Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 369: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason resource hours have not been granted to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly despite the fact that a report from NEPS recommending support from a resource teacher has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6986/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has received an application for resource teaching support for the pupil in question. The Department is of the view that resource teacher support can be provided by the school for this student using its existing allocation of resource hours.

Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 370: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason resource hours have not been granted to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly following a recommendation from NEPS that services of a resource teacher is required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6987/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has received an application for resource teaching support for the pupil in question. The Department is of the view that resource teacher support can be provided by the school for this student using its existing allocation of resource hours.

Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 371: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason resource hours have not been granted to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly despite the fact that a report from NEPS recommending support from a resource teacher has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6988/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy will be aware that my Department is proposing a new system for the allocation of resource teaching supports to pupils with special educational needs, SEN. This system will involve a general teaching allocation for all primary schools to cater for pupils with higher incidence SEN, that is, those with borderline mild and mild general learning disability, specific learning disability, and also those with learning support needs.

This pupil's SEN appear to be within the high incidence category. Therefore, it would be expected that these needs can be met from within the current resource learning support teaching allocation available to the school.

Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 372: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Offaly has been refused resource hours even though they have a visual impairment and a learning difficulty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6989/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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An application for resource teaching support for the pupil in question was considered by my Department. Resource teaching support was not granted as the supporting documentation submitted with the application was inadequate.

The school subsequently submitted further documentation and this is currently being considered. A decision on the application will be conveyed to the school as soon as this process has been completed.