John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 157: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of special needs teaching positions that are waiting to be filled. [24303/04]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Department approves special needs teaching posts on an assessed needs basis. Responsibility for recruitment associated with the filling of approved posts rests with the relevant school authorities and information regarding the number of unfilled posts at any one time is not held by my Department. The Deputy may be interested to know that there are 1,531 learning support posts and more than 2,500 full-time equivalent resource teaching posts in the primary school system.

John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 158: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of applications received by her Department for remedial teachers and resource teachers in both primary and post-primary schools; and the number of positions filled in each category. [24304/04]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The precise information requested is not readily accessible. However, I am arranging for the available information to be compiled and sent directly to the Deputy.