Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 April 2016
644. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills why a person (details supplied) in County Cork is not being granted additional resource hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5474/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for allocating resource teaching support to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. The NCSE has published details of the resource teaching allocations made to each school for the 2015/2016 school year on its website, www.ncse.ie. All schools have the 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. Details of the manner in which a school or parent may appeal the level of Resource Teaching allocation which has been made to support a child in school, to the NCSE are set out on the NCSE website. As the Deputy's question relates to the consideration of an application for resource teaching support by the NCSE for an individual pupil, I have referred this question to the NCSE for their consideration and direct reply to the Deputy.
