Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 February 2017
178. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated costs of providing an administrative principal to all urban DEIS schools and for rural DEIS schools with more than 100 pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9243/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraUnder the DEIS Plan 2017 and the previous DEIS programme, the allocation of an administrative principal is on a lower enrolment and staffing figures that apply in primary schools generally. All primary schools are allocated an administrative principal on the basis of an enrolment of 177 pupil. DEIS Band 1 schools are allocated an administrative principal based on an enrolment of 116 and DEIS Band 2 are entitled to an administrative principal based on an enrolment of 144.
Administrative Principals in rural schools participating in DEIS are allocated on the same basis as in non-DEIS primary schools.
There are currently 175 administrative principals in DEIS Band 1 schools and 119 in DEIS Band 2. Applying the costing generally used when costing primary teachers of €60,000, this amounts to a total of €17.6 million.
