Dan Neville
Question:247 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of pupils in the primary school sector receiving remedial teaching. [3371/03]
Written Answers. - Remedial Teaching.
Precise details of the number of pupils being catered for by learning support teachers are not readily available. However, I wish to advise the Deputy that there are 1,531 learning support teachers in primary schools nationwide and each teacher would have an average case load of 30 children at any one time. The numbers of pupils being catered for by individual teachers will vary depending on whether the posts are devoted to individual schools or shared between schools.