Nora Owen
Ceist:146 Mrs. Owen asked the Minister for Education if she will approve the appointment of a school secretary and a caretaker to Balrothery national school, Balrothery, Balbriggan, County Dublin.
Written Answers. - County Dublin School Appointments.
Under the terms of the Programme for Economic and Social Progress, funds were provided to expand the provision for caretaking and clerical services, on a phased basis, to all national schools with 100 pupils upwards by way of a supplementary capitation grant.
Phase 1 of this programme was introduced from September 1992 and assisted schools with enrolments of 500 pupils or over which did not already have caretaker and/or clerical services under the existing schemes.
Arrangements are being made at present for the introduction of Phase 2 from next September. However, it is not possible at this stage to say when the school in question will qualify for such assistance.