Michael Creed
Question:146 Mr. Creed asked the Minister for Education if an application has been received by his Department for the appointment of a remedial teacher to cover three national schools (details supplied) in County Cork.
Written Answers. - Remedial Teacher Appointment.
My Department has no record of an application being received for a remedial teacher for the schools in question.
As the Deputy will be aware, 80 additional remedial posts serving over 240 schools were allocated in the current school year under arrangements under the Programme for Economic and Social Progress.
These appointments were made following the collection of data and information by my Department's Primary Inspectorate from schools. The posts were then allocated on the basis of priority of need, as indicated by the information collected by the inspectorate.
The needs of other schools, including the schools mentioned by the Deputy, will be kept under review.