School Staffing.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 November 2008

Wednesday, 12 November 2008

Ceisteanna (193)

Brian Hayes

Ceist:

260 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 513 of 4 November 2008, if he will identify the person who organised the meeting between his Department officials and the school in question on 6 October 2008; the person who requested such a meeting; the number of other post-primary schools which have been granted as an exceptional matter additional hours over and above the existing allocation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40091/08]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Education and Science (Deputy Batt O’Keeffe)

The meeting held with my Department was arranged by officials following protracted correspondence and representations by the Joint Managerial Body/Association of Management of Catholic Secondary Schools. This meeting was exceptional in so far as the Independent Appeals Committee had concluded its work for the 2008/09 school year. It took this meeting with officials to prompt the school to act appropriately and the school provided assurances for the first time that it would address the core issue of how in future it would operate within its approved allocation. This was the only school granted additional hours as an exceptional matter.