Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 439: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 723 of 18 October 2005, the criteria used in determining a specified figure in the case where a developing school claims enrolment for an extra teacher in a developing school post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37816/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The following are the criteria used by the Department in determining whether a school qualifies for a post under the developing school criteria.

Schools with an enrolment of up to 298 pupils must satisfy the following criteria: minimum increase of 25 pupils on the enrolment of the previous year and the enrolment must be five or more above the required appointment figure for the post sought. Schools with an enrolment of 299 pupils and over must have a minimum increase of 30 pupils on the enrolment of the previous year and the enrolment must be ten or more above the required appointment figure for the post sought.

The Deputy may wish to note that schools must qualify under both criteria outlined above. However, there are two exceptions. Schools seeking the appointment of the second mainstream class teacher projecting a minimum numerical increase on 30 September of 25 pupils on the previous 30 September enrolment are not required to meet the stipulated excess number of five pupils on the appointment figure. The minimum projected enrolment of 50 pupils must be achieved to secure a second mainstream class teacher. Schools seeking the appointment of more than one developing school post must meet the requirement of a minimum numerical increase of 25 or 30 pupils, as appropriate, for the first developing school post depending on their enrolment on 30 September of the previous year. The stipulated excess number of five or ten pupils on the appointment figure must be met for each post sought thereafter.