Brendan Smith
Ceist:373 Mr. B. Smith asked the Minister for Education the plans, if any, she has to make additional remedial teaching appointments at primary school level during 1996; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1462/96]
Written Answers. - Remedial Teachers.
I am not in a position to indicate whether I will be able to allocate additional remedial teachers to the primary school sector during 1996. I allocated an additional 55 remedial teaching posts to primary schools with effect from September 1995. These posts were allocated on the basis of priority of need following the collection and analysis of data by my Department's primary inspectorate. This allocation brings the total number of remedial teachers now in place in the primary sector to 1,188. I am keeping the question of further appointments in this area under regular review as resources become available.