Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 156: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the case of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2586/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy will be aware that the National Council for Special Education, which was established recently and has been operational since 1 January 2005, is responsible for processing applications for special educational needs supports. Over 70 special educational needs organisers have been recruited throughout the country and are a focal point of contact for schools and parents. My officials have been advised by the council that an application has been received for special educational needs supports for the pupil referred to by the Deputy. The local special educational needs organiser has sanctioned five hours of individual resource teaching and five hours of special needs assistant support to the pupil. The school authorities were notified accordingly on 24 October 2005. The council will review decisions previously taken on such cases on foot of a request from the school, or from parents or guardians, when accompanied by relevant additional information that may not have been to hand at the time of the decision. The council outlined this process in circular 01/05, which it issued to all primary schools.