Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an additional teacher to a school (details supplied) in view of the fact that it had the required number of students in September 2016 in accordance with the staffing schedule. [30054/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts is published annually 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 operates in a clear and transparent manner and treats all similar types of schools equally irrespective of location.

The long term projected staffing (LTPS) level for the school referred to by the Deputy is Principal plus 24 mainstream classroom teachers. In order to cater for a demand for school places in the area the school was allowed to appoint a 25th mainstream classroom teacher for the current academic year. With the announcement of a new eight classroom Gaelscoil to serve the area, opening in September 2017, this will allow the school in question to rebalance its staffing levels in line with the set LTPE, thereby ensuring that the staffing level would not exceed the capacity of the building, a 24 classroom school.