Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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Question 408: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when work will commence on the rebuilding of the main building of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin, the design for which has been completed by his Department since 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2995/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The proposed building project to which the Deputy refers is at an early stage of architectural planning.

The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction phase will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. However, in light of current competing demands on the capital budget of the Department, it is not possible to give an indicative timeframe for the progression of the project at this time.

Special Educational Needs.

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 409: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there is additional assistance with tuition available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2997/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, 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 (SENO), for allocating resource teachers and special needs assistants to schools to support children with special needs. The precise level of additional support, if any, for the child in question would be determined by the SENO and would depend on a number of factors including the extent of the assessed needs, whether these needs are significantly impacting on the child's ability to learn in school and the level of support already available in the school. 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.