Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 482: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the special needs services of a person (details supplied) were withdrawn; and if she will reverse this decision. [26374/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The National Council for Special Education, NCSE, has been established as an independent statutory body with responsibilities as set out in the National Council for Special Education (Establishment) Order 2003. Since 1 January 2005, the NCSE through local special educational needs organisers, SENOs, is responsible for processing resource applications for children with special educational needs.

Where a pupil with special educational needs enrols in a post primary school, it is open to the school to apply to the local SENO for additional teaching support or special needs assistant support for the pupil. My officials have been advised by the NCSE that the application for special educational needs support for the pupil referred to by the Deputy is under consideration by the SENO and a decision will be given shortly.