Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 October 2009
1106 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Education and Science if he has received an application from a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary for a special needs assistant in respect of a child; if he will grant a special needs assistant in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33018/09]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for allocating resource teachers and Special Needs Assistants to schools to support children with special needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support.
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. I have arranged for the details supplied by the Deputy to be forwarded to the NCSE for their attention and direct reply.
