Written answers
Tuesday, 17 December 2019
Department of Education and Skills
Special Educational Needs Staff Data
Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for SNA access made for County Donegal to the NCSE during the 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52575/19]
Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible for the management of the application process for Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support and I will forward the Deputy's question for its direct reply.
The NCSE has published details of SNA allocations for all schools which are available to view on a per county basis, including special schools. Details can be accessed on the NCSE website at www.ncse.ieor by using the following link .
Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for SNA access made since the May 2019 allocation of SNA posts for County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52576/19]
Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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I announced on 27thMay that 792 additional Special Needs Assistant (SNA) posts would be allocated to schools for the beginning of the 2019/20 school year, with almost 130 additional posts expected to be allocated by December 2019.
By the end of this year, there will be up to 15,950 SNAs working in our schools, an increase of over 51% since 2011.
The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible for the management of the application process for SNA support and I will forward the Deputy's questions for its direct reply.
The NCSE has published details of SNA allocations for all schools which are available to view on a per county basis, including special schools. Details can be accessed on the NCSE website at www.ncse.ieor by using the following link .
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