Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 September 2022
69. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education the reason that language support is not being provided to a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46088/22]
View answerEach primary school receives a Special Education Teaching allocation. The Special Education Teaching allocation provides a single unified allocation for special educational support teaching needs to each school, based on each school’s educational profile and also encompasses the Language Support (EAL) allocation that schools were allocated in previous years.
Further temporary Language Support is also provided, as necessary, to schools that have high concentrations of pupils that require language (EAL) support. At primary level, these allocations are made on the basis of appeals by schools to the Primary Staffing Appeals Board. Information is available in Circular 25/2022.
