Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a special education needs organiser that was assigned to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 in view of the fact that this person is currently on extended leave; the efforts that have been made to find a replacement or a referral to assist this person; if he will expedite this matter.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7612/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is an independent agency which, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from schools for special educational needs supports, in accordance with my Department's established criteria.

As the issue raised by the Deputy is an operational matter which relates to internal NCSE staffing arrangements, I have arranged for the this question to be forwarded to the NCSE for their attention and direct reply to the Deputy.