Special Educational Needs
Seanad Éireann — 2021-05-25
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Josepha Madigan (FG), Dublin Rathdown

As Senator Currie outlined earlier, the school deserves an answer as people’s hopes were raised. I hope I have set out an adequate answer for them. Obviously, I cannot speak on behalf of the NCSE, but I can certainly communicate what happened. What happened was an operational error and I understand the school has been informed about that. I am satisfied that the 13,600 SETs we have should be supporting literacy needs and teaching within the school environment. What I have said specifically in relation to St. Francis Xavier is that the NCSE is reviewing the SET allocation at that school to ensure there are adequate numbers of SETs to support children, particularly those with dyslexia, or any other child who needs support with reading. My Department is undertaking a review, as I said, of the policy on reading classes. This review will, in turn, look to inform future policy.

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Sitting date: 2021-05-25