Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 918: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the number of schools that have two teachers and the number of schools that have three teachers in respect of the 3,300 primary schools, including specialist primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15098/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The key factor for determining the level of resources provided by my Department at individual school level for any school year is the pupil enrolment at the previous 30 September. The enrolment is applied to a staffing schedule which issues annually from my Department.

The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the annual census of primary schools. The census for the current school year (2009/2010) is being finalised at present.

In the 2008/2009 school year there were 444 ordinary primary schools with two teachers and 299 ordinary primary schools with three teachers. This data is not available for special schools.