educational needs were supported. Summer Provision 2020 was a discrete response to Covid-19 and represented a significant expansion on the July Provision programme of previous years, with the eligibility criteria widened to include approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (31 May 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (31 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: Earlier this month, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (31 May 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 (31 May 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 (31 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 397 and 398 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (31 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: Earlier this month, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (31 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 401 to 404, inclusive, together. 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...