Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 675: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when classroom assistance will be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he has taken any further action on foot of correspondence sent by this Deputy to him in 12 January 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5014/10]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for allocating resource teachers and special needs assistants to schools to support children with special needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support.

A copy of the correspondence referred to by the Deputy has been forwarded to the NCSE for their attention and direct reply.

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.