Nora Owen
Question:860 Mrs. Owen asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will change the regulations relating to classroom assistants for people with disabilities in view of the very low rate of pay that is paid to such assistants; if he will alter the regulation that says an assistant is not paid if a child is not in school; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty for schools in hiring people to fill these jobs due to the low rate of pay and the restrictions on the job; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24231/00]