Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to resource a school (details supplied) to enable it to obtain three extra teachers to alleviate issues with overcrowded classrooms. [17569/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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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. Budget 2018 announced a one point improvement to the primary staffing schedule, which reduced the average pupil teacher ratio to 26:1. The improved staffing schedule has been implemented for the 2018/19 school year and is set out in Circular 0010/2018, available on the Department of Education website. 

In establishing their staffing for the 2018/19 school year, schools may appoint the number of teachers allowed for on the staffing schedule using the school enrolment of 30^th September 2017.Any teachers appointed from the staffing schedule must be engaged in teaching duties within the school. Schools are subject to the published redeployment arrangements in filling teaching vacancies.