Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an appeal in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [45647/14]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts for the 2014/2015 school year is set out in the Staffing Schedule (Circular 0007/2014) which is available on the Department 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. The staffing schedule also includes an appeals mechanism for schools to submit an appeal under certain criteria to an independent Appeals Board. The appeal criteria are published in Circular 0007/2014.

The school referred to by the Deputy is currently a two teacher school, on the basis of an enrolment of 22 pupils on 30 September 2013. My Department did not receive a staffing appeal in respect of this school for the current school year.

The staffing arrangements for the 2015/16 school year will be published early in 2015 and this will enable schools to determine their staffing levels for that school year.