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School Staffing.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 February 2004

Thursday, 19 February 2004

Ceisteanna (37, 38)

Róisín Shortall

Ceist:

34 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding his consideration of the report on teaching supply and staffing in disadvantaged communities; if it is intended to publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5261/04]

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Kathleen Lynch

Ceist:

39 Ms Lynch asked the Minister for Education and Science if he has completed his study of the report, teacher supply and staffing in disadvantaged settings, submitted in March 2003; the action he plans to take arising from the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5243/04]

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I propose to take Questions Nos. 34 and 39 together.

The Educational Disadvantage Committee is an independent statutory body, which was established in March 2002 under the Education Act 1998. The committee, which is chaired by Professor Áine Hyland, vice-president and professor of education, University College Cork, is responsible for advising me on policies and strategies to be adopted to identify and correct educational disadvantage.

The committee has produced a report entitled, Teacher Supply and Staffing in Disadvantaged Settings, which includes a number of recommendations. The report is available free of charge from the committee and is published on my Department's website. Its recommendations are under consideration in the context of a broader review of all initiatives to tackle educational disadvantage, which is underway in my Department.

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