Vol. 481 No. 1
270 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the current position regarding the application by Scoil Mhuire, Ballymoney, Newbridge, County Kildare, for an additional home and school liaison teacher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15590/97]
271 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the current position regarding the application for full disadvantaged status by Scoil Mhuire national school, Ballymoney, Newbridge, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15591/97]
: I propose to take Questions Nos. 270 and 271 together.
In March 1997, the outgoing Minister for Education agreed staffing arrangements for primary schools for the 1997-98 school year with the Irish National Teachers' Organisation. These agreed arrangements were based on the allocation of surplus posts available for redistribution from the demographic dividend for the 1997-98 school year.
Unfortunately, therefore, I am not in a position to allocate additional home/school/community liaison posts or concessionary disadvantaged posts to primary schools at present. In the event of additional posts becoming available, the needs of the school in question will be considered.
