Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

There are many instances where principals must decide on the deployment of resources. We appointed 2,600 additional resource teachers in recent years to deal with the issues and difficulties to which we have referred. A child who has a specific need and who falls within the low incidence or more severe category will continue to get exactly what was allocated to him or her. What we are talking about in this model is the mild and borderline mild general learning disability. We must cater for their needs by having that service in place. I hope to be in a position to announce the allocation over the next few weeks. However, it is proving quite difficult to come up with a model.

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