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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (9 Mar 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 (9 Mar 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 (9 Mar 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 continuity...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Mar 2022)

Josepha Madigan: Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) play a huge role in helping to ensure the inclusion of pupils with significant care needs in education and in school life.  This was acknowledged in the Comprehensive Review of the Special Needs Assistant Scheme (SNAs) published by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) in 2018.  The Review made a number of recommendations regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Mar 2022)

Josepha Madigan: Budget 2021 provided for an additional 145 special education teachers which brought the total provision to 13,765 in 2021. Budget 2022 provides for an additional 620 new SET posts in special education. This new investment is required to meet the needs of students with special educational needs enrolled in mainstream classes; students to be enrolled in new special classes and new special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Sign Language (9 Mar 2022)

Josepha Madigan: Last week Minister Foley and I were pleased to announced details of a new scheme for the provision of Irish Sign Language (ISL) in-school support for students who are Deaf and whose primary means of communication is ISL. The new scheme will involve two key strands of support: - Programme of intensive in-school support for individual students to enable them access teaching and learning and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Mar 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 131 and 132 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 provide...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Mar 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The appeals process for SNA allocations is dealt with by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), therefore I have referred your query to the NCSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Mar 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I am aware of the School referred to by the Deputy and recently met with members of the school staff and community outside Leinster House.  At my request, the NCSE met with the School on Friday last to discuss the issues of concern. At the meeting, the SENO explained the basis for the allocation of SNA support and will also engage with parents in this regard. The School...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Mar 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Mar 2022)

Josepha Madigan: 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 (8 Mar 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.  A continuum of education provision is in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Mar 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Mar 2022)

Josepha Madigan: The appeals process for the Special Education Teaching allocations is dealt with by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), therefore I have referred your query to the NCSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Mar 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 (8 Mar 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 (8 Mar 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. In order to minimise disruption for schools, due to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Mar 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I wish to advise the Deputy that this is a matter for the NCSE and your query has been forwarded to it for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Mar 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the appeal process in relation to Special Needs Assistants is a matter for the NCSE and your correspondence has been forwarded to them for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Mar 2022)

Josepha Madigan: Supporting the transition of young people with a disability right through the education system with a particular focus on enabling young people to make informed life choices is a priority for me. We are working with colleagues across a number of Departments to ensure that this remains a focus of the Third Action Plan under the Comprehensive Employment Strategy for Persons with Disabilities...