Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 8 December 2015

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills

Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary)

1:30 pm

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The purpose of an SNA is to provide for the care needs of the child in school so that the child can attend school. We are not necessarily looking at an educational outcome but we would measure issues such as improved attendance and improved school retention. In other words, that the children who need that support actually attend school more regularly, stay in school longer and remain on to complete the leaving certificate and, possibly, further studies. Those are the outcomes we would measure rather than academic attainment.

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