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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: School Accommodation (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: On an ongoing basis the NCSE collects data on children without an appropriate school placement, based on information provided by parents/ guardians. For planning purposes a child without an appropriate school placement is one who has a professional report recommending a special class or special school, where the child’s parent/guardian wishes to enrol their child in a special...

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

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 438, 439 and 440 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 of over 60%...

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

Josepha Madigan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is a statutory body established under the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs (EPSEN) Act 2004. It was set up to improve the delivery of education services to persons with special educational needs arising from disabilities, with particular emphasis on children. NCSE has responsibility for co-ordinating and advising on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (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 Health: Medicinal Products (31 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: 770. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that his Department has in relation to the provision of ivacaftor/kalydeco to children under 12 years of age in view of the European Medicine Agency’s approval of the drug to treat those aged six years and above; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28048/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: As the Minister of State with responsibility for special education, I have been liaising very closely with the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, on the provision of adequate therapists in special schools. We have approximately 127 special schools. There is a progressive disability network and I know the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, has been working intensely with stakeholders on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 93 and 94 together. 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. Budget 2022 provides funding for an additional 1,165 SNAs (in 2022) to provide support to children...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 104, 105, 106 and 107 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 additional teaching and care supports for children with special educational needs. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) have advised that there have been no changes to the requirements for professional reports regarding special class or special school placements. The Education of Persons with Special Educational Needs (EPSEN) Act 2004 at Section (2) states that, “A child with special educational needs shall be educated in an inclusive environment with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: Visiting teachers for children who are deaf/hard of hearing or blind/visually impaired provide additional supports for such children, their families, and schools. Details of the services which are provided to schools and families by the visiting teacher service are available at ncse.ie/visiting-teachers. Each visiting teacher (VT) is responsible for a particular region and is allocated a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 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: Question Heading for question(s) 115 (25 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The Department considers that the school-based summer programme offers a more holistic experience for the student and generally where their school is running a programme a student should be availing of that. However it is recognised that there may be limited exceptional circumstances where the home-based programme could be provided even where their school is running a programme....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 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, the number...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I can confirm that my Department will consider any such application from all schools, including special schools.  Supports will be provided where a need has been established.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: Earlier this month, the Government announced the 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 total funding available to provide summer programmes this year is up to €40 million. The programme was developed following extensive...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The School Inclusion Model (SIM) is based on policy advice from the National Council for Special Education and is based on the principle of providing the right support at the right time delivered by a range of personnel with relevant qualifications and skill-sets.  The purpose of SIM is to build the capacity of participating schools so they can support the inclusion of all children...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 May 2022)

Josepha Madigan: In relation to school admissions, it is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998 and the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in that area. Parents have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 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 additional teaching and care supports for children with special educational needs.  The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has...