Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 27 May 2004
117 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science when an inspector will be appointed for the Athy, County Kildare, area for primary schools; the period of training which is necessary for the inspector on their appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15980/04]
View answerMembers of the inspectorate are deployed regionally and each primary school is assigned to an inspector. When a vacancy occurs in the inspectorate, the schools concerned are normally temporarily assigned to another inspector in the region until the vacancy is filled. At present, primary schools in Athy, County Kildare, and neighbouring regions are assigned to a divisional inspector. A precise date has not been fixed for the assignment of schools in the Athy area to a district inspector, but it is expected that a district inspector will be assigned to the Athy area by November 2004.
On recruitment to the inspectorate, primary school inspectors undergo a period of training usually for a period of between four and six months, depending on the progress of individuals and general conditions within the inspectorate.
