Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will allocate additional teacher posts to a school (details supplied), which has several classes with significant above average student numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22431/25]

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 school referred to by the Deputy has a current mainstream staffing of Administrative Principal and 8 classroom teachers. On the basis of the increase in enrolments in September 2024, the number of classroom teachers will increase to 9 from September 2025.