Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 465: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review the contents of correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17849/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm that my officials recently issued a letter to the parent in question in response to the issues raised in the correspondence referred to by the Deputy. The general allocation system is intended to cater for children with high incidence special educational needs and learning support needs. I am advised that the pupil in question is diagnosed with a high incidence disability and is in receipt of support from the learning support/resource teacher in the school.

It is a matter for each school to determine the pupils with learning support and high-incidence special education needs that will receive supplementary teaching support. The school can use its professional judgement to decide how these hours are divided between different children in the school, to ensure that all their needs are met.