Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)
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263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason special needs assistant contracts for part time appointees contain no mention of any system for calculation an SNA's part time wages within circulars 12-05 and 15-05. [17922/14]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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All Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) are paid on the SNA salary scale which is set by the Minister for Education and Skills in conjunction with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. SNAs who are employed in a regular part-time capacity are paid a pro-rata amount dependent upon their level of hours of employment. Part-time SNAs are paid on the agreed divisor rate for pay purposes for part-time SNAs which is 32 hours. I should point out that this divisor was agreed with the Trade Unions representing SNAs.

The pay scales for SNAs first appointed prior to 1 January 2011 are set out in Circular Letter 05/2010. The pay scales for SNAs first appointed after 1 January 2011 are set out in Circular Letter 41/2011. This Circular Letter also details the part time hourly rates of pay for SNAs. The circulars can be viewed on my Department's website.