Written answers

Thursday, 16 May 2013

Department of Education and Skills

Special Educational Needs Services Provision

Photo of Michael Healy-RaeMichael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether continuing educational supports at primary and secondary level, following consultation assessment to include special needs assistant resource hours, facilities to nap and so on help during exams, exam concessions, home tuition and so on additional funding for grinds and so on should be made available to make up for missed school hours for sufferers of the unique Narcolepsy disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23535/13]

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has provided information to schools in relation to the condition of Narcolepsy and to provide guidance to schools on the accommodations which can be made in schools to assist such children.

- Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support, for children who have a medical condition such that they require access to care support in order to be able to attend school;

- Home Tuition support which can provide a compensatory educational service to children who have had major disruption to their attendance at school due their medical condition;

- Schools may provide additional Learning Support/Resource Teaching assistance in school;

- Special arrangements for State Examinations.

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