Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 September 2008
1857 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on recommendations of a psychological assessment undertaken privately on a student; if recommendations are only implemented when the assessment is undertaken by National Education Psychological Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30720/08]
View answerI can inform the Deputy that my Department makes no distinction between the recommendations included in an educational psychological assessment raised by a private psychologist or one employed by the National Educational Psychological Service. Where such recommendations relate to the allocation of additional resources for a child with special needs the process is bound within my Department's criteria in allocating such support and is administered by the National Council for Special Education through its regional network of SENOs.
