Brendan Griffin
Question:338. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to lift the staffing cap from a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10608/16]
View answerTuesday, 17 May 2016
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My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking places in an area. The area in which the school is located has not been identified as an area of demographic growth. It is considered that there are sufficient primary school places in the catchment area to meet pupil demand.
It is important that school size is monitored and that a balance is preserved among all the schools in catchment areas to ensure one school is not expanding at the expense of the viability of another school. This may sometimes result in children not being offered a place in their school of first choice.
As you will appreciate there is a responsibility on schools to manage their own enrolment policies to ensure that they operate within the level of accommodation available to them.