Jack Wall
Question:301 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science when he will appoint a second teacher to Kilkea national school, Castledermot, County Kildare. [23014/98]
Written Answers. - School Staffing.
An Action Programme for the Millennium contains a commitment to give primary education a clear priority in allocating resources. In this context, the programme specifically states that one teacher schools with ten or more pupils will receive a second teacher.
A total of 67 schools, which would otherwise be one teacher schools, are operating in the current year as two teacher schools as a consequence of my supportive initiatives for one teacher schools. There remains approximately 56 one teacher schools with ten or more pupils, of which Kilkea is one. I am currently examining a range of options with a view to identifying the most appropriate way to fulfil the Government's commitment to these schools.