Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will approve additional resource hours for a child (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7273/14]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that all schools were advised to apply to the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) for resource teaching and SNA support for the 2013/14 school year by 15th March, 2013.

The NCSE published details of all of their allocations for resource teaching and SNA support for the 2013/2014 school year in June 2013.

In order to meet any late demand for resource teaching and SNA support arising between 15th March, 2013 and the start of the school year, the NCSE requested all schools to submit outstanding applications for resource teaching and SNA support to the NCSE by 20th September, 2013.

The NCSE has now published details of the additional Resource Teaching and SNA allocations which have been made to schools since the initial allocations were made to schools in June. The NCSE published details of these revised allocations on 21st October, 2013. These details are now available on the NCSE website, www.ncse.ie, and detail the allocations made for each school on a per county basis.

The NCSE also retained a small number of resource teaching posts for allocation to schools, subsequent to these allocations having been made, for new entrants or emergency cases, and has made a number of allocations to schools on this basis.

As the Deputy's question refers to an application for resource teaching hours to the NCSE for an individual child I have referred this question to the NCSE for their consideration and direct reply to the Deputy.