Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 1173: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 468 of 29 June 2005, if she will provide additional resource hours for a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25096/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy is aware, the local special educational needs organiser, SENO, has sanctioned 3.5 individual resource teaching hours for the pupil in question and the school authorities were notified accordingly on 22 June 2005.

The National Council for Special Education, NCSE, will undertake to review the relevant 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.

My officials have been in contact with the 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.