Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 91 of 17 May 2018, if he will address concerns (details supplied). [22943/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of Special Needs Organisers, for the development and delivery and co-ordination of education services to children with special educational needs.

The NCSE is aware of emerging need from year to year, and where special provision is required it is planned and established to meet that need. 

The NCSE is continuing to work with schools, parents, NEPS, health professionals and other staff who are involved in the provision of services for children with special educational needs, to ensure that each child has a school placement appropriate to their needs for the 2018/19 school year and beyond.

To this end, the NCSE has indicated that it intends to establish approximately 145 new special classes for the forthcoming school year. Details of all classes are available at www.ncse.ie. 

Parents/guardians of children with special needs who may need advice or are experiencing difficulties in locating a school placement should contact their local Special Educational Needs Organiser (SENO). Contact details may be accessed on www.ncse.ie.