Michael Ring
Ceist:456 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Education and Science if a remedial teacher will be appointed to a school (details supplied) in County Mayo. [11707/98]
Written Answers. - Teaching Posts.
Seymour Crawford
Ceist:457 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Education and Science when he will provide a remedial teacher for the Inniskeen group of schools, County Monaghan. [11709/98]
Rory O'Hanlon
Ceist:463 Dr. O'Hanlon asked the Minister for Education and Science when he will appoint a remedial teacher to the Kill national school, Cootehill, County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11740/98]
Rory O'Hanlon
Ceist:464 Dr. O'Hanlon asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will appoint a remedial teacher to St. Daig's national school, Inniskeen, County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11741/98]
Michael Ring
Ceist:466 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Education and Science if a remedial teacher will be allocated to a gaelscoil (details supplied) in County Mayo. [11743/98]
Dinny McGinley
Ceist:477 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will appoint a remedial teacher for a cluster of schools (details supplied) in County Donegal. [11840/98]
Dinny McGinley
Ceist:514 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will appoint a remedial teacher to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal. [12158/98]
Michael Ring
Ceist:537 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will appoint a remedial teacher to a national school (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the number of pupils enrolled who need remedial assistance. [12337/98]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 456, 457, 463, 464, 466, 477, 514 and 537 together.
My capacity to allocate additional remedial teacher posts in any given year is dependent on resource availability and the level of competing demand from other special needs areas. I have to determine priorities and allocate available resources to best effect.
I am currently reviewing provision across the special needs area, including the remedial area, to ensure that all available resources are deployed as effectively as possible.
I assure the Deputies that the needs of the schools to which they refer will be considered in the context of any additional remedial teacher allocations which may be undertaken for the forthcoming school year.