Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 April 2004
445 Ms O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he has completed his review of the report on teacher supply and staffing in disadvantaged settings submitted to him by the statutory educational disadvantage committee in March 2003; the actions he proposes following his review of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12073/04]
View answerThe educational disadvantage committee is an independent statutory body which was established in March, 2002 under the Education Act 1998. The committee, which is chaired by Professor Áine Hyland, vice-president and professor of education, University College Cork, is responsible for advising me on policies and strategies to be adopted to identify and correct educational disadvantage.
The committee has produced a report entitled "Teacher Supply and Staffing in Disadvantaged Settings" which includes a number of recommendations. The report is available on my Department's website. Its recommendations are under consideration in the context of a broader review of all initiatives to tackle educational disadvantage, which is currently underway in my Department.
