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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Apr 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. My 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 special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Apr 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 828, 830 and 879 together. My Department ran an expanded summer education programme for Summer 2021, as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under this expansion, students with complex special educational needs and those at greatest risk of educational disadvantage had access to an enhanced summer programme of education. The total funding available to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Complaints Procedures (26 Apr 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 840 and 842 together. A school's Board of Management is the body charged with the direct governance of the school. The Board of Management is accountable to the school patron. Accordingly, whereas my Department provides funding and policy direction for schools, it does not have the power to instruct schools to follow a particular course of direction with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Apr 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. My 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 special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Apr 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I understand that the Deputy is referring in this instance to a special school. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Apr 2022)

Josepha Madigan: This policy advice is expected to be completed in 2022.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Apr 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. The provision of a profiled allocation is designed to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Apr 2022)

Josepha Madigan: In light of the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the introduction of the new Frontloaded Allocation Model for SNAs for students in mainstream classes in primary and post -primary schools was  deferred for a further year to the beginning of the 2022/23 school year.  In order to minimise disruption for schools, in the current circumstances, and to provide for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Apr 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The provision of education for children with special needs is an ongoing priority for Government.  The numbers of special classes, special education teachers and Special Needs Assistants are at unprecedented levels. The State currently spends in excess of 25% of its annual education and training budget (€9.2 Billion) on making additional provision...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Apr 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The Department provides for a range of placement options and supports for schools, which have enrolled pupils with special educational needs, in order to ensure that wherever a child is enrolled, s/he will have access to an appropriate education.   The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is a statutory body and its functions include planning and co-ordinating the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (26 Apr 2022)

Josepha Madigan: My Departments Home Tuition Grant Schemes provide funding towards the provision of a compensatory educational service for children who, for a number of specific reasons, are unable to attend school. By its nature, it is intended to be a short term intervention. Under the Home Tuition Schemes, Home Tutors are engaged by the parents/guardian of the child who is to receive tuition. Home...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (26 Apr 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I can assure the Deputy that officials from my Department will follow up with the NCSE to request that a response issues as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (26 Apr 2022)

Josepha Madigan: 1840. To ask the Minister for Health if he will remove the current age restriction for the Freestyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21215/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (26 Apr 2022)

Josepha Madigan: 1841. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Health Technology Advisory Group assessment of the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21216/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Apr 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 (6 Apr 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125 and 126 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 Apr 2022)

Josepha Madigan: 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 attendance of those pupils at school and also to minimise disruption to class or teaching time for the pupils concerned, or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 Apr 2022)

Josepha Madigan: 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 attendance of those pupils at school and also to minimise disruption to class or teaching time for the pupils concerned, or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 Apr 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 (5 Apr 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The provision of education for children with special needs is an ongoing priority for Government. The numbers of special classes, special education teachers and Special Needs Assistants are at unprecedented levels. The State currently spends in excess of 25% of its annual education and training budget (€9.2 Billion) on making additional provision for children with special...