Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 212: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils attending a school (details supplied) in County Donegal in the 2010-11 academic year on which the teacher allocation for the academic year 2011-12 was based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3734/12]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 224: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils attending a school (details supplied) in County Donegal in the 2011-12 academic year on which the teacher allocation for the academic year 2012-13 will be based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3938/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 212 and 224 together.

The Statistics Section of my Department's website contains extensive data at individual school level in county order. The most recent information available relates to the 2010/2011 school year. Statistical information in respect of the current school year is currently being compiled in my Department and is due for publication in September 2012.

The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to schools is published annually on my Department's website. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing schedules for the current school year and for the coming school year were published on my Department's website in March and December 2011 respectively.

My Department's focus is on implementing the staffing arrangements for the coming school year and I do not propose to divert scarce staffing resources to deal with the individual type queries from the Deputy. My Department will be notifying schools in the coming weeks of the new staffing arrangements for 2012/13 school year.