Michael Noonan (Limerick East, Fine Gael)
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Question 397: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that when two schools (details supplied) were amalgamated in September, 2003, the amalgamated new school was granted an additional teaching post; if her further attention has been drawn to the fact that the school serves one of the prime areas in the Limerick northside regeneration project; if she will use her discretion to save this post which has been lost due to cutbacks and which is under appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17824/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level for the coming school year is the pupil enrolment at 30 September 2009. The staffing schedule for the coming school year was recently published by my Department. The additional posts in the renewed Programme for Government enabled some improvement to be made to the staffing schedule. The staffing schedule includes an appeals mechanism for schools who are dissatisfied with their staffing allocation. The appeals criteria are outlined in the published staffing schedule which is available on my Department's website. The Appeal Board operates independently of the Department and its decision is final.