Written answers

Thursday, 1 March 2012

Department of Education and Skills

Disadvantaged Status

5:00 pm

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 104: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list the rural DEIS and post-primary DEIS schools that will lose teaching posts; the reason they are losing posts; the date on which they are losing posts; the amount of money saved by the Exchequer from removing these posts; if he will reconsider this decision in view of the negative impact it will have on the education of young persons in these schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12119/12]

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Budget 2012 provided for the phased withdrawal of approximately 428 posts allocated to some schools under disadvantage programmes prior to the introduction of the DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) Initiative in 2005.

As already announced, the withdrawal of 192 posts from primary schools outside DEIS Band 1 and 2 and from DEIS second level schools will proceed with effect from 31 August 2012. This involves 136 posts from 163 post primary schools, 16 posts from 16 rural primary schools and 40 posts from 17 non DEIS primary schools, achieving savings of €4.09m in 2012 and € 12.28 m in a full year.

It is not possible at the moment to provide the list sought by the Deputy as the priority for my Department is to complete the teacher allocation process at this time. Notifications are currently being finalised to issue to each DEIS Band 1 and Band 2 school of their staffing entitlements for 2012/13, including the outcome of the Government's decision to retain 235 posts from previous disadvantage schemes in 140 Band 1 and Band 2 DEIS schools.

When this process is complete, the information will be forwarded to the Deputy directly.

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