Mark Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider the allocation of an additional teacher to a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32697/25]

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. The appeal was unsuccessful as the Appeals Board found that the grounds of the appeal did not meet the eligibility criteria, set out in Circular 0011/2025. The Appeals Board operates independently of the Department and its decision is final.

Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour)
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459. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a speech and language therapist will be appointed at a school (details supplied) for the duration of a period of leave. [32702/25]

Michael Moynihan (Cork North-West, Fianna Fail)
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The PQ does not fall under the remit of the Department of Education and Youth. – the appointment of a speech and language therapist to a school for the duration of a period of leave is more appropriate to department of Health or the HSE.