Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 July 2015
474. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the number of hours of special needs assistance allocated to schools in counties Louth and Meath from 2010. [27030/15]
Amharc ar fhreagra475. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the average resource hours allocated per child, following assessment, to each school in County Louth from 2010. [27031/15]
Amharc ar fhreagra476. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the average resource hours allocated per child, following assessment, to each school in County Meath from 2010. [27032/15]
Amharc ar fhreagra477. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline in tabular form the number of pupils who required a special needs assistant following assessment, by county from 2010. [27033/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 474 to 477, inclusive, together.
Details of Resource teaching and SNA allocations which have been made to schools by the NCSE for the 2012/2013, 2013/14 and 2014/15 school years are available on the NCSE website www.ncse.ie and can be viewed on a per county basis. I will arrange to have the Deputy's question referred to the NCSE for their direct reply in respect of information sought prior to 2012/13.
It is important to note that resource teaching hours and SNA allocations are made on the basis of pupil need rather than by reference to geographical location of schools.
Once allocated, it is a matter for schools to deploy the SNA resource in a manner which best meets the care support requirements of the children enrolled in the school for whom SNA support has been allocated. This allows schools flexibility in how the SNA support is utilised.
