Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 173: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants employed in County Donegal. [17140/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy on the number of special needs assistants employed in County Donegal is not readily available.

The number of Special Needs Assistants employed nationally from 2007 to 2010 is available in the document below. The details for each year are the December figures for the year in question. The primary schools information is inclusive of the special schools details.

The Deputy will be aware that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for allocating special needs resources to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. The NCSE will continue to support schools, parents, children and teachers and special needs assistants will continue to be deployed to schools to meet children's needs in line with my Department's policy.

Number of Special Needs Assistants