186 Mr. Hilliard asked the Minister for Education when she will approve the appointment of a full-time secretary to St. Peter's College, Dunboyne, County Meath, in view of the fact that there is currently only a service of 20 hours per week to serve 300 students. [19250/96]

This matter has been considered in the light of the school's increased enrolment since September 1996 and I am pleased to advise that it has been decided to allocate additional secretarial assistance to County Meath vocational education committee to provide a full-time secretarial post to St. Peter's College, Dunboyne.