Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the teacher retention and appointment thresholds for two-teacher, three-teacher and four-teacher schools for the 2016-17 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36965/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The Deputy will be aware that I have made provision in Budget 2016 for some 2,260 additional teaching posts for our primary and post primary schools next year. These posts will provide for an improvement in the staffing schedules at primary and post primary levels, enhance the leadership and management roles of deputy principals at post-primary level by reducing their teaching time, an improvement to the scheme of release time for principal teachers at primary level and additional resource posts to meet special education needs.At primary level there will be a one point improvement to the primary staffing schedule to be implemented for the 2016/17 school year. The improved staffing schedule for the 2016/17 school year, which includes the retention thresholds for 2, 3 and 4 teacher schools is available on the Department website.

The staffing arrangements for all schools for the 2016/17 school year will be published early in 2016.