Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)

I have the utmost faith in the teachers but they are qualified to teach English speaking students. A different degree of training is needed to teach students whose first language is not English. I am concerned when I hear the word "kit". It is very much the "one size fits all" approach. When will those kits be available and what will they contain? Will teachers in schools be trained to use these kits and carry out assessments? The Minister mentioned the word "priority" in regard to schools such as that in Blanchardstown. There was a lovely new phrase in the national development plan, namely, "accelerated priority". We now have a scale of priority. When will schools such as that in Blanchardstown see a real difference? Will those 200 teachers be in the schools next week, next month or next term?

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