Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 52: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consultation he and his officials have had with teachers from DEIS band schools affected by the phasing out of pre-DEIS school legacy posts. [2949/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I personally met with school principals, teachers, parents and communities in recent weeks, to hear their concerns and clarify the position in relation to changes announced under Budget 2012 to posts allocated to schools under previous schemes to tackle educational disadvantage.

I have also held many meetings with my Government colleagues, who have also met with schools, teachers, parents in their local communities. Consequently, I announced to the House on 11th January that my Department will report to me in the coming weeks on the impact of the withdrawal of these posts in DEIS Band 1 and Band 2 primary schools.