asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the current staffing position at Knockmay primary school, Portlaoise, County Laois, which opened in 1986 serving a depressed area of high unemployment; if her attention has been drawn to the urgent need to allocate extra teachers prior to September 1988 where new enrolments will amount to 60 pupils, resulting in a pupil-teacher ratio of almost one to forty; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - County Laois Primary School Staffing.
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The staffing of this school is being examined at present and a decision will be conveyed to the school authorities as soon as possible.