Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 October 2015
626. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding resource hours for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33990/15]
View answerI wish to advise the Deputy that all Post Primary schools have been allocated additional teaching resources for pupils with Learning Support needs and also with high incidence special educational needs, including Specific Learning Disability (SLD), of which dyslexia is one such Specific Learning Disability.
My Department's Circular 70/2014 has provided guidelines for post primary schools in relation to the utilisation of additional teaching resources which have been allocated to them for pupils with special educational needs.
It is a matter for individual schools to use their professional judgement to identify pupils who will receive this support and to use the resources available to the school to intervene at the appropriate level with such pupils.
Schools should monitor and utilise their allocation of additional teaching support to best support the needs of identified pupils, in accordance with my Department's guidance. The teaching time afforded to each individual pupil is decided and managed by schools, taking into account each child's individual learning needs.
A parent who feels that their child requires additional learning support in school should raise this matter directly with their school Principal in the first instance, or with the Board of Management of the school.
