Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 72: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the additional teaching posts allocated to the further education sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39550/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Following my decision to provide for 100 extra post-leaving certificate, PLC, posts, my Department approved a total of 1,600 extra places in PLC courses for the 2005-06 school year. In this regard it was open to school authorities to apply for additional teaching resources to cater for this increased enrolment. School authorities that applied for this increased allocation have to date been granted additional posts amounting to approximately 74 whole-time teacher equivalents. Officials in my Department are in consultation with the relevant authorities to ensure in so far as possible any entitlement to new resources under this initiative is applied this year. I am anxious that the schools would take up these posts.