Education and Training Boards Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 October 2017

Tuesday, 3 October 2017

Ceisteanna (158, 170)

Alan Kelly

Ceist:

158. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the staffing allocations by grade and location in Tipperary Education and Training Board, ETB. [41357/17]

Alan Kelly

Ceist:

170. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the staffing numbers for 2015, 2016 and 2017 by grade and post across all schools under the domain of Tipperary Education and Training Board, ETB. [41369/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Education and Skills

I propose to take Questions Nos. 158 and 170 together.

Teacher allocations to all second-level schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. A staffing allocation to each ETB Scheme is provided based on the teacher allocation rules.  However, it is a matter for each ETB to distribute the staffing allocations concerned within its scheme.

In relation to Special Needs Assistants, the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, which is an independent statutory agency, is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers, SENOs, for allocating a quantum of Special Needs Assistant, SNA, support for each school annually taking into account the assessed care needs of children qualifying for SNA support enrolled in the school.  The criteria by which SNA support is allocated to pupils is set out in my Department's Circular 0030/2014. The NCSE advised all schools of their allocations for SNA support for the coming 2017-18 school year on 6 July 2017. Details of SNA allocations which have been made to schools have been published by the NCSE on their website at: http://ncse.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/NCSE-17_18-SNA-Teaching-Allocation-to-Special-Schools2.pdf.

With regards to non-teaching staff posts located in Head Offices and schools, staffing returns are furnished to my Department on a quarterly basis from ETBs.  The table below outlines grades and work locations for the years 2015, 2016 and 2017*, as per staffing returns received from the Tipperary ETB.

It should be noted that ETBs also receive funding from sources other than my Department, for example through self-financing programmes or from other Departments and agencies, most notably for further education and training which is funded by SOLAS. These funding streams may also fund staffing across the ETB.  

 *2017 numbers are based on the most recent information from Tipperary ETB which is for quarter 2 of 2017.

2017

	Staff Grade	Work Location
1	CE	Administrative Offices
3	Directors	Administrative Offices
2	AP	Administrative Offices
8	Grade III	Administrative Offices
8	Grade IV	Administrative Offices
5	Grade V	Administrative Offices
3	Grade VI	Administrative Offices
3	Grade VII	Administrative Offices
1	Cleaner	Administrative Offices
1	Caretaker	Administrative Offices
1	Attendants	Schools
23	Caretakers	Schools
11	Cleaners	Schools
14	Grade III	Schools
6	Grade IV	Schools
1	Adult Education Officer	Lifelong Learning Centre

2016

	Staff Grade	Work Location
1	Chief Executive	Administrative Offices
3	Directors	Administrative Offices
1	Assistant Principal Officer	Administrative Offices
9	Grade III	Administrative Offices
10	Grade IV	Administrative Offices
4	Grade V	Administrative Offices
3	Grade VI	Administrative Offices
2	Grade VII	Administrative Offices
1	Cleaner	Administrative Offices
1	Caretaker	Administrative Offices
2	Attendants	Schools
18	Caretakers	Schools
15	Cleaners	Schools
14	Grade III	Schools
6	Grade iv	Schools
1	Adult Education Officer	Lifelong Learning Centre
2	Cleaner	School & Administrative Offices

2015

	Staff Grade	Work Location
1	Chief Executive	Administrative Offices
1	Adult Education Officer	Administrative Offices
2	Assistant Principal Officer	Administrative Offices
1	Caretaker	Administrative Offices
1	Cleaner	Administrative Offices
1	Education Officer	Administrative Offices
7	Grade III	Administrative Offices
9	Grade IV	Administrative Offices
4	Grade V	Administrative Offices
3	Grade VI	Administrative Offices
2	Grade VII	Administrative Offices
2	Attendants	School
14	Caretakers	School
17	Cleaners	School
13	Grade III	School
6	Grade IV	School
2	Cleaner	VTOS / YR