Natasha Newsome Drennan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills that staff allocation a school (details supplied) will have for the upcoming school term beginning in September 2025 through to 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30857/25]

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 schedule operates in a clear and transparent manner and treats all similar types of schools equally.

The primary school staffing arrangements for the 2025/26 school year are set out in Circular 0011/2025. These arrangements contain 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 was due to have one teaching post suppressed in September due to falling enrolments. The school was successful in its appeal to the Primary Staffing Appeals Board and has been informed that it will retain its current mainstream staffing for the 2025/26 school year provided the school's enrolment reaches 45 on 30 September 2025.