Tomás MacGiolla
Ceist:82 Tomás Mac Giolla asked the Minister for Education, in respect of the chaplains referred to in her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 416 of 30 January 1990, the number of such chaplain posts in (a) secondary schools (b) vocational/community colleges and (c) community/comprehensive schools; whether a school chaplain is required to be a qualified teacher or is expected to perform teaching duties; the functions of a chaplain who is in receipt of a salary from public funds, as specified by her Department; the basis on which a school's entitlement to public funding for a chaplain's post is determined; whether publicly funded chaplain posts are available to primary schools; and, if so, if she will outline such circumstances.