Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 July 2012
169 Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will approve a fixed term resource teaching post to be based at a primary school (details supplied) in County Wexford on a shared basis. [33410/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe NCSE has notified all schools of their allocation for the 2012/13 school year of resource hours for low incidence special needs. The arrangements for how schools access these resource hours in teaching posts are set out in the Department Staffing Circular 0007/2012. Under these arrangements a network of over 2,500 full-time resource posts has been put in place in close to 1,700 base schools throughout the country. The list of these schools and the criteria used to select them is set out in the published Circular.
These resource posts are allocated on a permanent basis and the teachers in them will undertake NCSE approved (low incidence) resource hours in the base schools or in neighbouring schools. Schools that are unable to access these hours will be allocated mainly temporary part-time posts. It is also open to schools to make a joint application for a full-time temporary resource post.
I understand that the school referred to by the Deputy has submitted such an application and my officials will be in contact with the school Board of Management in this regard.
