Dan Neville
Ceist:278 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Education and Science if a one-to-one remedial teacher will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [27518/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 3 November 2004
Ceisteanna (220, 221)
Freagraí scríofa
I wish to advise the Deputy that the school in question received a response to the application for special educational needs, SEN, resources for the relevant pupil on 23 September 2004. This pupil's SEN are in the high incidence disability category and it would be expected that pupils within this category would have their SEN met from within the resource-learning support teaching allocation available to the school. The school in question currently has two full-time resource teacher posts and one full-time learning support post.
Richard Bruton
Ceist:279 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science the impact of her recent decision to appoint extra special need assistants on the standard waiting system which she has announced for schools; if the application by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 for learning assistance will now be granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27521/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraI take it that the waiting system referred to by the Deputy relates to the proposed mechanism for allocating resource teachers to primary schools. My recent decision to appoint extra special needs assistants will have no impact on the resource teacher allocations.
I can confirm that my Department received an application for resource teaching and special needs assistant support for the pupil in question. I am pleased to advise the Deputy that my Department has sanctioned five hours special needs assistant support per week for the pupil and the school authorities were informed of this decision on 27 October 2004.
The application for resource teaching support is currently being considered. A decision on the application will be conveyed to the school as soon as this process has been completed.