Bernard Allen
Ceist:956 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the application made by Scoil Chill Ruadhain national school, Glanmire, County Cork, for a child care assistant for two pupils with special needs in view of the fact that a report was submitted to his Department in 1998 by the local schools inspector and in further view of his statement on the allocation of finance for child care assistants. [1476/99]