Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 October 2017
129. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on officially designating all-island schools as small schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45110/17]
View answerThe criteria used for the allocation of teachers to schools is published annually on the Department's website.
The schools to which the Deputy refers are Education and Training Board (ETB) schools.
The Department provides a staffing allocation to each ETB and the distribution of this staffing allocation including Island School posts and Small School posts is a matter for the Chief Executive of the ETB schemes in question.
