Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to reconsider the refusal of a concessionary post following the approval of the amalgamation request of a school (details supplied) and to assist in the amalgamation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20793/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts for the 2016/2017 school year is set out in Circular 0007/2016. 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 30 September 2015.

Under the current amalgamation arrangements, there is a provision for the allocation of a concessionary mainstream teaching post in cases where the approved number of mainstream teachers serving in the schools at the time of amalgamation exceeds the number of mainstream posts warranted by the total enrolment of the newly amalgamated school on the basis of the staffing schedule.

In the case of the school referred to by the Deputy the number of approved mainstream posts at the time of the amalgamation will not exceed the approved mainstream staffing for 2016/17.