Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 307: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extra learning supports available for a person (details supplied) in County Offaly attending secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17970/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Schools with students who have special educational needs can be provided with a wide range of supports and assistance including additional teaching and care resources as well as specialist equipment and assistive technology if this is considered necessary. As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers, for allocating resource teachers and special needs assistants to schools to support children with special needs. SENOs also make recommendations where assistive technology is required. I have arranged for the details supplied by the Deputy to be forwarded to the NCSE for their attention and direct reply.

All schools have the names and contact details of their local SENO. 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.

Tony Gregory (Dublin Central, Independent)
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Question 308: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the request of a special school (details supplied) for an anger management qualified person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17981/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I am having enquiries made into the matter and will revert to the Deputy in the near future.