asked the Minister for Education the total number of teachers in respect of whom her Department is considering applications for early retirement-voluntary redundancy in County Kildare at (a) primary schools and (b) Vocational Education Committee schools; if she has as yet decided on final figures in respect of these applications; the likely schools to be affected at (a) and (b) above; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Early Retirement-Voluntary Redundancy.
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My Department has under consideration 95 applications from teachers in schools in County Kildare under the scheme of voluntary redundancy-early retirement for national teachers.
The corresponding figure for vocational teachers is not yet available as the closing date for applications in their case is 31 March 1988.
The other matters raised by the Deputy are covered in my reply on Tuesday 22 March 1988, to oral Question No. 38, to which I would refer him.