Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 November 2004
467 Mr. F. McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in Dublin 4 will be allocated the additional special needs assistants it needs in order to provide a quality education service. [27086/04]
View answerMy Department has received an application for special needs assistant, SNA, support to cater for the care needs of a pupils in the school. The school currently has an enrolment of 56 pupils and the staffing complement consists of a principal, 11 mainstream class teachers and 14 full-time SNAs. The application for additional SNA support is being considered in light of the current resources at the school and the recommended level of support as outlined in the report of the special education review committee. The recommended pupil teacher ratio for schools designated for physically disabled children is 10:1 and the recommended ratio for SNA support is one SNA for every class. A decision relating to the application will be conveyed to the school authorities shortly.
