Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 December 2008
445 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science the changes following budget 2009 to the staffing levels of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8; the reduction in the grants to the school for the forthcoming year vis-à-vis the funding level in 2007-08; the educational schemes for which support has been cut for this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43567/08]
Amharc ar fhreagra449 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science the changes following budget 2009 to the staffing levels of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 10; the reduction in the grants to the school for the forthcoming year vis-à-vis the funding level in 2007-08; the educational schemes for which support has been cut for this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43571/08]
Amharc ar fhreagra450 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science the changes following budget 2009 to the staffing levels of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8; the reduction in the grants to the school for the forthcoming year vis-à-vis the funding level in 2007-08; the educational schemes for which support has been cut for this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43572/08]
Amharc ar fhreagra452 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science the changes following budget 2009 to the staffing levels of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 12; the reduction in the grants to the school for the forthcoming year vis-à-vis the funding level in 2007-08; the educational schemes for which support has been cut for this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43574/08]
Amharc ar fhreagra453 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science the changes following budget 2009 to the staffing levels of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6w; the reduction in the grants to the school for the forthcoming year vis-à-vis the funding level in 2007-08; the educational schemes for which support has been cut for this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43575/08]
Amharc ar fhreagra456 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science the changes following budget 2009 to the staffing levels of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 10; the reduction in the grants to the school for the forthcoming year vis-à-vis the funding level in 2007-08; the educational schemes for which support has been cut for this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43578/08]
Amharc ar fhreagra457 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science the changes following budget 2009 to the staffing levels of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6w; the reduction in the grants to the school for the forthcoming year vis-à-vis the funding level in 2007-08; the educational schemes for which support has been cut for this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43579/08]
Amharc ar fhreagra458 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science the changes following budget 2009 to the staffing levels of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8; the reduction in the grants to the school for the forthcoming year vis-à-vis the funding level in 2007-08; the educational schemes for which support has been cut for this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43580/08]
Amharc ar fhreagra459 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science the changes following budget 2009 to the staffing levels of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6w; the reduction in the grants to the school for the forthcoming year vis-à-vis the funding level in 2007-08; the educational schemes for which support has been cut for this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43581/08]
Amharc ar fhreagra460 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science the changes following budget 2009 to the staffing levels of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6w; the reduction in the grants to the school for the forthcoming year vis-à-vis the funding level in 2007-08; the educational schemes for which support has been cut for this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43582/08]
Amharc ar fhreagra461 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science the changes following budget 2009 to the staffing levels of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8; the reduction in the grants to the school for the forthcoming year vis-à-vis the funding level in 2007-08; the educational schemes for which support has been cut for this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43583/08]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 445, 449, 450, 452, 453, 456 to 461, inclusive, together.
The 2009 Budget required difficult choices to be made across all areas of public expenditure. These decisions were made to control public expenditure and to ensure sustainability in the long run. In this respect Education while protected to a much greater extent than most other areas of public expenditure could not be totally spared. The various impacts at school level were included in the Budget day announcements. Even with the budget measures in place there will still be a significantly increased borrowing requirement in 2009.
My Department will be advising individual schools in the normal way in relation to their staffing and grant allocations. The preparatory work for this has commenced with the processing of enrolment data that has been received from schools. The staffing allocation processes including notification to schools will commence early in the New Year. The allocation process includes appellate mechanisms under which schools can appeal against the allocation due to them under the staffing schedules. In addition to the mainstream classroom teachers my Department also allocates teaching resources to schools for special needs and language support. The final allocation to a school is also a function of the operation of the redeployment panels which provide for the retention of a teacher in an existing school if a new post is not available within the agreed terms of the scheme.
I have no difficulty in setting out for this House or for the public generally the overall changes on aggregate teacher numbers or on grant levels in schools for the 2009/10 school year. I will do this when the allocation processes have been completed. Furthermore the staffing schedule will be published and it is a transparent and clear way of ensuring that schools are treated consistently and fairly and know where they stand.
At this time the priority for my Department within the resources available to it is to carry out those processes in a timely manner. Diverting resources in order to compile either historic information or to create staffing or funding profiles for all of the individual schools requested by the Deputy, information which at this time could only be speculative, could not be justified and would in fact impede the process.
446 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science the changes following Budget 2009 to the staffing levels of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8; the reduction in the grants to the school for the forthcoming year vis-à-vis the funding level in 2007-08; the educational schemes for which support has been cut for this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43568/08]
Amharc ar fhreagra447 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science the changes following Budget 2009 to the staffing levels of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8; the reduction in the grants to the school for the forthcoming year vis-à-vis the funding level in 2007-08; the educational schemes for which support has been cut for this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43569/08]
Amharc ar fhreagra448 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science the changes following Budget 2009 to the staffing levels of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 10; the reduction in the grants to the school for the forthcoming year vis-à-vis the funding level in 2007-08; the educational schemes for which support has been cut for this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43570/08]
Amharc ar fhreagra451 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science the changes following Budget 2009 to the staffing levels of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 12; the reduction in the grants to the school for the forthcoming year vis-à-vis the funding level in 2007-08; the educational schemes for which support has been cut for this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43573/08]
Amharc ar fhreagra454 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science the changes following Budget 2009 to the staffing levels of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 12; the reduction in the grants to the school for the forthcoming year vis-à-vis the funding level in 2007-08; the educational schemes for which support has been cut for this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43576/08]
Amharc ar fhreagra455 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science the changes following Budget 2009 to the staffing levels of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 12; the reduction in the grants to the school for the forthcoming year vis-à-vis the funding level in 2007-08; the educational schemes for which support has been cut for this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43577/08]
Amharc ar fhreagra474 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science the proposals he has to meet the problems which are being faced by a secondary school (details supplied) in County Waterford arising from the budget 2009 cuts in education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43627/08]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 446 to 448, inclusive, 451, 454, 455 and 474 together.
The 2009 Budget required difficult choices to be made across all areas of public expenditure. These decisions were made to control public expenditure and to ensure sustainability in the long run. In this respect Education while protected to a much greater extent than most other areas of public expenditure could not be totally spared. The various impacts at school level were included in the Budget day announcements. Even with the Budget measures in place there will still be a significantly increased borrowing requirement in 2009.
My Department will be advising individual schools in the normal way in relation to their staffing and grant allocations. The preparatory work for this has commenced with the processing of enrolment data that has been received from schools. The staffing allocation processes including notification to schools will commence early in the New Year. The allocation process includes appellate mechanisms under which schools can appeal against the allocation due to them under the staffing schedules. In addition to the mainstream classroom teachers my Department also allocates teaching resources to schools for special needs and language support. The final allocation to a school is also a function of the operation of the redeployment panels which provide for the retention of a teacher in an existing school if a new post is not available within the agreed terms of the scheme.
I have no difficulty in setting out for this House or for the public generally the overall changes on aggregate teacher numbers or on grant levels in schools for the 2009/10 school year. I will do this when the allocation processes have been completed. Furthermore the staffing schedule will be published and it is a transparent and clear way of ensuring that schools are treated consistently and fairly and know where they stand. At this time the priority for my Department within the resources available to it is to carry out those processes in a timely manner. Diverting resources in order to compile either historic information or to create staffing or funding profiles for all of the individual schools requested by the Deputies, information which at this time could only be speculative, could not be justified and would in fact impede the process.
