Vol. 461 No. 3
81 Mr. Creed asked the Minister for Education whether she has received an application from schools (details supplied) in County Cork for the appointment of a remedial teacher; and the current position regarding this application. [2782/96]
My Department has received an application from the schools in question for sanction to appoint a shared remedial teacher to the schools.
Fifty-five remedial teacher posts were allocated to the primary schools with effect from September 1995. This allocation brings the total number of remedial posts in the primary sector to 1,188.
These posts were allocated on the basis of priority of need following the collection and analysis of data by my Department's primary inspectorate. Unfortunately, the schools referred to by the Deputy were not successful on this occasion.
I will continue to review needs in this area and consider how best these needs can be addressed within available resources. The needs of all schools, including the schools referred to by the Deputy, will be considered within this context.
