Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 November 2012
290. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current staffing schedule in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow for the current and previous school years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47451/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe statistics section of my Department's website contains extensive data at individual school level in county order. The most recent published information relates to the 2011/2012 school year. The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to schools is published annually on my Department's website. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing schedule for the 2012-2013 school year, Circular 0007/2012, is available on my Department's website. The staffing arrangements in schools for the 2012/2013 school year can also be affected by changes in enrolment, the impact of budget measures and reforms to the teacher allocation process.
A key part of the reforms of the allocation process was to facilitate a long overdue updating of the GAM (learning support) allocation for all schools. The criteria for the allocation of GAM hours by school type are outlined in circular 007/2012.
