Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be allocated an extra teaching post for sixth year. [37139/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Teacher allocations to all schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. The criteria for the allocation of posts are communicated to school managements annually and are available on the Department website.

The key factors for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level are the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the 30 September in the previous year.

The staffing arrangements also include an appeals mechanism for schools to submit an appeal under certain criteria to the Independent Appeals Board.

The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24(3) of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). The deployment of teaching staff in the school, the range of subjects offered and ultimately the quality of teaching and learning are in the first instance a matter for the school management authorities.