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Children with special needs ‘left in limbo’ over assessment delays, TD warns

Children with special needs have been failed by the State, the Dail has heard. Sinn Fein TD Pearse Doherty said youngsters have been “left in limbo” by long delays in being assessed. He said there are 17,000 children waiting on initial contact with ...

29 Sept 2022 at 15:15

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Oireachtas committee request extension to school year for special schools

An extension on the school year for special schools has been sought by the Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters. Members of the Committee have written to ministers Norma Foley and Josepha Madigan calling for the extension of the school year ...

24 May 2022 at 14:36

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'Unlawful' plan to create special school centres slammed by children's rights expert

A plan to create special school centres for children with additional needs is a “watered-down” form of education that is unlawful, an expert has said. Children’s rights solicitor Gareth Noble said the government’s plan is in breach of children’s ...

27 May 2022 at 13:55

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'Unlawful' plan to create special school centres slammed by children's rights expert

28 May 2022 at 14:15

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Oireachtas committee request extension to school year for special schools

24 May 2022 at 21:45

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Special educational needs soft play area and sensory garden sought for school in County Kildare

An enclosed special educational needs soft play area, in addition to a sensory garden, is being sought for a Catholic school in Naas. Planning permission documents lodged with Kildare County Council (KCC) show that the Board of ...

11 Sept 2023 at 10:35

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Kildare and Wicklow ETB lauds project which ‘makes the invisible visible’

Schools under the remit of Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB) are participating in a 'groundbreaking project'. The initial results of the project were presented at a national Leading Inclusive Education ...

18 Apr 2024 at 16:05

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Special needs assessment ‘initiative’ to be announced shortly – minister

An “initiative” for children on waiting lists for special needs assessments is to be announced shortly, Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys said. The Fine Gael minister was responding to opposition TDs raising ...

15 May 2024 at 13:32

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Worry for parents of children with special needs left without school places

Parents of children with additional needs have spoken about how they are at their wits’ end on how to secure school places for this academic year. SNAs (special needs assistants), activists, parents and their children ...

23 Aug 2024 at 16:09

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'Get your act together' - Parents and staff demand 'vital' school places for children with special needs

23 Aug 2024 at 16:45

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Simon Harris pledges to ‘ramp up’ therapies for special schools in budget

Taoiseach Simon Harris has promised to “ramp up” special education therapy provision in October’s budget, saying the current offering was not good enough. The Fine Gael leader said that finance should “never ...

27 Aug 2024 at 19:41

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Seven-year-old special needs pupil forced to make four-hour round trip on bus

A seven-year-old child is forced to make a four-hour round trip on a bus to attend a special school in a neighbouring county because there are no facilities locally, the Dail has heard. Sinn Fein president ...

09 Oct 2024 at 13:36

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