Special Educational Needs.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 June 2007

Tuesday, 26 June 2007

Questions (439)

Dan Neville

Question:

500 Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Education and Science when the provision of a special needs assistant will be made for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick in second level school. [16617/07]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Science (Deputy Mary Hanafin)

As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers, for allocating resource teachers and special needs assistants to schools to support children with special needs. I have arranged for the details supplied by the Deputy to be forwarded to the NCSE for their attention and direct reply.

All schools have the names and contact details of their local SENO. Parents may also contact their local SENO directly to discuss their child's special educational needs, using the contact details available on www.ncse.ie.