Matt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent)
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422. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the placement numbers for special needs assistants and special education needs organisers, SENOs, prior to and following the announcement of the recently announced investment in new placement numbers in schools (details supplied) by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40127/20]

Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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In relation to information requested by the Deputy please see information set out below:

Budget 2021 provided for an additional 990 special needs assistants (SNAs) which brings the total provision to 18,014 for 2021. These posts will be allocated to primary, post primary and special schools.

The total number of SNAs available has increased by over 70% since 2011, from 10,575 in 2011, to over 18,000 available for allocation in 2021.

The current number of SENOs is 72.

Statistical information relating to SNA allocations is published on the NCSE website www.ncse.ie.