135 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) was refused an education laptop. [39905/10]

The application in respect of the pupil referred to by the Deputy has been examined by the Special Education Needs Organiser (SENO) with assigned responsibility for the school in question. The SENO has advised my Department that based on documentation provided, the pupil in question does not meet the criteria for the provision of this equipment. Accordingly, my Department is not in a position to sanction funding.