Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 673: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if children (details supplied) in County Meath are entitled to the allocation of a special needs assistant from the National Council for Special Education; and if so, the hours they are entitled to receive. [6283/10]

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 (SNAs) to schools to support children with special educational 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 details supplied to be forwarded to the NCSE for their attention and direct reply.

Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 674: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of special needs assistants employed in schools here in September 2009. [6293/10]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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There were a total of 10,236 special needs assistant employed in all primary and second level schools at the end of September 2009.

Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 675: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of special needs assistants employed in schools here as and from January 2010. [6294/10]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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There were a total of 10,342 special needs assistants employed in all primary and second level schools at the end of December 2009.