Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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1319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of dedicated literacy mentors working with teachers in disadvantaged primary schools. [33690/14]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Within the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST) there are 6 advisors who are dedicated literacy mentors for disadvantaged primary schools. As well as the 6 dedicated advisors there are currently 15 primary literacy advisors who work with all primary schools including those who are categorised as disadvantaged.

My Department continues to prioritise support for literacy as part of the Literacy and Numeracy for Learning and Life national strategy which was published in 2011.