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Education Welfare Service.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 November 2004

Thursday, 25 November 2004

Questions (60)

Paul Nicholas Gogarty

Question:

60 Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Science if an increase in funding of 20% to the National Education Welfare Board is sufficient to allow the board to carry out its programme, in view of the case made by the board at the recent education and science committee meeting. [30625/04]

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Written answers

The budget which has been allocated to the National Educational Welfare Board for 2005 is €7.8 million, an increase of €1.3 million or 20% on the 2004 allocation.

My Department has already conveyed approval to the NEWB for the filling of a further ten educational welfare officer posts bringing the authorised staffing for the NEWB from 84 to 94. These additional posts will enable the board to further roll-out its services at local level around the country. The percentage increase being allocated to the board for 2005 is more than double that for the Education Vote as a whole and this provision will enable the board to continue to develop its services in 2005.

I will be keeping the issue of the NEWB's staffing under review in the light of the roll-out of services and any further proposals that the board may put to me in relation to clearly identified priority needs.

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