Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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My Department has received an application for part-time language support in respect of the school referred to by the Deputy for the 2011-2012 school year. Such applications relate to schools that have less than 14 eligible pupils for language support. Decisions on these applications were deferred until the Autumn, having regard to the overall level of demand for full-time language support and other upward pressures on teacher numbers within the context of operating under a fixed ceiling on teacher numbers.

The Department is not in a position to approve applications for part-time language support posts and individual schools will be notified accordingly.