Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)

The Department of Education and Science budget for next year has been prepared on the same fundamental basis as any other year by estimating the number of teachers that will be employed under the different categories given the policies in place, for instance, mainstream classroom teachers, special needs and language support teachers and allowing for any change in overall demographics. The figures, both for increases and decreases in the estimated number of teaching posts, relate to possible ranges for the impact of the changes to the staffing schedules and the effectiveness of redeployment——

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