Written answers

Tuesday, 7 April 2009

Department of Education and Science

Special Educational Needs

11:00 pm

Photo of Finian McGrathFinian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 388: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the criteria used in allocating special needs hours in view of his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 19 February 2009. [14545/09]

Photo of Batt O'KeeffeBatt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Applications for Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support are recruited specifically to assist in the care of pupils with a disability. Applications are considered by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) where a pupil has a significant medical need for such assistance, a significant impairment of physical or sensory function or where their behaviour is such that they are a danger to themselves or others.

The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support and conveys decisions on applications directly to schools without recourse to my Department. The qualifying criteria for the allocation of SNA support is outlined in Department Circular 07/02 and is available on my Department's website at www.education.ie.

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