John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 427: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will ensure that a special needs assistant is provided for a child (details supplied) in County Waterford for the forthcoming school year; and when the school will be notified. [26866/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy is aware, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is now operational. A specific function of the NCSE, through its network of local special educational needs organisers (SENOs), is to identify appropriate educational placements for all children with special educational needs. The SENO is a focal point of contact for parents and schools.

My officials have been advised by the NCSE that no application for special needs assistant support was made by the school to the SENO for the child in question. It is open to the school to contact the SENO regarding any special education needs that the pupil may have.

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 428: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of resource hours per week allocated to each second level school in Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown, County Dublin. [26867/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department and would involve an inordinate amount of administrative time to compile.