asked the Minister for Education the estimated percentage of primary school students in need of remedial teaching for each county and county borough under the following headings: (i) one year behind, (ii) two years behind, and (iii) three or more years behind; if, in the case of the Dublin County Borough, he will furnish a more localised breakdown; and the number of remedial teachers in each area.

Statistics are not compiled by my Department on the basis of categories of pupils as specified in the question. The number of full-time remedial teachers, in excess of the normal school quota, employed in national schools, and the number of teachers employed on a part-time basis in Saturday morning remedial classes and in child guidance clinics, according to county and county borough area, is given in the form of a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

Numbers of Full-Time Remedial Teachers Employed in National Schools and Part-Time Remedial Teachers Employed in Saturday Morning Classes and in Child

Guidance Clinics.

(November, 1977)

*S.M. indicates special Saturday morning classes.

* S.M. (Special Saturday morning classes).