Jackie Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 541: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the provision of a full-time special needs assistant will be fast-tracked for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8705/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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An application for five hours special needs assistant, SNA, support was received from the pupil's school on 22 September 2004. This support was sanctioned on 25 November 2004. The pupil was also granted three hours resource teaching support in February 2005.

The school subsequently submitted an application for additional SNA support to my Department. I am pleased to advise the Deputy that my Department has increased the level of support to 12.5 hours per week and this decision was conveyed to the school on 18 March 2005.