Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 501: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the procedure for recruiting staff for a planned new school (details supplied) in County Cork; and the way vacancies will be advertised. [6414/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Under the terms of the Education Act 1998, the Board of Management of a primary school is responsible for the recruitment, selection and appointment of all teachers to a school. The procedures for the appointment of teachers are set out in Appendix D of the publication, Boards of Management Constitution of Boards and Rules of Procedure (revised November, 2007), copies of which are available in all primary schools to the Board of Management members and also on my Department website, www.education.ie. Boards of Management are obliged to recruit and employ fully qualified primary teachers for any vacancy in a school, regardless of the duration of the vacancy. Information regarding recognised qualifications can be obtained from the Primary Administration Section of my Department.