Vol. 440 No. 7
287 Mr. Davern asked the Minister for Education if she will approve an application from Ballingarry national school, Thurles, County Tipperary, for the retention of a fourth teaching assistant as a concessionary post for the academic year 1994/1995 in view of the socio-economic circumstances in the area.
The staffing of national schools for a particular year is determined by the enrolment in the school on 30 September of the previous year. The enrolment of Ballingarry national school on 30 September 1993 was 122 pupils which warrants a staffing for the 1994-95 school year of a principal and three assistants.
The fourth assistant cannot be allowed to continue at the school for a further year, and the post in question will be suppressed from the end of the current school year. The assistant teacher will be given the option of having her name placed on the diocesan panel for redeployment to another school from 1 September 1994.
