Vol. 506 No. 2
416 Mrs. T. Ahearn asked the Minister for Education and Science the proposals, if any, to provide a home school liaison officer to Presentation primary school, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15077/99]
My immediate priority at present is to extend the home/school/community liaison service to all first and second level schools which have been designated as disadvantaged and which currently do not have access to the liaison service.
Arrangements to put this extension of service in place from September next are currently being made in my Department. As the school in question does not have disadvantaged status, it will not be included in this extension.
However, I can assure the Deputy the needs of the school to which she refers will be fully considered in the event of any further expansion of the home/school/community liaison scheme being undertaken.
