Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 March 2012
82 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 76 of 9 February 2012, will he provide clarification as to the provision of a special needs assistant for this child; and if he will provide a timeframe for when the school and parents can expect to hear the result of their appeal submitted to the National Council for Special Education. [11968/12]
View answerI wish to advise the Deputy that as outlined to him in my response to his question of 9th February, 2012, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through the local special educational needs organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from primary and post primary schools for resource teaching and Special Needs Assistant Support (SNA). The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. 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.
I have arranged for the matter raised by the Deputy in relation to an individual application for SNA support to be forwarded to the NCSE for their attention and direct reply.
