Written answers
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Department of Education and Skills
Special Educational Needs
Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first and full year cost of providing an additional 200 SNAs in primary and secondary schools respectively up to 2,000. [39764/25]
Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first and full year cost of providing an additional 100 special education teachers up to a maximum of 1,000. [39765/25]
Michael Moynihan (Cork North-West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 78 and 79 together.
The estimated full-year cost of a new entrant special needs assistant is €35,030 per annum. The estimated average full-year cost of a special need assistant is €44,300 per annum. This includes employer PRSI.
The table below outlines the annual cost as outlined by the Deputy.
| Number of SNAs | New entrant | Average cost |
|---|---|---|
| 200 | €7,006,000 | €8,860,000 |
| 2000 | €70,060,000 | €88,600,000 |
The estimated full-year cost of a special education teacher on average is €76,350 per annum within a primary setting and €78,490 in a post-primary setting. This includes provision for related substitution costs and employer PRSI.
| Number of Teachers | New Entrant (Primary) | Average Cost (Primary) | New Entrant (Post-Primary) | Average Cost (Post-Primary) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | €5,611,000 | €7,635,000 | €5,651,000 | €7,849,000 |
| 1000 | €56,110,000 | €76,350,000 | €56,510,000 | €78,490,000 |
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