Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 510: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide details of the number of special needs assistants allocated to the post-primary schools (details supplied) for the 2005-06 school year. [19697/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The numbers of Special Need Assistants (SNAs) currently paid on my Department's payroll and employed in the schools referred to by the Deputy are as follows:

Marist College, Athlone, Co. Westmeath: 0

St. Joseph's College, Athlone, Co. Westmeath: 1 full-time post

St. Aloysius' College, Athlone, Co. Westmeath: 1 part-time post (21 hours per week)

Our Lady's Bower, Athlone, Co. Westmeath: 1 full-time post.

I understand that there are seven SNAs employed in Athlone Community College (6.17 full-time posts) who are paid by County Westmeath Vocational Education Committee.