Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the process where teacher allocations to schools are made based on the student numbers of the previous year considering the challenges this presents in schools that see a large enrolment in any given year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22432/25]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Teaching allocations are determined by the enrolment of the school on the previous 30th September. This process enables the Department to have in place the necessary measures to assess the accuracy of returns and thereby strengthen the integrity of the resource allocation process and the equitable treatment of schools, whilst ensuring that publicly funded resources are properly allocated.

The staffing arrangements include a provision whereby schools experiencing rapid increases in enrolment can apply for additional permanent mainstream posts, using projected enrolment.

The staffing process also contains an appeals mechanism for schools to submit a staffing appeal under certain criteria to an independent Primary Staffing Appeals Board.