Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 November 2021
562. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the membership and chair positions on the Primary Staffing Appeals Board; her views on its history and actions to date; the person or body to which it is politically responsible; if there are representatives of DEIS band one schools on the board with direct experience of the management of such schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53252/21]
View answerThe Primary Staffing Appeals Board was set up in 2002 as an independent mechanism to consider staffing appeals made by school authorities in regard to teaching staff allocations. The Appeals Board is a technical committee that adjudicates on appeals using criteria published in the annual Staffing Arrangements for Primary Schools (Section 4 of Circular 19/2021). The Board operates independently of the Department and its decision is final.
The Primary Staffing Appeals Board is a 5 person Board and meets three times a year. The members of the Board are 3 retired school principals (of which one was principal of a DEIS band one school), school inspector and civil service personnel.
