62 Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Education and Skills the expected savings from the decoupling of learning support and learning resources from primary schools; the way these savings were calculated; if proper account was taken of extra costs involved in having support and resource teachers travelling to and from schools and for the loss in productivity from the time expended on such travel; if account was taken of the loss of personal knowledge of pupils that may result; if account was taken of the effect on children from having learning support delivered in longer classes over the course for one or two days as opposed to it being provided in shorter periods over five days; the effect it is thought that this will have, if any, and who was consulted on this; if he will provide detail behind all answers particularly on any documents relating to potential outcomes on children envisaged by these changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13187/12]

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62 Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Education and Skills the expected savings from the decoupling of learning support and learning resources from primary schools; the way these savings were calculated; if proper account was taken of extra costs involved in having support and resource teachers travelling to and from schools and for the loss in productivity from the time expended on such travel; if account was taken of the loss of personal knowledge of pupils that may result; if account was taken of the effect on children from having learning support delivered in longer classes over the course for one or two days as opposed to it being provided in shorter periods over five days; the effect it is thought that this will have, if any, and who was consulted on this; if he will provide detail behind all answers particularly on any documents relating to potential outcomes on children envisaged by these changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13187/12]

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