My Department has received an application for special education resources, SER, for three pupils from the school referred to by the Deputy. SER applications received between 15 February and 31 August 2003, including those from the school in question, have now been considered. The applications have been reviewed by a dedicated team comprising members of my Department's inspectorate and the National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS. The applications have been further considered in the context of the outcome of surveys of SER provision conducted over the past year and the data submitted by schools as part of a nationwide census of SER provision. It is intended that applicant schools will be notified of the outcomes of their cases in the coming week.