Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The previous closing date was 20 March, while 20 September was the closing date for demand that has arisen in the meantime. The NCSE has told the Minister that just under 500 teachers will be required to meet that demand. Those children currently have a need for resource teaching support which has been applied for. They have been identified as having that need. Are those teachers currently being allocated to those students, must they await an additional budgetary allocation from the Minister, or must the Minister give the go-ahead for the recruitment and employment of teachers to meet that need?

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