Vol. 435 No. 10
182 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the number of outstanding requests she has received in her Department from County Kildare for the provision of remedial teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
My Department currently has nine requests for the provision of remedial teachers on a shared basis to schools in County Kildare.
I should also point out that two additional remedial posts were allocated to County Kildare at the commencement of the current school year, resulting in a further nine schools receiving the service. As a result of this allocation 91 per cent of pupils in County Kildare now have access to a remedial service.
I will be keeping the question of further need in this area under review as part of a broader commitment to appoint a substantial number of additional remedial teachers in the coming years. The needs of all schools, including the schools in County Kildare, will be considered in this context.
