Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Sinn Fein)
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213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to reinstate the 1,800 assistant principal positions at primary and special school levels that remain outstanding since the end of the 2009 moratorium on promotion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47318/22]

Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Sinn Fein)
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279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of assistant principal posts at primary school level created in the past 24 months, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47317/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 213 and 279 together.

The equivalent of approximately 1,300 middle management posts (Assistant Principal I and Assistant Principal II) have been restored at primary level since the lifting of the moratorium on these posts in 2017.

The Department has committed to annually revising the allocation of Posts of Responsibility to take into account retirements during the school year which has ensured that the current level of Posts of Responsibility (PORs) are maintained in the school system. New POR threshold tables are produced each year to distribute these PORs equitably across all school. Currently one in three teachers hold a promotional post within our schools.

The Sectoral Bargaining process under Building Momentum for the primary sector has been used to increase posts of responsibility (POR) in primary and special schools by 1,450 posts. The distribution of these additional posts of responsibility are comprehended in Circular 0043/2022, www.gov.ie/en/circular/87fa2-allocation-of-assistant-principal-posts-20222023/ - Allocation of Assistant Principal Posts 2022/2023.

The information requested by the Deputy is not available on a county basis.