Written answers

Tuesday, 24 April 2007

Department of Education and Science

Educational Disadvantage

11:00 pm

Photo of Olivia MitchellOlivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 806: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16 which has 36 Traveller children on the roll, is a designated disadvantaged school, has classes containing 34 pupils, classes with five children with behavioural problems and operating split classes, is losing a teaching post due to the fact that the Traveller pupils are not counted as part of the overall school numbers; and if she will ensure that this disadvantaged school is not further disadvantaged by inflexible and inappropriate ratio rules. [14192/07]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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At present, Resource Teachers for Travellers are allocated on the basis of a 14:1 ratio. The school referred to by the Deputy currently has the services of two Resource Teachers for Travellers. My Department is giving consideration to the school's staffing requirements for the 2007/2008 school year and will shortly be in contact with the school authorities in this regard.

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