Derek Keating (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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Question 184: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the application for two special needs assistants in respect of a school (details supplied). [10714/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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As I indicated to the Deputy in my response to his question of 23rd February, 2012, 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, in accordance with my Department's criteria. I have therefore arranged for the Deputy's question regarding an individual application for Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support to be forwarded to the NCSE for their attention and direct reply.

The NCSE has informed my Department that a reply will issue to the Deputy in relation to this matter by the end of this week.