Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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Question 227: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the long term staffing figure for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry has been determined by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31398/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by reference to the valid enrolment of the school on 30th September of the previous school year and the staffing schedule which is issued annually to all primary schools.

According to data submitted to the Department by the Board of Management of the school referred to by the Deputy, the enrolment in the school on 30th September 2006 was 117 pupils. In accordance with the staffing schedule (Circular 0020/2007), which is available on the Department's website at www.education.ie and a hard copy of which has issued to all primary schools, the mainstream staffing in the school for the 2007/08 school year is a Principal and 5 mainstream class teachers.

The school also has the following posts in the 2007/08 school year:

1Teaching Post to allow for Administrative status for the Principal

1Permanent Learning Support/Resource Post

1Temporary Learning Support/Resource Post1 Permanent Home School Liaison Post (Shared)

3Temporary Language Support Posts

According to further data submitted to the Department by the Board of Management of the school, the enrolment in the school on 30th September 2007 was 124 pupils. The staffing of the school for the 2008/2009 school year will be based on this figure and on the new staffing schedule for the 2008/09 school year which will issue from my Department early in 2008.