Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 January 2010
1018 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Science if a child (details supplied) in County Leitrim will retain their special needs assistant at their school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48474/09]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers, for allocating resource teachers and special needs assistants to schools to support children with special needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support.
I have arranged for the details supplied to be forwarded to the NCSE for their attention and direct reply.
All schools have the names and contact details of their local SENO. Parents may also contact their local SENO directly to discuss their child's special educational needs, using the contact details available on www.ncse.ie.
