Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, Independent)
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143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is no replacement teacher in a school (details supplied); and if it is a Departmental issue or a school level issue. [43148/18]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, 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 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.