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24 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Education if he will outline the implications of the agreement by the Government with the social partners to defer the spending of £0.75 million on disadvantaged areas promised in the Programme for Economic and Social Progress; and if he will further outline the activities that would have been undertaken but that will not now be undertaken in disadvantaged areas as a result of this decision.
36 Mr. McGahon asked the Minister for Education if he will outline the implications of the agreement by the Government with the social partners to defer the spending of £0.75 million on disadvantaged areas promised in the Programme for Economic and Social Progress; and if he will further outline the activities that would have been undertaken but that will not now be undertaken in disadvantaged areas as a result of this decision.
40 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Education if he will outline the implications of the agreement by the Government with the social partners to defer the spending of £0.75 million on disadvantaged areas promised in the Programme for Economic and Social Progress; and if he will further outline the activities that would have been undertaken but that will not now be undertaken in disadvantaged areas as a result of this decision.
50 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education if he will outline the implications of the agreement by the Government with the social partners to defer the spending of £0.75 million on disadvantaged areas promised in the Programme for Economic and Social Progress; and if he will further outline the activities that would have been undertaken but that will not now be undertaken in disadvantaged areas as a result of this decision.
55 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Education if he will outline the implications of the agreement by the Government with the social partners to defer the spending of £0.75 million on disadvantaged areas promised in the Programme for Economic and Social Progress; and if he will further outline the activities that would have been undertaken but that will not now be undertaken in disadvantaged areas as a result of this decision.
62 Mr. McGrath asked the Minister for Education if he will outline the implications of the agreement by the Government with the social partners to defer the spending of £0.75 million on disadvantaged areas promised in the Programme for Economic and Social Progress; and if he will further outline the activities that would have been undertaken but that will not now be undertaken in disadvantaged areas as a result of this decision.
86 Mrs. Owen asked the Minister for Education if he will outline the implications of the agreement by the Government with the social partners to defer the spending of £0.75 million on disadvantaged areas promised in the Programme for Economic and Social Progress; and if he will further outline the activities that would have been undertaken but that will not now be undertaken in disadvantaged areas as a result of this decision.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 24, 36, 40, 50, 55, 62 and 86 together.
The financial provisions to assist in various areas of disadvantage contained in sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph 69 of the Programme for Economic and Social Progress were additional to such provisions which were already in existence. Taking the existing provision into account, total expenditure by my Department on initiatives in areas of disadvantage in 1992 will be £8.9 million. The measures being implemented include the following: the provision of 345 concessionary ex-quota teachers in primary and post primary schools; a home/school/community liaison scheme involving 93 primary and post primary schools with 57 teacher/co-ordinators; payment of supplementary capitation grants to 210 primary schools; enhancement of the free book scheme for needy pupils and programmes of parent education and adult education and literacy programmes.
Relevant programmes and activities are planned and implemented in accordance with the actual amount of funding which is available.
