Barry Cowen
Question:429. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Education and Skills why a person (details supplied) in County Offaly has not received a response to an application under a National Council for Special Education scheme; what is an acceptable timeframe to process such applications, given that this person is attending school with parents and cannot be supported by a teacher outside of the classroom as there is no teacher available, and that the parents have received no information from her Department as to what stage the application is at; why the parents have not received this; and when the school will be allocated the resource hours to allow this pupil to follow the proposed reintegration place developed by the National Educational Psychological Service, the person's parents and the school. [2166/16]
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