Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Kerry will be provided with an additional teaching post based on projected pupil numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4816/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to primary schools is published annually on the website of the Department of Education and Skills. 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.

Staffing arrangements for the 2017/18 school year have not yet been finalised and so it is not possible, at this stage, to confirm a school’s staffing for the next school year. The arrangements will be published in the coming weeks and at that stage, schools will be able to establish their staffing for the coming school year.