Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 503: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will confirm that those schools who were previously given approval to put in place the LCVP course from September 2009 have now seen that decision reversed by way of a letter sent from his Department on 10 June 2009; the number of post primary schools affected by this decision; the amount spent to date in terms of training teachers for this course in the schools involved; the number of schools who provide this course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24652/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department received applications from ten second level schools for approval to participate for the first time in the LCVP programme from the commencement of the 2009/10 school year. In response to the applications, a number of the schools involved received school visits from members of the LCVP support services to discuss their proposed participation in the programme.

My Department recently responded to the applications of the ten schools and has advised these schools that for budgetary reasons in relation to overall teacher numbers it is not possible to provide for the expansion of the LCVP programme to new schools in 2009/10. However, any of these schools who wish to provide the programme from within their existing staffing resources will be facilitated by my Department.

Approval for the 508 schools already participating in the LCVP programme has not been affected.