Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 297: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the redundancy payment from her Department for a person (details supplied) who was employed as a special needs assistant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39324/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Department recently reached agreement on the terms of a redundancy package for special need assistants, SNAs, employed in primary and second level schools. The agreement was finalised with the assistance of the Labour Relations Commission.

It is proposed to commence payment of redundancy to eligible special need assistants in January 2006. It is also proposed to advise schools of the provisions of the redundancy arrangements as soon as possible. I have arranged for a copy of the appropriate application form for redundancy payment to be forwarded directly to the SNA concerned.