Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 February 2014
107. Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review his decision to suppress a legacy post at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8486/14]
View answerThe criteria used for the allocation of teachers to primary schools is published annually on the website of the Department of Education and Skills. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing arrangements for the 2014/15 school year (Circular 0007/2014) were published recently.As the teaching allocation to schools, including legacy posts, is enrolment based, it is this which determines whether schools gain or lose teaching posts from year to year. The school referred to by the Deputy will have its legacy post subsumed into its mainstream staffing from September 2014 as it saw an increase in enrolment sufficient to warrant an additional mainstream classroom teaching post for the 2014/15 school year. In addition, the school satisfies the criteria for the appointment of an Administrative Principal post, as laid out in Appendix B of Circular 0007/2014.
