Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 July 2015
802. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a permanent post will be offered to a school (details enclosed) in County Galway, considering the temporary resource hours allocated over the past number of years almost equate, on a yearly average, to a permanent position; her views that discretion should be exercised in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28913/15]
View answerCircular 0005/2015 which is available on the Department website sets out the staffing arrangements for primary schools for the 2015/16 school year and includes the allocation process for schools to meet their NCSE approved resource hour requirements.
Some 83% of all NCSE approved resource teaching hours in the 2014/15 school year were allocated to schools that had permanent resource base posts. As set out in Circular 0005/2015, there will be no changes to the location of permanent resource base posts for the 2015/16 school year.
Schools with less than 25 resource hours (a full-time post) can join with neighbouring schools to form a cluster of 25 hours, with a temporary post being based in one of these schools for the 2015/16 school year.
The school referred to by the Deputy has been approved for such a temporary shared post for the coming school year.
