Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 454: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a school (details supplied) in County Cavan will receive the services of a part-time teacher for the remainder of the year 2004-05 as indicated verbally by the inspector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13254/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I understand that the Deputy is referring to the level of learning support teaching available to the school in question. My Department's records show that the school currently has the services of a shared learning support teacher post supporting a total enrolment of 63 pupils.

I trust the Deputy is aware of the proposed new system for resource teacher allocation which involves a general allocation for all primary schools to cater for pupils with higher incidence special educational needs of mild and borderline mild general learning disability and dyslexia. The revised procedure for providing a general allocation of resource hours to schools will be announced in the coming weeks, in time to be implemented for the next school year. My officials will communicate with the school in question as soon as the outcome of the review is known.