Paul Bradford
Question:24 Mr. Bradford asked the Minister for Education if, in the light of the promised 500 additional remedial teachers, she will give details of the number of these teachers who will be appointed in September 1993.
Written Answers. - Appointment of Remedial Teachers.
Seán Barrett
Question:66 Mr. Barrett asked the Minister for Education if, in the light of the promised 500 additional remedial teachers, she will give details of the number of these teachers who will be appointed in September 1993.
Godfrey Timmins
Question:67 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Education when she intends to commence the appointment of remedial teachers; the number that will be recruited in 1993; and each subsequent year to 1996.
Liz McManus
Question:97 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a travelling remedial teacher to cover four national schools in Grangecon, Stratford-on-Slaney, Bigstone and Baltinglass, County Wicklow.
John Browne
Question:100 Mr. Browne (Carlow-Kilkenny) asked the Minister for Education the number of remedial teachers she hopes to appoint in 1993.
Richard Bruton
Question:110 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education if, in the light of the promised 500 additional remedial teachers, she will give details of the number of these teachers who will be appointed in September 1993.
Donal Carey
Question:113 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education if, in the light of the promised 500 additional remedial teachers, she will give details of the number of these teachers who will be appointed in September 1993.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 24, 66, 67, 97, 100, 110 and 113 together.
The Programme for a Partnership Government made specific commitment to the appointment of 500 additional remedial teachers by September 1996. As a first step towards honouring this commitment, I have decided to appoint an additional 80 remedial teachers with effect from September 1993. A decision in relation to further allocations of remedial posts subsequent to 1993 will be taken in due course.
These posts will be allocated to individual and groups of schools on the basis of priority of need, as indicated by data collected from schools. The needs of the particular schools mentioned will be considered when decisions in these matters are being taken.