Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 November 2020
481. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education the basis on which the status of a small school, or scoil bheag, was granted to certain secondary schools nationwide; the criteria for eligibility for this status; the method by which a school may apply for this status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35385/20]
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 Small School posts is a matter for the Chief Executive of the ETB schemes in question.
