Written answers

Tuesday, 28 March 2006

Department of Education and Science

Vocational Education Committees

11:00 pm

Photo of Finian McGrathFinian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 447: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if assistance will be given to a school (details supplied) in County Louth in getting extra corporate hours from the vocational educational committee; and if this unfair situation will be addressed. [11574/06]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Department allocates additional teaching hours to Vocational Education Committees to support the delivery of education programmes in a range of facilities including special schools under the heading co-operation hours with other institutions. These allocations are made in response to specific applications which are submitted by the relevant VEC in advance of the commencement of the school year to which they relate. The school referred to by the Deputy is in receipt of 1,350 co-operation hours per year to cater for the 59 pupils enrolled. It is open to County Louth VEC to seek additional hours if it is of the view that it cannot cater for the needs of the pupils enrolled from within its current allocation. My Department will give careful consideration to a proposal which demonstrates inadequacy of the allocation based on appropriate utilisation of the school's available resources.

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