Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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521. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on an appeal lodged by a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath regarding a second teacher. [5824/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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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. The staffing process also includes an appeals mechanism for schools to submit an appeal under certain criteria to an independent Appeals Board.Preparation for the staffing and redeployment process for the 2015/16 school year is currently underway in my Department. The staffing arrangements for schools for the 2015/16 school year, including the appeals process, will be published shortly.