Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 555: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if existing educational services and assistance in place for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will continue in view of recent proposals regarding class sizes and pupil-teacher ratios; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37579/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy will be aware that 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 to schools to support children with special needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support.

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. The recent budgetary announcements did not affect the criteria used for the allocation of additional teaching and care resources for children with special educational needs.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 556: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if existing educational services and assistance in place for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will continue in view of recent proposals regarding class sizes and pupil- teacher ratios; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37592/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy will be aware that 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 to schools to support children with special needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support.

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. The recent budgetary announcements did not affect the criteria used for the allocation of additional teaching and care resources for children with special educational needs.