Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 283: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will support a matter (details supplied). [20498/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I understand that the Deputy is referring to the review of all Special Needs Assistant (SNA) posts in primary, special and post-primary schools by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE).

I wish to advise the Deputy that the NCSE has been requested by my Department to arrange for its Special Educational Needs Organisers to review SNA allocations in all schools with a view to ensuring that the criteria governing the allocation of such posts are properly met. I wish to clarify that there has been no change in these criteria and the current review will be carried out by reference to those criteria. The review is currently underway and it is intended that it will be completed by the end of this school year.