Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the job advertisements and job specifications in Tipperary Education and Training Board, ETB, since 2013, by date. [41356/17]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of posts that have been advertised in Tipperary Education and Training Board, ETB, since 2013; and the location that the winner of each post has commenced work in. [41359/17]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if every post that has been advertised in Tipperary Education and Training Board, ETB, since 2017 has had a place of work as part of the job description; and if not, the reason therefor. [41360/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 157, 160 and 161 together.

The following table summarises information supplied by Tipperary ETB in response to the Deputy's questions. The vast majority of recruitment relates to the delivery of teaching and further education and training. Such posts are located in the ETB's schools and centres across County Tipperary.  In relation to administrative posts, where opportunities for internal acting-up appointments and consequential vacancies arise, existing staff are facilitated where possible, in remaining in their base location for the duration of the temporary appointment.

Should the Deputy require further information on recruitment in Tipperary ETB, he might wish to note that, as with all ETBs, Tipperary ETB has a dedicated e-mail address for Oireachtas members as follows:

Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the staffing allocations by grade and location in Tipperary Education and Training Board, ETB. [41357/17]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the staffing numbers for 2015, 2016 and 2017 by grade and post across all schools under the domain of Tipperary Education and Training Board, ETB. [41369/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 158 and 170 together.

Teacher allocations to all second level schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. A staffing allocation to each ETB Scheme is provided based on the teacher allocation rules.  However, it is a matter for each ETB to distribute the staffing allocations concerned within its scheme.

In relation to Special Needs Assistants, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), which is an independent statutory agency, is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating a quantum of Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support for each school annually taking into account the assessed care needs of children qualifying for SNA support enrolled in the school.  The criteria by which SNA support is allocated to pupils is set out in my Department's Circular 0030/2014. The NCSE advised all schools of their allocations for SNA support for the coming 2017/18 school year on 6th July 2017. Details of SNA allocations which have been made to schools have been published by the NCSE on their website at

With regards to non-teaching staff posts located in Head Offices and schools, staffing returns are furnished to my Department on a quarterly basis from ETBs.  The table below outlines grades and work locations for the years 2015, 2016 and 2017*, as per staffing returns received from the Tipperary ETB.

It should be noted that ETBs also receive funding from sources other than my Department, for example through self-financing programmes or from other Departments and agencies, most notably for further education and training which is funded by SOLAS. These funding streams may also fund staffing across the ETB.  

*2017 numbers are based on the most recent information from Tipperary ETB which is for quarter 2 of 2017.

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2015