Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 122: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding legacy posts in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Meath. [15079/12]

Ruairi 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, including the 38 posts from 15 Non DEIS schools. The school referred to by the Deputy is one of the 15 non DEIS schools.

Where a school is losing 3 or more posts as a result of the combination of budget and reform measures an application can be made to the Staffing Appeals Board with a view to seeking to have a portion of the loss in posts deferred to the 2013/14 school year on the basis that it is impacting in a particularly adverse manner on the school's overall allocation.

A letter issued to this school providing details of their staffing for 2012/13, including posts being withdrawn and details of the Appeals mechanism open to this school.