Minister Foley launches campaign to encourage school attendance and additional funding for schools to support attendance
Minister for Education Norma Foley today unveils €6 million in one off funding to support and promote attendance in primary, post-primary and special schools. A campaign designed to promote the importance of attendance at class or school level will be rolled out by...
Minister Madigan appoints Fergal Lynch as chair of the National Council for Special Education
The Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion Josepha Madigan has today announced the appointment of Fergal Lynch as the new Chairperson Designate of the Board of Chomhairle Náisiúnta um Oideachas Speisialta (National Council for Special Education, NCSE)....
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Minister Foley TD announces second strand of €5 million pilot programme of counselling and wellbeing/mental health supports
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has today, 22 June, announced details of the second strand of a landmark programme of counselling and wellbeing/mental health supports to be piloted in a number of primary schools across the country from September 2023. Read...
Pilot Programme of Counselling Supports in Primary Schools
The Department of Education is committed to supporting the emotional wellbeing of our children, and believes that this is key to helping them to be happy in their lives and to reach their full potential. The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has announced the...
Disability Minister Anne Rabbitte ‘extremely frustrated’ with HSE delay in rolling out early assessment hubs
Disability Minister Anne Rabbitte has said she is “extremely frustrated” by ongoing delays in the HSE to provide early assessments for children with special needs. Ms Rabbitte indicated in the Dáil earlier today that the Government would consider reimbursing parents...
State could fund private special needs assessments for children
The Government has given a commitment to examine funding of private assessments for children with special needs who are waiting to be seen by specialists. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that he has no ideological issue with the move as the State already uses private...
Minister Harris officially opens new ASD Centre at Moneystown NS
Minister Simon Harris paid a visit to Moneystown NS on Thursday night to officially cut the ribbon on their new Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Centre. Speaking after the event, Minister Harris said: “It was an honour to be able to cut the ribbon tonight for Moneystown...
Two new special schools to be established in Cork and Dublin
Two special schools are to be established along with hundreds of additional special classes in mainstream schools in response to the rising level of need among vulnerable children. One school is to open in Carrigtwohill, Co Cork and the other in Dublin 7 for the...