Question on SNA applications for this school year

Very unsatisfactory response from the Minister.

Uimhir: 77

Ceist Pharlaiminte
Chun an Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíoctha
To the Minister for Education and Science

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional special
needs assistants that have been approved since the deadline of 20 September;
and if he will make a statement on the matter.
-Thomas Pringle.

For ORAL answer on Tuesday, 8th October, 2013.
Reference Number: , 42177/13

Freagra
Minister Ruairí Quinn

This year, the NCSE has received some 14,600 new applications for resource
teaching support up to the 20th September 2013. Already the NCSE has allocated
5284 posts and estimates that a further almost 500 posts will be required to
meet applications, including 39 applications received after 20th September,
which are still under consideration.

Last year the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) processed 13,900
new applications for resource teaching support received up to the 5th October
2012 deadline, resulting in an overall allocation of 5,259 resource teaching
posts. Applications received by the NCSE after the deadline date, other than
for a small number of emergency cases were included in the allocation process
for 2013/14 which commenced in January 2013.

This year the NCSE received a total of 7,700 new applications for SNA support
to date. 10,480 posts have been allocated to schools to date to meet these
applications and existing allocations in schools, including special schools and
classes. The NCSE will continue to process applications for the remainder of
the school year.

The NCSE received 7,450 applications for SNA support for the 2012/13 school
year. 10,397 SNA posts were allocated to schools by the end of the 2012/13
school year.

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