Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 510: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an application for a special needs assistant in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Cork who is due to start primary school in September 2009. [25928/09]

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 (SENOs), for allocating resource teachers and Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to primary and post primary 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. I have arranged for the information provided by the Deputy to be forwarded to the NCSE for their direct reply.

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 511: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an application by a school (details supplied) in County Cork for an emergency works grant to facilitate a person who is due to start school in September 2009. [25929/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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An application for emergency works from the school in question was only received in my Department last Friday. The application is currently being assessed and a decision will issue to the school within a matter of days.