Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 808: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if extra teaching staff will be allocated to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20079/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, 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 school year and by reference to a staffing schedule. The schedule is outlined in Primary Circular 15/05 which issued to all primary schools recently and is in line with guidelines agreed between my Department and the education partners.

According to my Department's records, the school referred to by the Deputy had an enrolment of 148 pupils on 30 September, 2004. On the basis of its enrolment, I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the appointment of one additional mainstream class teacher is warranted for the 2005-06 school year. Therefore, the mainstream staffing of the school for the 2005-06 school year will be a principal and five mainstream class teachers.