Mervyn Taylor
Ceist:131 Mr. Taylor asked the Minister for Education the number of caretakers at present employed in national schools under the 1979 scheme; when the decision was made to phase out the scheme; the number of caretakers who left the service to date, taking into account those who died, retired, resigned or were dismissed, since the phase out decision was taken in schools in which the original criteria for their appointment still obtain; the number of caretakers who left the service since 1979 to date as a result of the criteria governing their appointment being no longer valid; if she has given sanction for the appointment of any caretaker in the primary sector since the phase out decision; if any grant is being paid to a board of management in respect of a caretaker appointed since that date; the number of caretakers who left the service between 1 January 1989 and 31 December 1989 in schools in which the original criteria governing the appointment still obtain; the number of caretakers who will leave the service due to retirement between January 1990 and 31 December 1990 in schools in which the criteria governing their appointment still obtain; and if she will make a statement on the matter.