Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 477: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a school placement will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16559/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy is aware a specific function of the National Council Special Education, 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 school and is available to parents to provide support and advice. Officials in my Department have brought this case to the attention of the SENO concerned who, I understand, had not previously been contacted or advised of any difficulty in securing placement. Parents may also contact their local SENO directly to discuss their child's special educational needs, using the contact details available on www.ncse.ie. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the child in question is in receipt of 20 hours per week home tuition to facilitate early educational intervention.