Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that made returns to his Department indicating they had between 49 and 55 students at the end of September 2013; the number of these schools eligible for three mainstream classroom teachers in September 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9787/14]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that made returns to his Department indicating they had between 12 and 19 students at the end of September 2013; the number of these schools eligible for two mainstream classroom teachers in September 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9788/14]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that made returns to his Department indicating they had between 81 and 85 students at the end of September 2013; the number of these schools eligible for four mainstream classroom teachers in September 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9789/14]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that made returns to his Department indicating they had 20, 56, or 86 students at the end of September 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9790/14]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 83 to 86, inclusive, together.

The number of pupils enrolled in individual schools is provided in the National School Annual Census. Results from the Census for the current school year (2013/2014) are being finalised at present. Publication of all data at first level and a final list of schools and their enrolments will be on my Department's website by the end of the school year.

I will arrange for the specific information sought to be sent to the Deputy.

The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to schools is published annually on the 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. Staffing arrangements at primary level for the 2014/15 school year are set out in Circular 0007/2014 which is now available on the Department website.

The staffing and redeployment process for the 2014/15 school year is currently under way in my Department. The final staffing position for all schools will ultimately not be known until the Autumn. At that stage the allocation process will be fully completed and any appeals to the Primary Staffing Appeals Board will have been considered.