Special Educational Needs

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2021

Tuesday, 11 May 2021

Ceisteanna (442)

Patrick Costello

Ceist:

442. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the reason children on the ASD spectrum are not provided with a special needs assistant in the early start programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23690/21]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Education

Early Start units attached to primary schools are staffed by teachers and child care workers, and the role of the child care workers is to meet the care needs of all the children in the unit, including those children with special educational needs.