Frank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 470: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will have their special needs assistant hours reinstated with immediate effect. [14286/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for allocating resource teachers and special needs assistants (SNAs) to schools to support children with special needs.

My officials have been in contact with the NCSE and have been advised that the pupil referred to by the Deputy continues to have access to a full time shared special needs assistant. In addition, I am informed that the pupil is in receipt of 4 individual resource teaching hours and has continual use of a soundfield system in the classroom.