Schools of Music.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 March 2006

Wednesday, 8 March 2006

Ceisteanna (199)

Liz McManus

Ceist:

196 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will ensure that her Department gives recognition to the Bray Music Centre in Bray, County Wicklow, as it does with other vocational educational committee music schools such as Donegal, Limerick, Dublin and Cork, in view of the fact that the Bray Music Centre will be forced to raise the fees for students in September 2006 in order to bring teachers’ salaries up to the national level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9644/06]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Education and Science (Ms Hanafin)

The Department has recently received an application from County Wicklow Vocational Education Committee for an additional allocation of tuition hours for the purpose of supporting music in its area of responsibility. This application is under consideration at present and a decision will be notified to the committee in due course.