Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 October 2009
1222 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of teaching staff in each primary school in Dublin 6W at the beginning of the academic year 2008/2009; the corresponding figures for the 2009/2010 academic year; the reason for the change in staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33694/09]
Amharc ar fhreagra1223 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of teaching staff in each primary school in Dublin 8 at the beginning of the academic year 2008/2009; the corresponding figures for the 2009/2010 academic year; the reason for the change in staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33695/09]
Amharc ar fhreagra1224 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of teaching staff in each primary school in Dublin 10 at the beginning of the academic year 2008/2009; the corresponding figures for the 2009/2010 academic year; the reason for the change in staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33696/09]
Amharc ar fhreagra1225 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of teaching staff in each primary school in Dublin 12 at the beginning of the academic year 2008/2009; the corresponding figures for the 2009/2010 academic year; the reason for the change in staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33697/09]
Amharc ar fhreagra1226 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of teaching staff in each primary school in Dublin 20 at the beginning of the academic year 2008/2009; the corresponding figures for the 2009/2010 academic year; the reason for the change in staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33698/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 1222 to 1226, inclusive, together.
The Statistics section of my Department's website now contains data at individual primary school level, including the number of teachers in each school for the 2008/2009 school year. The Primary Census for the 2009/2010 school year will be carried out in the Autumn and the final outcome will be made available when this process is completed.
The Deputy will be aware that my Department has published provisional information on the Department's website about teacher allocations for 2009/10 school year. This was done as a first step at improving the level of information in the public domain about changes to the staffing allocations at both primary and post-primary level.
The allocation process will not reach finality until later this year and I remain committed to publishing updated information.
1227 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of teaching staff in each post-primary school in Dublin 6W at the beginning of the academic year 2008/2009; the corresponding figures for the 2009/2010 academic year; the reason for the change in staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33699/09]
Amharc ar fhreagra1228 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of teaching staff in each post-primary school in Dublin 8 at the beginning of the academic year 2008/2009; the corresponding figures for the 2009/2010 academic year; the reason for the change in staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33700/09]
Amharc ar fhreagra1229 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of teaching staff in each post-primary school in Dublin 10 at the beginning of the academic year 2008/2009; the corresponding figures for the 2009/2010 academic year; the reason for the change in staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33701/09]
Amharc ar fhreagra1230 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of teaching staff in each post-primary school in Dublin 12 at the beginning of the academic year 2008/2009; the corresponding figures for the 2009/2010 academic year; the reason for the change in staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33702/09]
Amharc ar fhreagra1231 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of teaching staff in each post-primary school in Dublin 20 at the beginning of the academic year 2008/2009; the corresponding figures for the 2009/2010 academic year; the reason for the change in staffing levels;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33703/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 1227 to 1231, inclusive, together.
Teacher allocations to second level schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. At the level of individual schools, the budget changes in relation to the allocation of teaching posts will impact in different ways, depending on whether enrolment is rising or declining and the degree to which any one school has more teachers than it is entitled to under the allocation processes.
Provisional information on teacher allocations to second level schools, whether enrolment related or otherwise, was published on my Department's website. The information represents the position at the time of publication and is not the final position. At this point the allocations process for special needs, language support etc. is still underway. The information on the Department's website will be further updated later in the year when the allocation process is fully completed. At that stage a comparison can be made between the level of resources allocated to schools this year compared to last year.
