Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 April 2014
21. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider the case of a small school (details supplied) in County Wexford which is due to lose one of its teachers despite having 87 children on roll; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16445/14]
View answerThe school referred to by the Deputy is seeking to remain as a 4-teacher school on the basis of its enrolments of 84 pupils at 30 September 2013 and 3 additional pupil enrolments in March 2014. The school submitted an appeal to the Staffing Appeals Board on this basis. While there is provision for recognising enrolments in October 2013 there is no provision in the appeals process for recognising enrolments that occur as late as March in any school year. Notwithstanding this, the school can submit a new appeal if its projected enrolment for 30 September 2014 is at least 86 pupils. This would enable the school to remain as a 4-teacher school pending confirmation of its actual enrolments in September.
