Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 27: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a special needs assistant will be provided in respect of a pupil (details supplied) in a school in County Monaghan; his views on whether there are individual cases that must be dealt with in spite of the financial difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3982/10]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education is responsible, through its network of local special educational needs organisers, for allocating resource teachers and special needs assistants to schools to support children with special needs. The council operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. I have arranged for the details supplied to be forwarded to the council for their attention and direct reply. All schools have the names and contact details of their local special educational needs organiser. Parents may also contact their local organiser directly to discuss their child's special educational needs, using the contact details available on www.ncse.ie. I assure the Deputy that SNA support will continue to be made available to schools which have enrolled pupils who qualify for such support.