Written answers

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

Department of Education and Skills

Special Educational Needs

9:00 pm

Photo of Finian McGrathFinian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 112: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding education in respect of a person (details supplied). [5442/11]

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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An application to retain this child in school for an extra year has been made by the child's parents directly to the Department of Education and Skills. My Department has advised Special Schools that it will consider requests from schools who wish to retain students who are over 18 years of age, for an extra school year, in circumstances where they are following courses leading to accreditation at a level of FETAC 3 or above. It is open to the parents of the pupil in question to raise the issue of extension of enrolment directly with the school authorities.

The Department will liaise with the school concerned regarding this matter and this application will be considered in the context of the Department's policy in this regard, as set out above.

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