Vol. 549 No. 4
294 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding remedial teaching hours for Ballyconnell national school, Ballyconnell, Tullow, County Carlow; his plans to provide a full time remedial teacher for this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6924/02]
Ballyconnell national school is currently in receipt of the services of a learning support teacher on a shared basis.
The case made on behalf of the school for a full-time learning support teacher post has been noted. The needs of the school will be taken fully into account in the event of additional learning support teacher posts becoming available.
295 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a person (details supplied) in County Carlow who is dyslexic but not receiving tuition from a resource teacher in school; when this person will receive tuition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6925/02]
My Department considered an appeal for resource teaching support for the pupil in question in November 2001. The pupil exceeded the literacy and mathematics criteria for specific learning difficulty and consequently resource teaching support was not provided.
