Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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Question 288: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of resource hours available to students in primary schools in north Tipperary; the number of children receiving resource hours; if she will compare these figures to the past school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31735/08]

Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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Question 289: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of applications made for resource hours for students in primary schools in north Tipperary; if she will compare these figures to the past school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31737/08]

Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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Question 290: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of applications made for resources hours for students in post primary schools in north Tipperary; if she will compare these figures to the past school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31738/08]

Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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Question 291: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of resource teachers and classroom assistants in primary schools in north Tipperary; if she will compare these figures to the past school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31739/08]

Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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Question 292: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of resource teachers and classroom assistants in post primary schools in north Tipperary; if she will compare these figures to the past school year. [31740/08]

Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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Question 300: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of resource hours available to students in post primary schools in north Tipperary; the number of children receiving resource hours, if she will compare these figures to the past school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31736/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 288 to 292, inclusive, and 300 together.

I wish to advise the Deputy that the information requested by the Deputy in relation to resource teachers and special needs assistants in primary and post primary schools in the North Tipperary area is not readily available within my Department.

As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) was set up to improve the delivery of education services to persons with special educational needs arising from disabilities with particular emphasis on children. One of the key functions of the NCSE, with its network of up to 80 Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is the allocation of resource teacher and special needs assistant supports to schools to enable them meet the needs of pupils with special educational needs. I have arranged for the Deputy's queries to be forwarded to the NCSE for their attention and direct reply.