Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 October 2020
314. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if the SEN classrooms for a school (details supplied) are autistic specific or for children with a range of additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30959/20]
View answerI can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has recently approved a 4-class Special Educational Needs (SEN) Base as part of a major capital project for the school in question. The Special Educational Needs Base is used in the main, but not exclusively, as a dedicated space for children with Autism. The use of this space is agreed in consultation with the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) and the School Authority, on a case by case basis, to consider which pupils with special needs should use the dedicated space.
