Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 937: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when resource hours will be sanctioned for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [10757/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm that an application for resource teaching support for the pupil in question was considered by my Department. Resource teaching support was not granted as the assessed intellectual ability is not in the required range.

The Deputy may be aware that the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, which became operational on 1 January 2005, now processes applications for special educational needs, SEN, supports. The NCSE will undertake to review the decision on resource teaching supports on foot of a request from the school or parents-guardians, when accompanied by relevant additional information, which may not have been to hand at the time of the decision. The NCSE has outlined this process in its circular 01/05, which issued to all primary schools.

My officials have been in contact with the local special educational needs organiser, SENO, who has confirmed that no additional information has been received in this case. However, if additional information is made available the SENO will further review the case and notify the school accordingly.