Written answers

Tuesday, 19 July 2011

Department of Education and Skills

Special Educational Needs

10:00 pm

Photo of Jerry ButtimerJerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 157: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when schools will receive allocations of special needs assistant hours and their provision. [20727/11]

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating resource teachers and Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. This now includes a requirement for the NCSE to have regard to an overall cap on the number of SNA posts.

The NCSE has issued a circular to all schools advising of the allocation process for the 2011-2012 school year. A key feature of the amended scheme will be to provide for an annual allocation of Special Needs Assistant support to eligible schools. The NCSE is currently in the process of informing schools of their annual SNA allocation for the coming school year.

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