Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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559. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter regarding a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21970/20]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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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 school referred to by the Deputy has a mainstream staffing of 3 classroom teachers (a teaching Principal and 2 mainstream teachers) for the current year on the basis of an enrolment of 67 pupils on 30th September 2019.