Ned O'Keeffe
Question:166 Mr. N. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will make additional funding available to a school (details supplied) in County Cork for special needs. [3006/02]
Written Answers. - School Staffing.
The teacher allocation in the vocational sector is made on an overall vocational education scheme basis. The teacher allocation to a VEC for a particular school year is determined by the combined enrolment in all of the schools within its scheme at the end of the preceding September having regard to the current pupil teacher ratio and approved ex quota posts. It is a matter for each VEC to plan and provide an appropriate curriculum to meet overall pupil needs and to allocate teaching resources to individual schools in the scheme from within its approved teacher allocation.
County Cork VEC was granted its normal teacher allocation entitlement for 2001-02. In addition, my Department, following consideration of an appeal made by the VEC, approved a further allocation as a curricular concession for the current school year. The position will be reviewed for the next school year.