Willie Penrose (Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 476: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she will take to ensure that a person (details supplied) is admitted to a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37540/06]

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 matter of the enrolment of a pupil in a school is a matter for the Board of Management of the school.

The NCSE has advised that the local SENO has not received any communication from the child's family or from the school concerning enrolment. It is open to the family to contact the school directly to discuss the matter of enrolment. The family may also contact the NCSE or SENO. Contact details for the SENO may be sourced from the NCSE at (046) 9486400. Alternatively, these details may be accessed on the NCSE website at www.ncse.ie.