Written answers

Thursday, 16 May 2013

Department of Education and Skills

Special Educational Needs Staffing

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if special needs teaching arrangements will be made available in the case the child of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23582/13]

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from primary and post primary schools for special educational needs supports, including resource teaching and Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support.

All schools were advised to apply to the NCSE for resource teaching and SNA support for the 2013/14 school year by 15th March 2013. The NCSE are currently processing these applications and schools will be notified by SENOs of their resource teaching and SNA allocation for 2013/14 in advance of the coming school year, based on the number of valid applications received.

All schools have the names and contact details of their local SENO. Parents may also contact their local SENO directly to discuss their child's special educational needs, using the contact details available on www.ncse.ie.

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