Enda Kenny
Ceist:442 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Science if special needs assistants, who assist at primary school with infant children, can be made permanent as assistants in respect of the full time they spend with infants; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this non-recognition of permanence causes difficulties for special assistants, and means that many leave thereby causing distress to infants, concern for parents, and difficulties for teachers in further recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6717/02]