John McGuinness
Ceist:82. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if resource hours will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [11467/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 6 March 2014
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Freagraí scríofa
I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from schools for special educational needs supports, including the allocation of resource hours to schools. The NCSE operates within my Department's established criteria for the allocation of Special Education supports and the staffing resources available to my Department.
The NCSE has invited schools to make applications for resource teaching support for children with assessments of low incidence special educational needs, as defined by my Department's Circular 02/05, for the coming 2014/15 school year, by 26th March, 2014. All schools who wish to make applications to the NCSE for resource teaching support should now submit such applications to the NCSE for their consideration. Details of the NCSE application criteria are available at www.ncse.ie. All schools also have the names and contact details of their local SENO. Parents may also contact their local SENO directly to discuss their child's special educational needs, using the contact details available on www.ncse.ie. The NCSE will advise schools of their revised Resource Teaching Allocations in advance of the new school year.