Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will reconsider the teacher allocation to a school (details supplied) for the 2023-2024 academic year, given the school has a projected figure of 518 students and will be just one student short for a further teacher allocation and given the demand for school places in the area is particularly high. [9416/23]

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 2023/24 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 23 pupils which is a historical low ratio.Lower thresholds apply 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. The Appeals Board will meet next month and schools will be informed of the outcome of their staffing appeal in due course.