Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 536: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 19 February 2009, if he will use his discretion and provide the necessary resources to a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9782/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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There will be no pupil with a special educational need who will be without access to a special needs teacher as a result of the decision to apply the normal rules which govern the appointment and retention of teachers of special classes for pupils with a mild general learning disability.

In this case, it is of concern that school authorities enrolled pupils with a severe/profound general learning disability in a special class established for pupils with a mild general learning disability. If this is the position, the school authorities should approach their local Special Education Needs Organiser (SENO) with a view to discussing the available options.

As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through the SENOs, is responsible for processing applications from primary and post primary schools for special educational needs supports.