Eamon Gilmore
Ceist:143 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Education and Science if he has received a request from a primary school (details supplied) in County Dublin for the creation of permanent classroom assistants; his views on whether this and other schools are losing classroom assistants due to cuts in community employment schemes; the way in which he will redress this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7304/00]