Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 October 2012
63. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons a decision has not been made regarding an application for a special needs assistant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43891/12]
View answerI wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers, for processing applications from schools for special educational needs supports, including Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support. The NCSE operates within my Department's established criteria for the allocation of such supports and the staffing resources available to my Department. As this question relates to an individual application for SNA support for a particular child, I have arranged for the issue raised by the Deputy to be forwarded to the NCSE for their direct attention and reply.
