John Lyons (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 166: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual cost of running the junior certificate school programme library programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12819/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The Junior Certificate Schools Programme (JCSP) includes a Demonstration Library Project. This project establishes high quality, fully stocked and equipped modern school libraries and provides each with a professional librarian. The funding currently available to support the running of the project in 2011 is approximately €2.3 million.

John Lyons (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 167: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of librarians employed under the junior certificate school programme library programme whose contracts are up for renewal this year; his plans regarding renewal of these contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12820/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The Junior Certificate Schools Programme (JCSP) includes a Demonstration Library Project. This project establishes high quality, fully stocked and equipped modern school libraries and provides each with a professional librarian. There are 31 Librarians working with this project and I am pleased to say that all of these Librarians will be retained for a further year.