David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 512: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has carried out an audit of the number of students with special needs in schools here; if so, if this information has been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24753/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for allocating resource teachers and special needs assistants to schools to support children with special needs. My officials have been in contact with the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) regarding the compilation of data in relation to the number of children with special educational needs in schools and the number of children who have been allocated resources. The NCSE has advised that the most up to date figures available in this regard are published in the 2007 Annual Report which is available on www.ncse.ie.