John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 315: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a special needs assistant and resource teaching hours will be reallocated to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22. [15098/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The National Council for Special Education is responsible (NCSE), through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for allocating resource teachers and special needs assistants to schools to support children with special needs. 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. My officials have been in contact with the NCSE and I can confirm that an application for special educational needs supports, in respect of the pupil referred to by the Deputy, was received by the SENO on 17 April 2007. The SENO will consider the application and convey a decision directly to the school as soon as this process has been completed.

David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 316: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will give approval for home tuition to be granted in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15107/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My officials have no record of receiving an application for home tuition for the child in question. I have arranged for a home tuition application form to issue to the family concerned.