Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 753: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the appropriate educational and therapy services available to a person (details supplied) diagnosed as developmentally delayed; her views on the situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9427/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy will be aware that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through the local special educational needs organiser (SENO), is responsible for processing applications from schools for special needs supports such as resource teaching and special needs assistant (SNA) support in respect of individual pupils.

I can confirm for the Deputy that the local SENO has provided the family with information regarding the education resources for special needs pupils in Ireland. I understand that the parents are pursuing enrolment with a particular school and that the SENO has met with this school authority in recent days to discuss the special educational needs of the child in question.

The provision of therapy supports are a matter for the Health Service Executive (HSE). Reports have been made available to the SENO and, with the family's consent, these have been forwarded to the Disability Manager of the relevant HSE area.