Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional resources that are available for a school (details supplied); if she will consider providing a full-time EAL teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21296/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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My Department provides specific English Language support to schools with pupils newly arrived into the country that have English as an additional language.

The school referred to by the Deputy has an allocation of 20 hours per week based on the number of new entrant pupils enrolled, as set out in the NE-EAL application form.

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 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 operates independently of the Department and its decision is final. Information on the appeals process and application forms are available in Circular 0006/2023.