Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)

Will the Minister please confirm that her Department intends to hold no further seminars for primary English support teachers and that the seminar scheme, which was poor enough in its own right, will be replaced by the issuing of a language resource kit? Will she accept that this is the cutback of all cutbacks?

As regards her earlier reference to the INTO-Marino College course, my understanding is that 230 applicants applied for that in the autumn of last year and that teachers paid for it out of their own pockets. Will the Minister accept that this is clear testimony to the need for additional training by teachers, which should not be paid for by them but by the State?

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