Michael Lowry (Tipperary North, Independent)
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Question 472: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of special needs assistants allocated to a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if an additional special needs assistant will be sanctioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8165/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy will be aware that the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, has been operational since 1 January 2005 and is responsible for processing applications for special educational needs supports.

There are currently two special needs assistants, SNAs, employed in the school in question. I understand that the local special educational needs organiser, SENO, has considered an application for an additional SNA for the school. The SENO has advised the school verbally that additional SNA support will be granted and this decision will be conveyed in writing to the school shortly by the SENO.