Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 9 Jun 1998

Vol. 492 No. 1

Written Answers. - Educational Programmes.

Richard Bruton

Question:

248 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of additional teachers and of other additional staff allocated to primary schools in each of the past five years, distinguishing the programmes under which they have been allocated, for example, the disadvantaged scheme, breaking the cycle, early start, teaching counsellors, home school liaison, special education teachers and care assistants and so on. [13461/98]

Richard Bruton

Question:

250 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of additional teachers and of other additional staff allocated to secondary schools in each of the past five years, distinguishing the programmes under which they have been allocated, for example, the disadvantaged scheme, breaking the cycle, early start, teaching counsellors, home school liaison, special education teachers and care assistants and so on. [13463/98]

Richard Bruton

Question:

258 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will give details of the total budget disaggregated into staff costs, material costs, direct grants to education bodies and other costs; the additional staff, teaching and non-teaching; the number of pupils of classes and of schools benefiting in each of the years 1996 to 1998 in relation to early start, disadvantaged area scheme, primary and post primary, breaking the cycle, teaching counsellors, home-school liaison, primary and post primary; and other programmes aimed at disadvantaged areas. [13477/98]

Minister for Education and Science (Mr. Martin)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 248, 250 and 258 together.

The information requested by the Deputy is set out on the following tables.

Early Start Pilot Pre-School Project

	1996/97 School Year	1997/98 School Year
Staff Costs i.e.
i. Child Care Assistant Salaries	£663,329	£717,171
ii. Teacher Salaries	£1,141,672	£1,184,568
Direct Grants including Material Costs	£220,250	£203,550
Other Costs	Nil	Nil
Number of schools in the Early Start	40	40
Pre-School Programme	(56 classes)	(56 classes)
Number of pupils benefiting from the Scheme	1,566	1,558
(based on enrolments on 30 September of each year)

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme-Primary

	1996/97 School Year	1997/98 School Year
Staff Costs	£5,973,391	£6,218,982
(i.e. Teacher Salaries)
*Direct Grants including Material Costs	£2,631,762	£2,791,566
Number of schools in the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme	#320	#318
Number of pupils benefiting from the Scheme (based on enrolments on 30 September of each year)	78,302	75,508

# The reduction in the number of participating schools in the 1997/98 arises from school amalgamations.

Home/School/Community Liaison Scheme-Primary

	1996/97 School Year	1997/98 School Year
Staff Costs	£2,140,635	£2,263,371
(i.e. Teacher Salaries)
Direct Grants including Material Costs	* The figures applicable to this grant are included in the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme table
Other Costs	£11,868	£7,788
Number of schools in the HSCL Scheme	#177	#176
Number of pupils benefiting from the Scheme (based on enrolments on 30 September of each year)	48,776	46,970

# The reduction in the number of participating schools in the 1997/98 arises from school amalgamations.

Breaking the Cycle Pilot Project

	1996/97 School Year	1997/98 School Year
Staff Costs	£2,466,827	£2,559,513
(i.e. Teacher Salaries)
Direct Grants including Material Costs	£695,940	£669,590
Other Costs	£12,846	£34,244
Number of schools in Breaking the Cycle	156	156
Number of pupils benefiting from the Scheme (based on enrolments on 30 September of each year)	14,294	13,863

# The reduction in the number of participating schools in the 1997/98 arises from school amalgamations.

Teaching Counsellor Pilot Scheme — Primary

	1996/97 School Year	1997/98 School Year
Staff Costs	£550,449	£571,131
(i.e. Teacher Salaries)
Direct Grants including Material Costs	Nil	Nil
Other Costs	Nil	Nil
Number of schools in the Teaching Counsellor Scheme	31	31
Number of pupils benefiting from the Scheme (based on enrolments on 30 September of each year)	7,829	7,394

The cost of administration of the schemes and of providing in-service courses for the teachers involved in any of the schemes mentioned are not readily available.

Allocation of Ex Quota Teaching Posts to Primary Schools 1993-1997

Allocated to:	93/94	94/95	95/96	96/97	97/98
Remedial Teachers	86	100	55	0	51
Home School Liaison	15	15	30	0	2
Teacher Counsellors	0	0	27	0	0
Early Start posts	0	13	43	0	0
Breaking the Cycle posts	0	0	0	121	0

Allocated to:	93/94	94/95	95/96	96/97	97/98
Disadvantaged Area Concessionary posts	68	0	0	0	0
Special Education - Disabilities	16	57	35	16	62
Child Care Posts	6	50	100	0	40

Home/School/Community Liaison Scheme-Post-Primary

	1996/97	1997/98
Staff Costs	£1,259,048	£1,310,317
(i.e. Teacher Salaries)
Direct Grants	£149,744	£144,824
Other Costs	£14,092	£15,082
Number of Schools in the HSCL Scheme	84	84
Number of pupils benefiting from the Scheme	48,000	46,000

Disadvantaged Teaching Posts-Post-Primary

	1996/97	1997/98
Staff Costs	£5,016,000	£5,225,000
(i.e. Teacher Salaries)
Number of Schools	190	190
Number of Pupils	96,250	96,450

Additional Per Capita Grant to Disadvantaged Post-Primary Schools

1996	£1,410,275
1997	£1,374,700

Additional Allocation of Ex Quota Teaching Posts to Post-Primary Schools 1993-1997

Category	93/94	94/95	95/96	96/97	97/98
Remedial	0	25	73	0	0
Home/School/Community Liaison	5	7	27.5	0	0
Disadvantaged	0	55	0	0	0
Child Care	0	0	2	0	12.29
Resource	4	0	56	0	0

All the posts are allocated on a permanent basis with the exception of the child care assistant posts which are allocated to the schools to cater for special needs pupils for the duration of their attendance.