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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2024)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education & Inclusion, for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (7 Mar 2024)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this Government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education and Inclusion, for my Department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (7 Mar 2024)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education & Inclusion, for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (6 Mar 2024)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. The school building programme is not under my remit. It is under the remit of the Minister but I am happy to take this Topical Issue today. If I had known about the three schools, I might have had information relating to them. However, it is important to say that since 2020, the Department has invested in the region of €4.3 billion in our...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (6 Mar 2024)

Josepha Madigan: Those are important points. As I said, the planning and building unit is under the remit of the Minister but I will bring it to its attention. I am glad I did not have to use the section 37a mechanism and that, in the main, schools have been very welcoming in terms of opening ASD classes and embracing that difference for children with additional needs on which I commend them. Therapies...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (6 Mar 2024)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Deputy for the question. This is something that the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, and Senator Joe O'Reilly have brought to my attention as well. Deputy Carthy is correct when he says there is no special school at present in County Monaghan. He mentioned the special school in County Cavan, which I understand is full. However, there are several special schools in the environs of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (6 Mar 2024)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Deputy. I concur with much of what he says. Of course we want children to be placed appropriately. If there are children in County Monaghan who do not have a special school place, we need to find them a special school place. I can say, from my direct conversation with the NCSE, that there will be placements for those children in September 2024. I have been assured of that....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (6 Mar 2024)

Josepha Madigan: It is under consideration. If I can just correct the record, I should have said that the NCSE was given €13 million for the 160 staff.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Educational Disadvantage (6 Mar 2024)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Deputy. I appreciate his concern for the school. As I mentioned, Le Chéile National School is in the DEIS urban band 1. It is one of Limerick's newest primary schools. It opened on 1 September 2015. It has an assigned psychologist and I understand from my conversations within the Department the NCSE has visited the school on a number of occasions. Both a SENO and an...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Educational Disadvantage (6 Mar 2024)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Deputy for raising this important topic. It is important to note at the outset that speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy services for children with disabilities predominantly fall under the auspices of the Minister for children while the Minister for Health retains oversight of primary care services and mental health support, which also falls under...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Mar 2024)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education & Inclusion, for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (6 Mar 2024)

Josepha Madigan: I would like to thank the deputy for the question. Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education & Inclusion, for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (6 Mar 2024)

Josepha Madigan: I would like to thank the Deputy for the question. As the SET allocation model has been in place since 2017 based on a 2014 NCSE report, my Department believed a review of the model was prudent. The department commenced a review in late 2022 to ensure that the model was meeting the changing needs in special education. A key outcome of the review was the need as a first step to move the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (6 Mar 2024)

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 (6 Mar 2024)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education & Inclusion, for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Mar 2024)

Josepha Madigan: Answer: I would like to thank the Deputy for the question. Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education & Inclusion, for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (6 Mar 2024)

Josepha Madigan: 142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the status of the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person (Amendment) (Spiking) Bill 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11182/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 Mar 2024)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 259 and 260 together. Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education & Inclusion, for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 Mar 2024)

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 (5 Mar 2024)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for me as Minister for Special Education & Inclusion, for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their...