Michael Noonan (Limerick East, Fine Gael)
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Question 595: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person at a school (details supplied) in County Limerick is still not receiving the special needs teaching allocation awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9124/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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An application for resource teaching support was received for the pupil referred to by the Deputy. Additional information was also submitted at a later date in support of the application. The application was considered and it was determined that the pupil's special educational needs, SEN, appear to be within the high incidence category.

The school has the services of a shared learning support teacher and half of a resource teaching post and it would be expected that the pupil's SEN can be met from within the special needs teaching allocation available to the school. However, the principal of the school has recently been in contact with officials in the special education section of my Department regarding this case and the section has undertaken to look again at this matter and revert to the principal as soon as possible.