Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 609: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will sanction appropriate special needs assistance as appropriate in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39371/08]

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. I have arranged for the details supplied 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.