Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 572: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if funding will be provided to facilitate part-time teachers at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry under the heading teaching services for other institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20581/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Department allocates additional teaching hours to Vocational Education Committees (VECs) 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.

My Department has received an application from Co. Kerry VEC for additional teaching hours on behalf of the school referred to by the Deputy. This application is currently under consideration and a reply will issue in writing to the relevant VEC in due course.