Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 November 2014
459. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the discussions her Department or any officials or inspectors within the Department have had with a school (details supplied) in County Mayo regarding its future staffing requirements or any other issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43942/14]
View answerThe criteria used for the allocation of teachers to primary schools is published annually.
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.
There is no change to the staffing of the school referred to by the Deputy for the current 2014-15 school year. The school has a mainstream staffing of Principal teacher and 1 classroom teacher based on an enrolment of 25 pupils at 30 September 2013. The staffing arrangements for the 2015/16 school year will be published early in 2015 and this will enable schools to determine their staffing levels for the 2015/16 school year.
