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

We have gone beyond the remit of the original question. It is important for me to make clear, in case people think we are denuding schools of all language support teachers, that our schools will continue to avail of the services of approximately 1,400 language support teachers. Approximately 500 other teachers will be in part-time positions within the language support system. I can inform the Deputy, in response to the second part of his question, that the Department has undertaken an audit of the systems of admission of various schools. While the audit found that such systems are fair and above board, by and large, it also indicated that enrolment practices in certain schools need to be addressed. It is my intention to do that.

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