Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 206: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide a special needs assistant for a person in County Cork (details supplied) who will be starting national school in September 2005. [2319/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm that my Department has received an application for five hours resource teacher support for the pupil in question.

As the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, has taken over responsibility for such matters with effect from 1 January 2005, the application has been referred to the NCSE. My officials have been informed by the NCSE that the matter has been referred to the local special education needs organiser who will make direct contact with the school authorities regarding the matter.