Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 June 2023
301. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education who the members of the independent Primary Staffing Appeals Board are; if there are any teachers on the board; if there is a mechanism to appeal a decision made by the board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30801/23]
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 0006/2023). The Board operates independently of the Department and its decision is final. Should a school's circumstance change following the initial decision, e.g. additional enrolments, a school may submit a new appeal to the Board.
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.
