Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 147: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be an appeals process open for two, three and four teacher schools who stand to lose a teacher for the 2013, 2014 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32996/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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As part of the Budget 2012 decisions, the number of pupils required to gain and retain a classroom teaching post in small primary schools will be gradually increased between September 2012 and September 2014. The detailed arrangements are set out in the Department's Staffing Circular 0007/2012 that is now published on my Department's website. In these extremely challenging times, all public servants are being asked to deliver our public services on a reduced level of resources and teachers in small schools cannot be immune from this requirement.

It is anticipated that the staffing arrangements for the 2013/14 school year, including the appeal process will be published in early 2013.