Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 459: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a resource teacher will be appointed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4537/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The National Council for Special Education has taken over responsibility for processing resource applications for children with disabilities who have special educational needs. The council's responsibilities include deciding on applications for resource teaching hours in respect of children with low incidence disabilities with special educational needs at primary level.

Under the new arrangements, it is the responsibility of the school in which the child is due to enroll next September to make an application to the council, through the local special educational needs organiser who will process the relevant application for resources and inform the school of the outcome. It is important to note that in the case of decisions on resource teaching, the special educational needs organiser will outline the process to the school and parents, where appropriate, and will at the end of the process outline the basis on which the decision was made.