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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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Parents 'over the moon' as five special need pupils get school places in Newbridge

A Newbridge mum says that she is ‘over the moon’ as five out of the seven special needs students seeking secondary school places in September have been secured. Cecilia Semple, mum to Kelly (12), has been fighting for a place for her daughter and ...

09 Feb 2018 at 17:51

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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 ...

24 May 2022 at 21:40

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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 Management ...

11 Sept 2023 at 10:30

National News

Child with cerebral palsy was ‘prop’ for Government photo opportunity, Dail told

A nine-year-old child with cerebral palsy was used as a “prop” for a photo opportunity by the Government during last year’s local and European elections, the Dail has been told. The mother of Jack Donaghey, who is from Donegal and uses a ...

20 Mar 2025 at 15:18

National News

‘I’m not lazy, I’m autistic’: Young woman says she ‘thrived’ in special school

A young woman who is autistic has described how she “thrived” in a special school and how difficult it was to learn in a mainstream setting. Kate Raftery, 19, from Ashbourne in Dublin, was speaking at a 24-hour sleep out outside the ...

28 Feb 2025 at 18:49

Local News

Families of children with special needs take High Court action over needs assessment delays

The families of three young children with special needs have launched High Court proceedings over the HSE's failure to complete assessments of their requirements. The three separate families, who cannot be identified for legal ...

08 May 2017 at 20:02

National News

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 be a constraint” ...

27 Aug 2024 at 19:41

National News

Government ‘doing all it can’ to ensure every child will have a school place

The Government is working “flat out to do everything” it can to ensure that every child will have a school place next September, the Taoiseach has claimed. Micheal Martin said the Minister for Education is working with the ...

02 Apr 2025 at 14:45

Local News

Parents' 'Enough Is Enough' march to take place from Naas Hospital

A protest march over HSE assessment waiting lists for children will take place from Naas Hospital next Monday, April 3. It will start at 10am with a protest at the hospital, and then proceed to the Vista Primary Care ...

28 Mar 2017 at 14:14

Local News

New school in Celbridge for children with special needs

A new school for children with special needs is to open in Celbridge this September. Clever Clogs, a preschool for kids with an ASD diagnosis, aged from three to six years, will open in The Mill in Celbridge in ...

08 Apr 2017 at 11:00

National News

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 ...

15 May 2024 at 13:32

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