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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Feb 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: Special Educational Needs (28 Feb 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 (28 Feb 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 (28 Feb 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 (28 Feb 2024)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 51, 52, 53 and 54 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 Feb 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 (27 Feb 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). Approximately 98% of all children, including those with special education needs, are educated in mainstream classes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2024)

Josepha Madigan: I want to thank the Deputy for raising this issue and for giving me the opportunity to clarify some of the concerns that have been raised regarding the Special Education Teacher Allocations for mainstream schools which issued on the 6th February. At the outset, I would like to clarify complex needs have not been removed – the data which was used since 2017 from the children's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early Childhood Care and Education (27 Feb 2024)

Josepha Madigan: The Purpose of the Home Tuition Grant Scheme is to provide a compensatory educational service for children who, for a number of reasons, are unable to attend school. The scheme also provides a compensatory educational service for children with special educational needs seeking an educational placement for whom such a placement is not available. Likewise, provision is made for early...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2024)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 201 and 202 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 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 (27 Feb 2024)

Josepha Madigan: The Assistive Technology Scheme is provided by my Department to supplement the overall approach to providing funding to schools for digital technology and equipment to support children for education purposes. Full details of the scheme are contained in the Department’s Circular 0010/2013. All equipment provided under this scheme supports children with more complex disabilities who...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2024)

Josepha Madigan: Primary and post-primary schools make provision for pupils’ special educational needs (SEN) through a continuum of interventions ranging from additional support teaching in mainstream schools to placement in a special class, or in some cases, enrolment in a special school. Schools are provided with the resources, through the special education teacher allocation model, to assist them...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2024)

Josepha Madigan: I want to thank the Deputy for raising this issue and for giving me the opportunity to clarify some of the concerns that have been raised regarding the Special Education Teacher Allocations for mainstream schools which issued on the 6th February. At the outset, I would like to clarify complex needs have not been removed – the data which was used since 2017 from the children's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2024)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 220 and 232 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 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: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2024)

Josepha Madigan: I want to thank the Deputy for raising this issue and for giving me the opportunity to clarify some of the concerns that have been raised regarding the Special Education Teacher Allocations for mainstream schools which issued on the 6th February. At the outset, I would like to clarify complex needs have not been removed – the data which was used since 2017 from the children's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Feb 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 (22 Feb 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 (22 Feb 2024)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 135 and 136 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...