Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 March 2012
86 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of all-girls primary schools that have DEIS band 2 status in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11975/12]
View answer88 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of disadvantaged primary schools in the country which will lose a teacher as a result of these posts being outside DEIS band 1 and DEIS band 2; the names and addresses of those same schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12002/12]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 86 and 88 together.
It is not possible at the moment to deal with the Deputy's request in full as the priority and urgency for my Department is to complete the teacher allocation process at this time. Notifications are currently being finalised to issue to each DEIS Band 1 and Band 2 school of their staffing entitlements for 2012/13, including the outcome of the Government's decision to retain 235 posts from previous disadvantage schemes in 140 Band 1 and Band 2 DEIS schools. When this process is complete, the information will be forwarded to the Deputy directly.
As already announced the withdrawal of 192 posts from primary schools outside DEIS Band 1 and 2 and from DEIS second level schools will proceed. This involves 136 posts from 163 post primary schools, 16 posts from 16 rural primary schools and 40 posts from 17 non DEIS primary schools.
