Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 October 2019
209. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers employed at colleges (details supplied) at the time of the appointment of the current principal; and the number that have left. [43298/19]
View answerTeacher allocations to all schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. The criteria for the allocation of posts are communicated to school managements annually and are available on the Department website.
The school referred to by the Deputy is an ETB (Education and Training Board) school under the remit of Louth/Meath ETB. My Department allocates teaching posts to individual ETB Schemes in accordance with the published criteria. The distribution of this staffing allocation between its schools and the recruitment and appointment of teachers, including Principals, to fill teaching posts is a matter for the Chief Executive of each ETB, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24(3) of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012).
