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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 11 May 1999

Vol. 504 No. 4

Written Answers. - School Staffing.

Seán Ryan

Question:

291 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science if a favourable decision will be given to an application from Rush national school for a resource teacher for September 1999 to enable a class to be established within the school in view of the fact that a reading workshop for children with learning disabilities is in the process of being formed in the school. [12266/99]

The Deputy will be aware that I recently announced a major new initiative in the special education area under which all children assessed as having special needs arising from a disability will be entitled to an automatic response to those needs.

The level and nature of the response in each case will depend on the assessed needs of the child or group of children involved. The response may take the form of a full or part-time resource teacher or child care support depending on the number of children involved and the nature of their needs.

An application has been received from the school in question and my Department's inspectorate has been requested to investigate the level of need in the school. A decision on this request will be made as soon as the inspectors report has been received in my Department.

Brendan Smith

Question:

292 Mr. B. Smith asked the Minister for Education and Science the measures, if any, which will be taken to provide a remedial teaching service to all primary schools in County Cavan which lack this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12290/99]

Arrangements are currently being made in my Department to extend the remedial teacher service to all first and second level schools with effect from September next. As part of this development, primary schools with a pupil teacher ratio of below 10:1 and which currently have no remedial service, may apply for a service where they can demonstrate the particular needs of their pupils.

All primary schools, including schools in County Cavan, will be covered by this expansion of the remedial teacher service.

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