Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 November 2014
909. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's policy regarding the specification for the provision of rooms for resource teaching in terms of the size of the room, sharing with other pupils and facilities and any other specific requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41797/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraI wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has produced a suite of technical guidance documents, which are available on my Department's website, www.education.ie, to assist design teams in best practice in the design and development of schools in green field site situations.
The current practice is to use a guideline of 15 sq. metres as the standard size for a special education tuition room. It is a matter for schools to monitor and utilise their allocation of additional teaching support to best support the needs of identified pupils, in accordance with my Department's guidance.
