Bernard Allen
Ceist:206 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Education and Science when a full time special needs assistant will be sanctioned for a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [25978/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 21 October 2004
Ceisteanna (206)
Freagraí scríofa
I confirm that an application for an increase in the level of special needs assistant, SNA, support from part-time to full-time has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. The Deputy may be aware that my Department has established a team to review SNA support in mainstream schools generally. The team commenced its task recently and is assessing the levels and deployment of such support to ensure the needs of children are being met in the context of new applications for resources for the school. I am making arrangements to have this review expedited with a view to having a response issued to this and other such schools at the earliest date.