Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 174: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction the retention of resource teacher for a school (details supplied) in County Limerick. [19390/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that Circular 0034/2007 issued from my Department in April of this year advising primary schools of the arrangements that apply to the retention of existing resource teaching posts and to the creation of additional posts for the 2007/08 school year.

Schools will be aware of the minimum requirements for retention of resource teaching posts. In such cases, schools must complete and return Form LSRT 1 that issued with the circular. A separate form is required for each post.

I can confirm that my Department has received correspondence, together with the relevant forms, from the school in question. This documentation is currently being examined and contact will be made with the school authorities shortly.