Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 61: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13179/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The School to which the Deputy refers was not included as part of the Report on the net impact, in terms of posts, of Budget measures on these DEIS Band 1 and Band 2 urban primary schools, that still had additional posts allocated under disadvantage schemes pre-dating DEIS, which was published on 21 February 2012, as it is a DEIS rural primary school. Of the 328 DEIS Rural primary schools, 16 of these schools with legacy posts will lose one teaching post each, including the school referred to by the Deputy. It should be noted that the overwhelming majority of DEIS Rural Primary Schools have not been affected by this decision. A letter has issued from my Department to the school referred to by the Deputy in relation to the withdrawal of posts from previous disadvantage schemes.