Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 456: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a special needs assistant will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [26919/04]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has received an application for a special needs assistant, SNA, for the pupil in question. The Deputy may be aware that my Department has established a team to review SNA support in mainstream schools generally. The team commenced its task recently. The team is assessing the levels and deployment of such support to ensure that the needs of children are being met in the context of new applications for resources for the school.

I am endeavouring to ensure that the review and the notification of schools regarding outstanding applications for SNA support are completed in the earliest possible timeframe.