John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 688: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will re-appoint the learning support resource teacher attached to a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny and the homework club of a centre; if he will make the appointment for a three year period to remove the uncertainty in view if the fact that the project is having a positive impact on this marginalised community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22695/09]

Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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The project to which the Deputy refers, is an Afterschool Support Project, which my Department has funded since 2000 under the Fund for the Development of Targeted Educational Responses to Certain Children at Risk. This project is among a number of projects which are currently being evaluated by the Evaluation, Support and Research Unit in conjunction with the Inspectorate of the Regional Directorate of my Department. Post-evaluation meetings are currently taking place to provide feedback to the projects involved.

Following the outcome of the evaluation, a decision will be made as to the future funding arrangements , staffing, and mainstreaming of appropriate projects or models of intervention. Projects will be informed shortly in this regard.