Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 December 2011
24 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider the matters regarding primary education raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39165/11]
View answerAs you will be aware from the budget announcements, there is no increase in the general average of 28:1 for the allocation of classroom teachers at primary level. However, the staffing arrangements in schools for the 2012/13 school year can also be affected by changes in their enrolment, the impact of other budget measures and the reforms to the teacher allocation process. The reform of the allocation process is designed to bring a more equitable distribution of existing posts between schools so there will inevitably be some schools that will lose posts and some schools that will gain posts. My Department will be notifying schools in January of the new staffing arrangements for 2012/13 school year.
