Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 575: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will facilitate the requirement for staff for the tutoring of maths, English and art under the school completion programme for a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33934/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The allocation of teaching hours is a matter for the Post Primary Teacher Allocation section within my Department. The allocation to VECs of Co-Operation hours with Other Institutions has been completed for 2006/2007. My Department is currently undertaking a review of the allocation of teaching hours to VECs under the Co-Operation Hours with Other Institutions. VECs will be invited to apply for teaching support hours for existing and new centres for the 2007/08 school year early in the new year. In the event the unit referred to by the Deputy wishes to apply for teaching hours for 2007/2008, they should contact Kilkenny VEC in order to establish if the VEC is willing to support this unit and if so, the VEC should prepare an application for consideration by my Department.