Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 528: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason resource hours have been withdrawn from a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38665/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy is aware, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through the local special educational needs organisers (SENO), is responsible for processing applications from schools for special needs supports. These supports include resource teaching hours for pupils with low-incidence special needs, based on applications in respect of individual pupils.

My officials have been in contact with the NCSE regarding the pupil referred to by the Deputy. The NCSE has advised that the SENO has sanctioned 3.5 resource teaching hours for the pupil in question.