Special Educational Needs

Tuesday, 15 July 2025

Questions (475)

Paul McAuliffe

Question:

475. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a full review will be carried out of the SNA review carried out at a school (details supplied). [39201/25]

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Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Education and Youth

The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on the education provision for children with special educational needs, including the allocation of special needs assistants (SNAs). The NCSE has advised my department that all schools have been informed of their SNA allocation for the 2025/26 school year.

As the NCSE is responsible for the allocation of SNAs to schools, I have forwarded the school's details to them for their attention and direct reply.

Deputies are also welcome to raise such matters with the NCSE directly through their dedicated Oireachtas query line at oireachtasqueries@ncse.ie.

It is open to any school which feels like it has insufficient SNA support to meet the needs of its students to submit to the NCSE a request seeking a review of its allocation. Detailed information on the NCSE's SNA review process is published on the NCSE's website.