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Asked by Michelle

AQW 33230/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education

To ask the Minister of Education to detail the amount of funding needed to ensure special educational needs and disabilities Local IMPACT Teams can support all statutory and non-statutory early years providers.

Asked by Michelle Guy MLA on 9 October 2025

  • Answered
  • Written
Tabled
9 October 2025
Answer due by
24 October 2025
Answered
17 October 20258 days after tabling
Department
Department of Education
Priority question
No

Answer

The Education Authority (EA) has advised that:

EA analysis suggests that an additional recurrent cost of approximately £6 million per annum is required.

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