Written answers
Tuesday, 21 June 2022
Department of Education and Skills
School Staff
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin Bay North, Labour)
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542. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of appeals lodged by primary schools that are due to lose teaching staff for the 2022-2023 academic year; and the number of successful appeals. [31883/22]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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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.
For the 2022/23 school year, the staffing schedule for primary schools has been improved by one point and schools will be provided with class teachers on the basis of 1 teacher for every 24 pupils which is a historical low ratio, with lower thresholds applying to DEIS Urban Band 1 schools.
The staffing process contains an appeals mechanism for schools to submit a staffing appeal under certain criteria to an independent Primary Staffing Appeals Board. Details of the appeal process are available in Circular 25/2022. The final staffing position will be confirmed in October once the staffing appeals process has been completed.
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