Carol Nolan (Offaly, Independent)
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227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason her Department will not enable a DEIS band 1 primary school in Offaly to retain its mainstream teacher; if she will consider her Department's actions in this matter and permit the school to retain its teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16446/25]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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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 to an independent Primary Staffing Appeals Board.

The school referred to by the Deputy submitted an appeal to the March meeting of the Appeals Board. Having considered the appeal, the Appeals Board determined that the grounds of the appeal did not satisfy the eligibility criteria set out in Circular 0011/2025. The Primary Staffing Appeals Board operates independently of the Department and its decision is final.