Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 187: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when a school place at second level will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is autistic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26003/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The enrolment of a child in a school is a matter in the first instance for the parents of the child and the Board of Management of a school. My Department has no role in relation to processing applications for enrolment in schools.

The National Council for Special Education, through its network of Special Education Needs Organisers (SENOs), co-ordinates special needs education provision at local level. SENOs act as single points of contact for parents of students with special educational needs. SENOs work with schools to sanction additional special class provision as necessary.

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.