Vol. 400 No. 2
117 Mrs. T. Ahearn asked the Minister for Education if she will sanction the provision of 30 part-time hours for a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary, to enable the provision of subjects such as physical education, art and home economics which are essential for the complete education of the pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
118 Mrs. T. Ahearn asked the Minister for Education if she will give an assurance that a staff member in a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary will not be redeployed due to bringing unplaced principals within school quotas; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 117 and 118 together.
Part-time hours are sanctioned, for a limited period, in order to give breathing space to a school to adjust its time-table resulting from the non-replacement of a teacher due to a resignation, retirement, career break or in the event of the redeployment of a teacher.
My Department will consider an allocation of part-time hours for the school in question, in the above context, should an application be made to my Department.
