Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an appeal for the allocation of teachers in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47994/23]

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.

The staffing process contains an appeals mechanism for schools to submit a staffing appeal under certain criteria, including one specifically aimed at small schools.

The school referred to by the Deputy had its staffing appeal provisionally upheld in March as it was projecting sufficient enrolment to retain its third teaching post. However, the required enrolment was not achieved in September. The school appealed again to the October meeting of the Primary Staffing Appeals Board but the appeal was deemed ineligible as it did not meet the published criteria. The post was withdrawn from the school at the end of October. The Primary Staffing Appeals Board operates independently of the Department and its decision is final.