Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 23 Oct 1996

Vol. 470 No. 5

Written Answers. - Disadvantaged Schools.

Kathleen Lynch

Ceist:

92 Kathleen Lynch asked the Minister for Education the number of teachers and other staff in primary and post-primary schools who are currently allocated to the disadvantaged areas scheme, the home-school-community-liaison scheme, the early start scheme, the teacher counsellor scheme and Breaking the Cycle scheme in each of the school years 1993/1994, 1994/1995, 1995/1996 and 1996/1997. [19495/96]

Minister for Education (Ms Bhreathnach)

The information sought by the Deputy is detailed in the following tables:

Table Number 1

Primary

Number of Posts in School Year	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97
Disadvantaged Areas Scheme	293	293	293	293
Home-School-Community- Liaison Scheme	61*	76*	106*	106*
Early Start Pre-School Project	—	13 Teachers, 13 Child Care Assistants	56 Teachers, 56 Child Care Assistants	56 Teachers, 56 Child Care Assistants
Teacher Counsellor Pilot Scheme	—	—	27	27
“Breaking the Cycle” Scheme**	—	—	—	121**

*Posts allocated for home school community liaison scheme include one post for national co-ordinator of the scheme.

**Posts allocated for "Breaking the Cycle" include 26 posts for co-ordinators of the new initiative.

Table Number 2

Post-Primary

Number of Posts in School Year	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97
Disadvantaged Areas Scheme	154	209	209	209
Home-School-Community- Liaison Scheme	35	49	85	83*