Vol. 568 No. 1
410 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science the extent to which he proposes to respond to the various requests from school authorities for special needs and resource teachers in 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16037/03]
My Department considers applications for special needs assistant and resource teaching support once the needs are confirmed through assessments by relevant professionals and provided the applications comply with the criteria contained in Department Circulars 07/02 and 08/02. Applications for these resources are processed on a term basis and schools are notified of allocations accordingly.
Question No. 411 answered with Question No. 408.
