Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 182: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will investigate the staff shortages and oversized classes at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [16329/04]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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The staffing of a primary school is determined by reference to the enrolment of the school on 30 September of the previous year. The number of mainstream posts sanctioned is determined by reference to a staffing schedule and is finalised for a particular year following discussions with the education partners.

The mainstream staffing of the school referred to by the Deputy for the current school year is a principal and nine mainstream class teachers based on the enrolment of 242 pupils on 30 September 2002. Based on an enrolment of 248 pupils on 30 September 2003, the mainsteam staffing for the school year 2004-05 will remain as principal and nine mainstream class teachers.