Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will sanction an additional teaching post at a school (details supplied) in County Cavan taking into account the very detailed submission made by the board of management in relation to the needs of this particular school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35015/14]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The staffing appeal process at primary level includes the provision whereby schools with a high concentration of pupils requiring English as an additional language (EAL) can apply for further additional temporary language support posts. The appeal criteria are set out in Circular 0007/2014. Appeals must be submitted to Primary Allocations Section, Department of Education and Skills, on the form provided in Appendix F of Circular 0007/2014.

My Department has not received an application to date from the school referred to by the Deputy.

The next meeting of the Primary Staffing Appeals Board will be held in October. The closing dates for submission of staffing appeals to the October meeting, as published on the Department website, is Friday 3rd October.

The Appeal Board operates independently of the Minister and the Department and its decision is final.